Supporting a service-oriented architecture

  • Authors:
  • Derek T. Sanders;J. A. Hamilton, Jr.;Richard A. MacDonald

  • Affiliations:
  • Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama;Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama;RAM Laboratories, Inc., San Diego, California

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 2008 Spring simulation multiconference
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

Service-oriented Architectures (SOA) have become increasingly popular as a way to support the business processes of an organization.[1] A Service-Oriented Architecture approach to system design is one where application design and development are done with the goal of producing usable services. This approach allows for the integration of applications as reusable system services. The services must have platform independent specifications which abstract the underlying complexity of the service, are loosely coupled, and, perhaps most importantly, are reusable. This paper gives an in depth overview of SOA concepts, and will briefly introduce current Enterprise Architectures, such as the Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), Ministry of Defense Architecture Framework (MoDAF), and The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF), and what is being done to address the current need for SOA.