A replicated experiment on architecture pattern recommendation based on quality requirements

Abstract

Applying software architecture patterns in architecture design is an important way to construct high quality design of software architecture. Meanwhile, the selection of architecture patterns has a close relationship to the quality requirements of software systems to be developed. Applying a specific architecture pattern can usually address several quality requirements, and further optimize architecture design. In this paper, we review existing recommendation methods of architecture patterns based on quality requirements, then analyze and verify the validity of a recommendation method through a replicated experiment in software engineering. The result of this work provides architects a verified method to select suitable architecture patterns based on quality requirements.