NCOIC Network Centric Pattern (NCP) Metadata Strategy

NCOICNetwork Centric Pattern (NCP)Metadata Strategy John A. Yanosy Jr. December 5, 2008

Problem Statement: Stakeholder Use of a Net-Centric Pattern (NCP) • Program offices have a significant investment in their architectures, which are in the form of standard architecture meta models (DoDAF, NAF, MODAF, TOGAF, …) • Question: How does a program office gain benefit from NCOIC Net-Centric Pattern guidance while leveraging the existing architecture investment? • NCPs provide a simple incremental standards based architecture guidance structure that can be easily integrated with current architecture investments models. • NCPs provide architectural guidance specified in a single architectural standards structure comprised of DoDAF meta model elements across relevant views, e.g., OpnV, CapV, TechV, SysV, SvcV, …) • NCP architectural meta model elements are consistent with DoDAF V2.0 Meta Model and NAF NATO Meta Model

Purpose NCP Metadata Model • Enable NCPs to be discovered using a common NCP profile meta model • Enable NCPs to be linked to other NCOIC guidance information artifacts (IPT ODs, BB repository products/services, standards) • Enable NCP incremental architecture structure and guidance to be imported and integrated with widely used architectural meta models, e.g., DoDAF 2.0 meta model, NAF NATO Meta Model, and DoD EA, and FEA EA reference models • Link the NCP internal meta model with an NCOIC Standards Architecture Classification Model that has the same architectural meta model elements that can be mapped to standards

NCP Metadata Strategy • Adopt standards for NCP discovery profile metadata and add unique NCOIC elements • Dublin Core, DoD Discovery Metadata Specification (DDMS) • Adopt meta model standards for creating NCP internal metadata structure • DoD 2.0 Meta data Model • NAF NATO Meta Model • Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) Reference Model (FEA – RMs) • Develop NCOIC Standards Semantic Architecture Classification Model using above architectural meta model elements for architecture classification and leverage ISO-ICS • ISO - International Classification for Standards (ICS)

NCOIC Guidance Model

NCP Metadata Model DoDAF 2.0 Meta Model NAF NATO Meta Model NCP Metadata NCPs describes adaptedFrom includes NCOIC NCP Profile DoD Meta Data Specification (DDMS) includes Incorporates as metametamodel for DoDAF 2.0 NCOIC Standards Architectural Classification Model adaptedFrom adaptedFrom FEA Reference Models BRM, SRM, TRM ISO International Classification For Standards IDEAS http://www.ideasgroup.org/

Integration of Network Centric Patterns with Target Architecture Add Value to Existing Investments Net-Centric Operations enables enables Network Centric Pattern Architecture Development Tool Net-Centric Capabilities Net-Centric Interoperability Problems Network Centric Pattern Network Centric Pattern (Imported) imports supports mitigates Incremental Architecture Standards Guidance buildsFrom incrementalArchGuidance Selected Standards NCP Meta Model incorporates guidanceAcrossViews consistentWith selectedFrom Standards Classification DoDAF v2.0 Meta Model Standards Architectural Classification Standards DoDAF Views NAF Views DoDAF/NMM Meta Model classifies selectedFrom constructedFrom

NCOIC Network Centric Pattern Model

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IDEAS Foundation Linkage to DoDAF Domain

Standards Architectural Classification Model

NCOIC Network Centric Pattern (NCP) Metadata Strategy