The motivation for this research is to contribute with new
tools for CNs in their collaborative and modelling process
that allows them boosting interoperability in sensing environments.
Those new tools are based on EA and more specifically
in the new concept of IEA. Following the outcomes
of “Collaborative networks” section, the three principal elements
in any EA are: Framework, Methodology and Modelling
Language (Fig. 3). In this paper, we propose a framework
for modelling CNs in the context of sensing enterprise
called Framework of Inter Sensing Enterprise Architecture
(FISEA).
In the context of an EA, several authors have proposed
definitions for the term of Framework (Zachman 1997; ISO
15704 2000; Cuenca et al. 2005; ISO/CEN 19439 2006;
Schekkerman 2006), and in order to join the main components
of these definitions together, we propose the following:
“The framework is a logical structure for classifying, organizing,
storing and communicating conceptual level elements or
components of the architecture and their relationships, ensuring
consistency and integrity. This structure defines the scope
of enterprise architecture and provides a basis for assembly
and development”.