Connectivity Framework 6 : How to Assess a Connectivity Technology ?
6.2 Business Viewpoint
6.2.1 Purpose ( Section 6.2.1 )
6.2.2 Pedigree ( Section 6.2.2 )
6.2.3 Variants ( Section 6.2.3 )
6.2.4 Maturity ( Section 6.2.4 )
6.2.5 Stability ( Section 6.2.5 )
6.2.6 Standards
Body ( Section 6.2.6 )
6.2.7 Openness ( Section 6.2.7 )
Give the general motivation and expectation for the Connectivity Technology . This section provides the business rationale . It communicates the fundamental " why and what " for the project .
Describe the derivation , origin or history of the system . The objective is to understand the brief evolutionary context of this technology .
Describe the options and variants from the original generic description of the technology .
Estimate the technology maturity , state of development and condition relative to perfection . How refined are the connectivity concepts , requirements and demonstrated capabilities ? Is the technology consistent and uniform ?
Describe whether the connectivity technology has been in use for long enough that most of its initial faults and inherent problems have been removed or reduced ; how easy is it to use for both non-experts and professionals ? Has there been a reduction in the rate of new breakthrough advances related to it ?
List the relevant organizational bodies developing , coordinating , promulgating , revising , amending , reissuing , interpreting or otherwise producing technical standards and guidelines intended to address the needs of the base of affected adopters .
Is it an open standard ? Who can participate ? Are the specifications freely available ? Are open source implementations available ? Does it require any single component from any single vendor ?
6.3 Usage Viewpoint
6.3.1 Architecture ( Section 6.3.1 )
6.3.2 Technology
Options ( Section 6.3.2 )
6.3.3 Applications ( Section 6.3.3 )
6.3.4 Typical
Usage ( Section 2.2 )
6.3.5 Operations ( Section 2.3.8 )
6.3.6 Security ( Section 2.3.5 )
6.3.7 Safety ( Section 2.3.9 )
6.3.8 Gateways ( Section 3.3 )
Summarize the main concepts , and high-level architecture , and terminology . Describe the end-to-end information exchange path .
List the choices to be made for using the connectivity technology in a system .
A general statement of the typical applications that rely on this connectivity technology and the reason for using the connectivity technology .
What function or where in the system this technology is typically used ?
Can one monitor , manage , and dynamically replace elements of the connectivity function ?
What are the system security implications of this connectivity technology ? For systems that need it , are certifiable implementations available ?
List of gateways to core connectivity standards and other relevant connectivity technologies .
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