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Internal Block Diagrams (IBDs)

• Specify connectivity of blocks • Extend classic block diagrams with ports, required interfaces, and directionality • Often classified as design due to level of detail present • Best suited for system / software engineers and subject matter experts

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Key Semantics of Internal Block Diagrams

• Blocks (Components) • Represented as nodes

• Role indicated at the top of the node

• Connections (Links)

• Represented as lines connecting nodes • Labeled with name • Optionally display items carried (delimited by braces) for additional detail

• External Systems

• Displayed as boxes on the frame

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