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+<h1 xmlns:l="http://docbook.sourceforge.net/xmlns/l10n/1.0">Layering</h1>
+<div class="section" title="Layering">
+<div class="titlepage">
+<div>
+<div>
+<h2 class="title" style="clear: both">
+<a name="Layering2"></a>Layering</h2>
+</div>
+</div>
+</div>
+<div class="section" title="Description">
+<div class="titlepage">
+<div>
+<div>
+<h3 class="title">
+<a name="Description5"></a>Description</h3>
+</div>
+</div>
+</div>
+<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>
+<div class="orderedlist">
+<ol class="orderedlist" type="1">
+<li class="listitem">
+<p>an ActorClass can define a Service Provision Point (SPP) to publish a specific service, defined by a ProtocolClass</p>
+</li>
+<li class="listitem">
+<p>an ActorClass can define a Service Access Point (SAP) if it needs a service, defined by a ProtocolClass</p>
+</li>
+<li class="listitem">
+<p>for a given Actor hierarchy, a LayerConnection defines which SAP will be satisfied by (connected to) which SPP</p>
+</li>
+</ol>
+</div>
+</div>
+<div class="section" title="Notation">
+<div class="titlepage">
+<div>
+<div>
+<h3 class="title">
+<a name="Notation5"></a>Notation</h3>
+</div>
+</div>
+</div>
+<table title="Title" frame="box" border="2" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" id="N10F65">
+<tr>
+
+<td align="center">
+ <span class="bold"><strong>Description</strong></span></td>
+ <td align="center">
+ <span class="bold"><strong>Graphical Notation</strong></span></td>
+ <td align="center">
+ <span class="bold"><strong>Textual Notation</strong></span></td>
+
+</tr>
+<tr>
+
+<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>
+ <td>
+
+<div class="mediaobject">
+<img src="images/040-LayeringModel.png"></div>
+</td>
+ <td>
+
+<div class="mediaobject">
+<img src="images/040-LayeringModelTextual.png"></div>
+</td>
+
+</tr>
+<tr>
+
+<td>The implementation of the services (SPPs) can be delegated to sub actors. In this case the actor
+ <span class="emphasis"><em>ServiceLayer</em></span> relays (delegates) the implementation services
+ <span class="emphasis"><em>digitalIO</em></span> and
+ <span class="emphasis"><em>timer</em></span> to sub actors</td>
+ <td>
+
+<div class="mediaobject">
+<img src="images/040-LayeringServiceLayer.png"></div>
+</td>
+ <td>
+
+<div class="mediaobject">
+<img src="images/040-LayeringServiceLayerTextual.png"></div>
+</td>
+
+</tr>
+<tr>
+
+<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>
+ <td>
+
+<div class="mediaobject">
+<img src="images/040-LayeringApplicationLayer.png"></div>
+</td>
+ <td>
+
+<div class="mediaobject">
+<img src="images/040-LayeringApplicationLayerTextual.png"></div>
+</td>
+
+</tr>
+</table>
+<p>
+
+</p>
+</div>
+</div>
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