基于知识工程的协议工程

Knowledge Based Poctocol Engineering

本文综述和讨论知识工程技术在协议工程中的应用问题。首先,我们介绍什么是知识工程和协议工程。然后,我们讨论传统的协议开发模式——生命周期模式中所存在的主要问题并指出如何用知识工程的方法去解决。在此基础上,我们提出了两种把知识工程应用于协议工程的方式:即对生命周期模式改革的方式和对共进行革命的方式。最后我们指出:把知识工程应用于协议工程将使得开发人员的经验和知识得以共享,从而将使得协议开发的质量和效率提高;而且,知识工程技术的应用将会大大地增加协议各开发环节的动态反馈和使得协议与开发系统易于维护。

This paper summarises and discusses the application of knowledge-based techniques to protocol engineering. First, we explain what is knowledge engineering and protocol engineering. Then, we discuss some main problems in the traditional protocol development pattern-life cycle pattern, and give the methods to solve those problems. We propose two kinds of methods for applying knowledge-based techniques to protocol engineering. That is, modification or revolution to life cycle pattern. Through the discussion, we point out: application of knowlede based techniques to protocol engineering will make the experiences of developers reusable and increase the dynamic feedback property of each development step. Consequently, the quality and efficiency of a protocol will be improved and the cost will be decreased. Moreover, this application will facilitate the maintenance of both protocol and development systems.