Mumbai University > Computer engineering > Sem 7 > Software Architecture.

Marks: 5 M

Year: May 13, Dec 12

There are eight types of connectors which provide different interactive services. They are:

1. Procedure call connectors

It provides communication and co-ordination services. The various dimensions are: parameters, entry point, invocation, synchronicity, cardinality, accessibility.

2. Event connectors It provides communication and co-ordination services. The various dimensions are: cardinality, delivery, priority, synchronicity, notification, causality and mode.

3. Data access connectors

It provides communication and conversion services The various dimensions are: locality, access, availability, accessibility, life cycle and cardinality.

4. Stream connectors

It provides communication services The various dimensions are: delivery, bounds, buffering, throughput, state, identity, locality, synchronicity, format and cardinality.