NEXOF-RA · NESSI Open Framework - Reference Architecture

The overall ambition of NEXOF-RA is to deliver a Reference Architecture for the NESSI Open Service Framework (ranging from the infrastructure up to the interfaces with the end users) leveraging research in the area of service-based systems to consolidate and trigger innovation in service-oriented economies. In particular the scope of NEXOF-RA is to deliver:1. the NEXOF Reference Architecture, following an Open Architecture Specification Process which will allow contributions from many sources also outside NEXOF-RA;2. a proof-of-concept; this will be a set of software artefacts the project team will use to validate the key architectural choices made;3. the NEXOF Roadmap; this will define the roadmap for the implementation and adoption of the whole of NEXOF-RA. This will consist of a Strategic Plan, NEXOF requirements, supporting tools such as a wiki-based collaborative working environment, and the NEXOF Repository. The NEXOF Roadmap could be an instrument of exploitation for all the NESSI Strategic Projects and other possible contributing initiatives.The NESSI Open Framework is an integrated, consistent and coherent set of technologies and associated methods and tools intended to:1. provide European Industry and the Public Sector with efficient services and software infrastructures to improve flexibility, interoperability and quality;2. master complex software systems and their provision as service oriented utilities;establish the technological basis, the strategies and deployment policies to speed up the dynamics of the services eco-system;3. develop novel technologies, strategies and deployment policies that foster openness, through the increased adoption of open standards and open source software as well as the provision of open services;4. fostering safety, security and the well-being of citizens by means of new societal applications, enhanced efficiency of industry and administrations, and competitive jobs.