Software Architecture Quality Attributes in IoT-based Smart City Systems

Achieving and guaranteeing different software quality attributes is based on software architecture. This architecture encompasses the gathered criteria for the product, which serve as a guide outlining the quality attributes important to all project participants. It also includes techniques for measurement and control. Despite the noticeable increase in IoT-based smart city systems, there is a lack of research on the quality attributes of their software architecture. To fulfill this demand, this study offers a review of components and services made to address specific quality attributes crucial to IoT-based smart city systems. We identified and discussed several quality attributes, including scalability, performance, security and privacy, flexibility, interoperability, citizen engagement, and reliability. These attributes were then mapped to relevant parts of the IoT-based smart city software architecture. Moreover, issues for each of these quality attributes were discussed. The findings of this research provide insightful guidance for creating, implementing, and improving IoT-based smart systems to meet the evolving needs of the smart city sector. Subsequent investigations could concentrate on offering all-encompassing legal and regulatory structures, security and privacy protocols, and optimal approaches for every smart city application separately.