Re: Framework Concepts

On 17 Apr 2008, at 01:55, Carl Reed wrote:

> Five standard viewpoints are defined: Reference Model for the  
> ORCHESTRA Architecture (RM-OA)
>
> 1 The enterprise viewpoint: A viewpoint on the system and its  
> environment that focuses on the purpose, scope and policies for the  
> system.
>
> 2 The information viewpoint: A viewpoint on the system and its  
> environment that focuses on the semantics of the information and  
> information processing performed.
>
> 3 The computational viewpoint: A viewpoint on the system and its  
> environment that enables distribution through functional  
> decomposition of the system into objects which interact at in- 
> terfaces.
>
> 4 The engineering viewpoint: A viewpoint on the system and its  
> environment that focuses on the mechanisms and functions required to  
> support distributed interaction between objects in the system.
>
> 5 The technology viewpoint: A viewpoint on the system and its  
> environment that focuses on the choice of technology in that system.
>

Thanks Carl....

The "Information Viewpoint" would certainly be useful for our work...

Cheers...  Renato Iannella
NICTA