European ITS Framework Architecture
Now often known as the FRAME Architecture
The first version of the European ITS Framework Architecture was created by the project KAREN and published in 2000. Most of the following documents date from this period, but a few were updated by the project FRAME-S in 2004.
Note on terminology - During the KAREN project the term "architecture" was applied to both the components (Functional, Physical and Communications) as well as to the total Framework. The FRAME-S project reviewed this terminology in the light of IEEE Std 1471-2000 and the Framework Architecture is now said to comprise Functional, Physical and Communications Viewpoints.
Overview (August 2000)
This Document acts as the “base Document” for the other European ITS Framework Architecture Deliverable Documents that were produced by the KAREN Project. It includes an overview of each document in the form of its Executive Summary, plus background material on the development of system architecture within Europe and the reasons for the establishment of the KAREN Project. The document also describes the general system architecture development process used by the KAREN and a comparison with other architectures.
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List of User Needs (August 2000 and November 2004)
The document describes the process of collecting, categorising and endorsing the List of European ITS User Needs which form the basis of the European ITS Architecture Framework. (August 2000)
The List of User Needs was revised by the FRAME-S project. (November 2004)
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Models of ITS (August 2000)
This document provides an introduction to ITS Architectures and Models, and describes the relationship of the European ITS Framework Architecture to National, Local, Service and System Architectures. A variety of Models have been developed, including Reference, Enterprise and Primary Porcess Models which present ITS services from a variety of viewpoints.
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Functional Viewpoint (November 2004)
This document provides a description of the Functional Viewpoint, which forms part of the European ITS Framework Architecture. The Functional Viewpoint defines and describes what functionality needs to be included in a System that can fulfil the requirements of the European ITS Framework Architecture User Needs.
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Physical Viewpoint (August 2000)
This document provides examples of the physical systems that can be developed using components from the Functional Architecture. It was not considered to be in the best interests of European ITS deployment to develop a single “definitive system” as the European ITS Physical Architecture, because there is no one way in which this can or should be done.
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Communications Viewpoint (August 2000 and November 2004)
This document provides a description of the communications requirements of several of the “example systems” in the European ITS Physical Architecture. Conclusions about the best type of communications to use are also provided. (August 2000)
A brief description of current communications technologies and an overview of the OSI model are included in Annex 2. (November 2004)
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Deployment Approach and Scenarios (August 2000)
This document provides a description of a methodology, which is recommended for the development of specific architectures, based upon the European ITS Framework Architecture. It describes issues and possible solutions to take into account when developing such architectures and deploying ITS. The report also describes national initiatives developing national architectures and proposes recommendations based on their experience.
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Cost-Benefit Analysis (August 2000)
In order to design and implement any type of architecture effectively , it is essential that the costs and benefits involved are clearly understood. In this way, the architecture can be focused on areas where the best value for money can be obtained. This document aims to address this need by presenting a Cost Benefit Study into the development and adoption of a framework architecture for ITS. The objective of this task is to look at the benefits likely to be obtained from the deployment of the Framework Architecture. In particular, it considers the results obtained from European Telematics projects where the integration of different applications in a common infrastructure has demonstrated benefits.
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RAID - Risk Analysis for ITS Deployment (May 1999)
The RAID study on System Architecture focused on the identification of the threats which can slow down the deployment of a Transport Telematics European Framework Architecture and which are related to the deployment of ITS in general. Threats are clustered and analysed by using a scenario-based approach that facilitates analysis of relationships between the contents of the RAID database and the actual implementation environment. For those threats that were found to be most critical, mitigation strategies are recommended by RAID. RAID’s activities were complementary to those of the KAREN project.
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Proposed Framework of Required Standards (August 2000)
This document identifies existing standards that relate to the European ITS Framework Architecture and identifies and recommends future standards needs.
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FRAME-S - Guide to Configuration Management and ITS Architecture Documentation (April 2003)
This document provides a guide to the Configuration Management practices for the European ITS Architectures that are based on the European ITS Framework Architecture. As a foundation to the definition of the Configuration Management practices, the document includes a definition of what “compatibility” means for the Framework Architecture.
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