NATO Architecture Framework
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The NATO Architecture Framework is an Enterprise Architecture framework by the NATO derived from the DoDAF Enterprise architecture
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The current NATO C3 System Architecture Framework v2 (NAF v2), issued by NATO in September 2004 provides guidance on describing communication and information systems. Revision 3 of the NATO Architecture Framework (NAF), promulgated in November 2007, is identical to MODAF
at its core, but extends the framework by adding views for Bandwidth Analysis, SOA and standard configurations.
The seven views are:
Each view has a set of subviews.
. The meta-model is documented in chapter 5 of the NATO Architecture Framework. Version 3.1 of the NMM is identical to v1.2.003 of the MODAF Meta-Model
Using the UK Ministry of Defence's MODAF
The documentation of the NAF Rev 3 views (Chapter 4) does not always align well with the NAF Meta Model (Chapter 5). This is particularly the case with some of the examples, which are based on DoDAF version 1.0. Some NAF users find it useful to first of all refer the official MODAF
Documentation - http://www.mod.uk/modaf. This is a useful strategy, as the MOD documentation can be somewhat easier to follow, and NAF and MODAF
share a common meta-model. However, there are some issues to consider:
In most other respects, the MODAF
documentation is fit for use in developing NAF architectures.
Enterprise architecture
An enterprise architecture is a rigorous description of the structure of an enterprise, which comprises enterprise components , the externally visible properties of those components, and the relationships between them...
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The current NATO C3 System Architecture Framework v2 (NAF v2), issued by NATO in September 2004 provides guidance on describing communication and information systems. Revision 3 of the NATO Architecture Framework (NAF), promulgated in November 2007, is identical to MODAF
MODAF
The British Ministry of Defence Architecture Framework is an Architecture Framework which defines a standardised way of conducting Enterprise Architecture, originally developed by the UK Ministry of Defence....
at its core, but extends the framework by adding views for Bandwidth Analysis, SOA and standard configurations.
The seven views are:
- NATO All View (NAV)
- NATO Capability View (NCV)
- NATO Operational View (NOV)
- NATO Service-Oriented View (NSOV)
- NATO Systems View (NSV)
- NATO Technical View (NTV)
- NATO Programme View (NPV)
Each view has a set of subviews.
NAF Meta-Model (NMM)
NAF uses the same meta-model as MODAFMODAF
The British Ministry of Defence Architecture Framework is an Architecture Framework which defines a standardised way of conducting Enterprise Architecture, originally developed by the UK Ministry of Defence....
. The meta-model is documented in chapter 5 of the NATO Architecture Framework. Version 3.1 of the NMM is identical to v1.2.003 of the MODAF Meta-Model
MODAF Meta-Model
The MODAF Meta-Model is the underlying model for the UK MoD Architecture Framework . It defines a UML profile by extending the UML 2.1 Meta-Model. The M3 was one of the key inputs to the OMG UPDM specification.Version 1.1 of the M3 was released on 18 May 2007...
Using the UK Ministry of Defence's MODAFMODAFThe British Ministry of Defence Architecture Framework is an Architecture Framework which defines a standardised way of conducting Enterprise Architecture, originally developed by the UK Ministry of Defence....
Documentation for NAF Work
The documentation of the NAF Rev 3 views (Chapter 4) does not always align well with the NAF Meta Model (Chapter 5). This is particularly the case with some of the examples, which are based on DoDAF version 1.0. Some NAF users find it useful to first of all refer the official MODAFMODAF
The British Ministry of Defence Architecture Framework is an Architecture Framework which defines a standardised way of conducting Enterprise Architecture, originally developed by the UK Ministry of Defence....
Documentation - http://www.mod.uk/modaf. This is a useful strategy, as the MOD documentation can be somewhat easier to follow, and NAF and MODAF
MODAF
The British Ministry of Defence Architecture Framework is an Architecture Framework which defines a standardised way of conducting Enterprise Architecture, originally developed by the UK Ministry of Defence....
share a common meta-model. However, there are some issues to consider:
- The MODAFMODAFThe British Ministry of Defence Architecture Framework is an Architecture Framework which defines a standardised way of conducting Enterprise Architecture, originally developed by the UK Ministry of Defence....
documentation covers version 1.2.004 of the meta-model which has some small differences from v3.1 of the NAF Meta-Model (which was a NATO release of v1.2.001 of the MODAF Meta-Model). At the time of writing, plans were in place to update the NAF Meta-Model to correspond with MODAFMODAFThe British Ministry of Defence Architecture Framework is an Architecture Framework which defines a standardised way of conducting Enterprise Architecture, originally developed by the UK Ministry of Defence....
v1.2.004. At any time though, there is a chance of NAF being behind MODAF as updates are made. - The SOA views differ significantly between MODAFMODAFThe British Ministry of Defence Architecture Framework is an Architecture Framework which defines a standardised way of conducting Enterprise Architecture, originally developed by the UK Ministry of Defence....
and NAF. In particular, MODAFMODAFThe British Ministry of Defence Architecture Framework is an Architecture Framework which defines a standardised way of conducting Enterprise Architecture, originally developed by the UK Ministry of Defence....
handles in service orchestration in the Operational Viewpoint (OV-5) whereas NAF uses NSOV-5 - MODAF does not have a TV-3 view
In most other respects, the MODAF
MODAF
The British Ministry of Defence Architecture Framework is an Architecture Framework which defines a standardised way of conducting Enterprise Architecture, originally developed by the UK Ministry of Defence....
documentation is fit for use in developing NAF architectures.