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<h1 xmlns:l="http://docbook.sourceforge.net/xmlns/l10n/1.0">Layering</h1>
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<p>In addition to the Actor containment hierarchies, Layering provides another method to hierarchically structure a software system. Layering and actor hierarchies with port to port connections can be mixed on every level of granularity.</p>
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<p>an ActorClass can define a Service Provision Point (SPP) to publish a specific service, defined by a ProtocolClass</p>
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<p>an ActorClass can define a Service Access Point (SAP) if it needs a service, defined by a ProtocolClass</p>
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<p>for a given Actor hierarchy, a LayerConnection defines which SAP will be satisfied by (connected to) which SPP</p>
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<td>The Layer Connections in this model define which services are provided by the
<span class="emphasis"><em>ServiceLayer</em></span> (
<span class="emphasis"><em>digitalIO</em></span> and
<span class="emphasis"><em>timer</em></span>)</td>
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<td>The implementation of the services (SPPs) can be delegated to sub actors. In this case the actor
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<td>Every Actor inside the
<span class="emphasis"><em>ApplicationLayer</em></span> that contains an SAP with the same Protocol as
<span class="emphasis"><em>timer</em></span> or
<span class="emphasis"><em>digitalIO</em></span> will be connected to the specified SPP</td>
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