Re: [soa-rm-ra] Comments on the RA Introduction

These definitions do not help me much understand how a reference
architecture is realized. Mapping and patterns are much too vague or if
you pardon the expression "abstract" to do that. We need some
higher level organizing paradigm. 

I do not necessarily think that the current MetaBlurb has satisfied the
requirement, but it is a first try.

Michael

At 12:58 AM 7/4/2006, Ken Laskey wrote:

I'm also doing a read-through
and generating comments.

The Introduction portion of the wiki
(http://wiki.oasis-open.org/soa-rm/Introduction,
not the Introduction chapter
http://wiki.oasis-open.org/soa-rm/TheArchitecture/MetaBlurb)
has several useful definitions of reference architecture and I think
these should be worked in instead of just creating another one.

I'd also suggest adding to Danny's suggested wording below

Common abstracted elements from
several standards will also be elements in some sections of this SOA
reference architecture; however these element names are only used to
avoid needless generation of new terms and the use does not represent
endorsement of the referenced specification or a requirement to
incorporate the specification in a complete reference architecture.

Ken

On Jun 30, 2006, at 3:57 AM, Danny Thornton wrote:

I am reading through each
section of the Reference

Architecture (from top to bottom) and I am posting

comments to the RA e-mail list as I go.   

For the section, "What Is A Reference Architecture?"

http://wiki.oasis-open.org/soa-rm/What_Is_A_Reference_Architecture%3f

Would it be sufficient to convey the intended meaning

using the Architectural Analogy and not the Machine

Analogy?

In addition to defining the relationship of Patterns

to the reference architecture, I would also like to

express something like the following:

The SOA reference architecture (RA) provides a bridge

between the conceptualization of a SOA and the

implementation of a SOA. The SOA reference

architecture models the abstract architectural

elements for a SOA a layer above the technologies,

protocols, and products that are used in the

production of a SOA. Common abstracted elements from

several standards will also be elements in some

sections of this SOA reference architecture. 

Feed back?

Danny

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