Components, Interfaces and Information Models within a Platform Architecture*

Jan Gerben Wijnstra

Philips Research Laboratories, Prof. Holstlaan 4, 5656 AA Eindhoven, The Netherlands
JanGerben.Wijnstra@philips.com

Abstract. In this paper we describe our experiences with the development of a platform in the medical imaging domain. Three important ingredients of this platform are components, interfaces and information models. We will explain the requirements for the platform, why these three ingredients have been chosen, and our experiences when using this approach.

Keywords. Component, interface, information model, diversity, platform, product family, product population

*This work has been partially funded by the European ITEA project ESAPS.

LNCS 2186, p. 25 ff.

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Online publication: August 24, 2001
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