All frameworks of enterprise architectures are analysed
using the concept of views, but the number of views for
each framework varies, ranging from three to eight. The two
most common views in the architectures studied are “Function”
and “Information”. ARCON demonstrates a difference
between two perspectives: Endogenous Elements and Exogenous
Interactions. The first common link relates the representation
of the CN from inside, and the second common link
refers to the abstract representation of the CN as seen from
the outside. In the context of a DBE, the exogenous interactions
are quite complex, and this complexity is very diffi-
cult to model. However, these exogenous interactions must
facilitate and trigger the self-organization, self-learning, selfadaptation
and self-evolution of the DBE, and the RC has
these tasks to form its role. This way, RC facilitates and hastens
the DBE’s evolution. Also, RC supports the consensus
creation among DBE and develops an atmosphere of trust
around it. RC must guarantee, guide, and coordinate different
actors, and ensure the availability of a technical platform
that facilitates the collaboration and different forms of support.
These forms of support can include: technical, structural,
legal, market, societal, etc. This shows why this perspective
is not going to be included in the argument for the
FISEA.
Framework for inter sensing enterprise architecture
(FISEA)
In seeking to propose a useful reference framework for modelling
a collaborative sensing enterprise, we propose the
FISEA, of which the structure and elements are shown in the
Fig. 5. Following the guidelines of previous work on enterprise
architecture frameworks, we must take into account the
following perspectives: modelling views, life cycle phases
and modelling detail level.
Modelling views The base architecture for defining views
in FISEA has been IE-GIP (Ortiz 1998) and its subsequent
extension (Cuenca 2009), which in turn was based on
CIMOSA and GERAM. Figure 5 shows the origin of FISEA
modelling views and their evolution. The proposed evolution
is in terms of content and form: The function view of IE-GIP
is divided into business and processes views in order to facilitate
the modelling, due to the fact that the business vision
focuses on strategic issues, and vision process focuses on
the tactical and operational aspects. The information view
of IE-GIP evolves within the knowledge view because the
information in a continuous learning process among CNs
boosts knowledge. The resources and data views of IE-GIP