A reference software architecture for a domain defines the fundamental components of the domain and the relations between them. Research has shown the benefits of having a reference architecture for product development, software reuse, and maintenance. Many mature domains, such as compilers and operating systems, have well-known reference architectures. In this paper, we present a process to de...

VMware View for HP Client Virtualization reference architecture design 7 The building block 8 HP Thin Client as access devices 9 Virtual infrastructure configuration 9 Physical component configuration 10 Infrastructure virtual machines 10 HP IO Accelerator configuration 11 Shared storage configuration 11 Access infrastructure 12 Physical network details 12 Detailed VMware View pool configuratio...

A proper architecture is significant to cope with complex requirements of today’s large-scale Data Warehouses. We compare the assignment of so-called reference architectures with an architecture of dedicated layers to satisfactorily face those requirements. Moreover, we point out additional expenses and resulting advantages of this layered approach.

This paper describes PERA (the Purdue Enterprise Reference Architecture) and shows its relationships to GERAM (the Generalized Enterprise Reference Architecture and Methodology). PERA was developed at Purdue University during the period 1989-94. GERAM was developed by the IFAC/IFIP Task Force to illustrate that all “complete” enterprise reference architectures should map together and have compa...

This Article presents the analysis– of the Zachman Framework for enterprise Architecture and its mapping onto the Generalised Enterprise Reference Architecture and Methodology (GERAM) framework / ISO IS15704:2000 requirements. Aspects covered concern the ability of the Zachman Framework to cover the complete scope of the GERAM meta-mode, such as life cycle / life history concepts, modelling fra...

This article analyses different types of reference models applicable to support the set up and (re)configuration of Virtual Enterprises (VEs). Reference models are models capturing concepts common to VEs aiming to convert the task of setting up a VE into a configuration task, and hence reducing the time needed for VE creation. The reference models are analysed through a mapping onto the Virtual...

Currently, the size and complexity of software systems, as well as critical time to market, demand new approaches from Software Engineering discipline for building such systems. In this context, the use of reference architectures and product line architectures is becoming a common practice. However, both of these concepts are sometimes mistakenly seen as the same thing; it is also not clearly e...

The variety of technologies and standards in the domain of servicebased systems makes it complex to build architectures which fit specific project contexts. A reference architecture accompanied by guidelines for deriving contextspecific architectures for service-based systems can ease this problem. The NEXOF-RA project is defining a reference architecture for service-based systems that serves a...