1. Integrating Operational Specification with Performance Modeling. - 1. 1. Introduction. - 1. 2. Design Methodology Supporting Model-Continuity. - 1. 3. Integrated Simulation of Statecharts and ADEPT. - 1. 4. Functional Timing. - 1. 5. Performance Annotation. - 1. 6. Conformance. - 1. 7. Results. - 1. 8. Summary and Conclusions. - Appendix A:. - Appendix B: ADEPT. - Appendix C: VHDL. - Appendix D: Implementation of Methodology. - 2. A System-Level Performance Model and Method. - 2. 1. Introduction. - 2. 2. Objective of System Performance Modeling. - 2. 3. Related Works. - 2. 4. Presentation of the Method. - 2. 5. Criteria and Qualities of a Performance Model. - 2. 6. Main Concepts of the MCSE Performance Model. - 2. 7. Description of the Structural Model. - 2. 8. Description of the Behavioral Model. - 2. 9. Performance Modeling Process: an Illustrative Example. - 2. 10. Performance Evaluation with VHDL. - 2. 11. Comparison with Other Models. - 2. 12. Benefits of our Approach. - 2. 13. Conclusions. - 3. A View of Information Modelling. - 3. 1. Information Modelling. - 3. 2. The Anatomy of an Information Model. - 3. 3. Syntactic versus Semantic Modelling. - 3. 4. Modelling Issues. - 3. 5. Building a Model of 2D Euclidean Space. - 3. 6. Model Validation. - 3. 7. Qualitative versus Quantitative Navigation. - 3. 8. Building a Model of Time. - 3. 9. Modelling Perspectives. - 3. 10. Model Hierarchies. - 3. 11. Integrating Models. - 3. 12. Applications. - 3. 13. Conclusions. - Appendix A: Validating the Space Model. - Appendix B: Validating the Time Model. - 4. A Methodology for the Specification of Transformations between Information Models. - 4. 1. Introduction. - 4. 2. Related Work. - 4. 3. Express. - 4. 4. The Core Model Methodology. - 4. 5. Information Models of CFI and EDIF. - 4. 6. A Core Model for EDIF and CFI. - 4. 7. Conclusions. - 5. Modeling Design Data and Design Processes in the PLAYOUT Cad Framework. - 5. 1. Introduction. - 5. 2. Product Model. - 5. 3. Task Model. - 5. 4. Flow Model. - 5. 5. Combining Data and Process Management. - 5. 6. Conclusions. Language: English