Group 10 ( Systems Integration)

Bawisan, Ma. Camille C.

Cabriga, Aldwin R.

Manuel, Patricia L.

Wayco, Mary Jeanne T.

According to Techopedia, Systems Integration is an IT or engineering process or phase concerned

with joining different subsystems or components as one large system. It ensures that each integrated
subsystem functions as required. System integration is also used to add value to a system through new
functionalities provided by connecting functions of different systems.

For the past decade, the aggregation of different component systems or subsystems that
cooperate to deliver a whole functionality has been the focus of industries that use technology. This is
known as the modular approach to systems building, and the SI process has always been at the near-end
of the development cycle. Because systems or subsystems to be integrated may span different fields in
software and hardware engineering, a System Integration engineer must have a broad range of skills and
breadth of knowledge.

System Integration according to Systems Engineering Guide is the process of integrating all the
physical and virtual components of an organization’s system. The physical components consist of the
various machine systems, computer hardware, inventory, etc. The virtual components consists of data
stored in databases, software and applications. The process of integrating all these components, so that
act like a single system, is the main focus of system integration.

Systems integration is the composition of a capability by assembling elements in a way that

allows them to work together to achieve an intended purpose.

Systems integration creates a mission capability by composing subcomponents of the capability.

It is the logical next step between design and development, and testing, verification, validation, and
deployment.

After components are developed, they must be integrated with or in the environment in which
they are expected to operate. The assembled system is then tested to verify that it performs in
accordance with its requirements.

The Systems Integration methods or form are as follows:

 Horizontal Integration: It involves the creation of a unique subsystem that is meant to be the
single interface between all other subsystems, ensuring that there is only one interface between
 any subsystem and any may be replaced with another without affecting the others by using
totally different data and interfaces. This is also known as an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB).
 Vertical Integration: Subsystems are integrated according to functionality by creating "silos" of
functional entities, beginning with the bottom basic function upward (vertical). This very quick
method only involves a few vendors and developers but becomes more expensive over time
because to implement new functionalities, new silos must be created.
 Star Integration: Also known as "Spaghetti Integration" because each subsystem is connected to
multiple subsystems, so that the diagrams of the interconnections look like a star. However, the
more subsystems there are, the more connections are made, and it ends up looking like
spaghetti
 Common Data Format: Helps the system avoid having the adapter convert to and from every
application format. Systems using this method set a common or application-independent format,
or they provide a service that does the transformation to or from one application into the
common application.

References

System Integrated. (n.d.). Techopedia. Retrieved from https://www.techopedia.com/definition/9614/system-

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Systems Engineering Guide: Systems Integration. (n.d.). The MITRE Corporation. Retrieved from
https://www.mitre.org/publications/systems-engineering-guide/se-lifecycle-building-
blocks/systems-integration