Node (UML): Difference between revisions

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In the [[Unified Modeling Language]],

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"A node is a computational resource upon which [[artifact_(UML)|artifact]]s may be deployed for execution."<ref>[[UMLSuperstructure|UML Siperstructure]], p. 210.</ref>

Nodes can be interconnected through communication paths to define network structures."<ref>[[UMLSuperstructure|UML Siperstructure]], p. 210.</ref>

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The former represent hardware devices:

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"A device is a physical computational resource with processing capability upon which artifacts[[Artifact_(UML)|artifact]]s may be deployed for execution. Devices may be complex (i.e., they may consist of other devices)."<ref>[[#umlsuperstructure|UML Superstructure]], p.206.</ref>

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Execution environments can be nested.

Nodes arecan connectedbe usinginterconnected through communication paths to define network structures:

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"A communication path is an association between two DeploymentTargets, through which they are able to exchange signals and messages"<ref>[[#umlsuperstructure|UML Superstructure]], p.199.</ref>