TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF TABLES ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 111 CURRICULUM VITAE ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1: Software Architecture 1.1 Run-time abstraction 1. 2 Elements 1.3 Configurations.................2 1. 4 Properties 12 1.5 Styles 13 1.6 Patterns and Pattern Languages 16 1.7 Views 1 8 Related Work 1.9 Summary CHAPTER 2: Network-based Application Architectures 2.1 Scope 2.2 Evaluating the Design of Application Architectures 2.3 Architectural Properties of Key Interest 24 Summary……iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF FIGURES .......................................................................................vi LIST OF TABLES........................................................................................vii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ...........................................................................viii CURRICULUM VITAE.................................................................................x ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION ....................................................xvi INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................1 CHAPTER 1: Software Architecture ..............................................................5 1.1 Run-time Abstraction............................................................................................5 1.2 Elements................................................................................................................7 1.3 Configurations ....................................................................................................12 1.4 Properties ............................................................................................................12 1.5 Styles...................................................................................................................13 1.6 Patterns and Pattern Languages ..........................................................................16 1.7 Views ..................................................................................................................17 1.8 Related Work ......................................................................................................18 1.9 Summary.............................................................................................................23 CHAPTER 2: Network-based Application Architectures.............................24 2.1 Scope...................................................................................................................24 2.2 Evaluating the Design of Application Architectures ..........................................26 2.3 Architectural Properties of Key Interest .............................................................28 2.4 Summary.............................................................................................................37