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 ====== [DTE8] Reference Architecture Description ======
-[[dido:03-dido-te:99-annexes:annex-b-references:start|Go up to References]]
+[[dido:03-dido-te:99-annexes:annex-b-references:start|Go to Annex B: References]]
-===== Reference Identifier =====
+===== Reference =====
-DIDO-TE: [DTE8]
+Doyle, Richard, and Matthew Wilezynski. //Reference Architecture Description//. Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration, United States Department of Defense, 2010.
-===== Citation =====
+===== Bibliographic Information =====
-Doyle, Richard, and Matthew Wilezynski. //Reference Architecture Description//. Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration, United States Department of Defense, 2010.
+^ Attribute ^ Value ^
+| Reference Identifier | [DTE8] |
+| Title | Reference Architecture Description |
+| Filename | ''ADA528722.pdf'' |
+| Artifact Type | Architectural guidance document |
+| Version | Record the authoritative version. |
+| Document Date | 2010 |
+| Authors | Richard Doyle and Matthew Wilezynski |
+| Preparing Organization | Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration |
+| Publisher | United States Department of Defense |
+| File Format | PDF |
+| Status | Published |
+| URI | https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA528722.pdf |
-===== URI =====
+===== Scope =====
-https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA528722.pdf
+The //Reference Architecture Description// provides United States Department of Defense guidance for developing and applying Reference Architectures.
-===== Note =====
+The publication defines the general purpose of a [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:r:reference_architecture|Reference Architecture]] and describes how a Reference Architecture guides and constrains multiple architectures and solutions within a subject area.
-This reference provides the architectural basis for the concept of a
+The publication also describes the structure, content, characteristics, uses, and evaluation of Department of Defense-wide Reference Architectures.
-[[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:r:reference_architecture|Reference Architecture]].
-The publication describes a Reference Architecture as a means to establish common architectural understanding across independently developed systems and stakeholder communities.
+DIDO-TE uses this reference as a general architectural source. More specific DIDO-TE references apply and specialize its Reference Architecture concepts within the DIDO Test Environment.
-DIDO-TE uses this reference to support architectural concepts concerning:
+===== Architectural Content =====
-  * Common architectural vocabulary
+The reference addresses architectural subject areas associated with:
-  * Recurring classes of system problems
-  * Consistency across independently developed implementations
-  * Comparison and evaluation of systems
-  * Alignment with standards and architectural patterns
-  * Separation of architectural expectations from implementation-specific design
-DIDO-TE derives applicable architectural requirements from this reference where the requirements concern the role, scope, structure, evaluation, or application of a Reference Architecture.
+  * Strategic purpose
+  * Architectural principles
+  * Technical positions
+  * Architectural patterns
+  * Common vocabulary
+  * Recurring classes of problems
+  * Common architectural understanding
+  * Stakeholder communication
+  * Guidance and constraints
+  * Multiple levels of abstraction
+  * Multiple architectural viewpoints
+  * Solution-architecture development
+  * Consistency among implementations
+  * Comparison and alignment
+  * Validation against a Reference Architecture
+  * Alignment with standards, specifications, and patterns
+  * Reference Architecture evaluation
-Requirements derived from this reference identify the applicable section, paragraph, figure, table, or other source location whenever the source provides a sufficiently precise location.
+The publication treats a Reference Architecture as an authoritative source of information concerning a specific subject area. The Reference Architecture guides and constrains the instantiation of multiple architectures and solutions.
-This reference provides general Reference Architecture guidance. It does not define DIDO-TE-specific components, test procedures, implementation technologies, deployment models, or conformance requirements.
+===== Relevance to DIDO-TE =====
-DIDO-TE specialises the general Reference Architecture concepts from this source through requirements derived from more specific sources, including:
+This reference provides the general architectural basis for treating DIDO-TE as a Reference Architecture.
+DIDO-TE uses [DTE8] to:
+  * Establish a common architectural vocabulary
+  * Identify the DIDO-TE subject area and architectural scope
+  * Describe recurring classes of test-environment problems
+  * Establish architectural guidance and constraints
+  * Promote consistency among independently developed implementations
+  * Support comparison and evaluation of systems
+  * Support validation against architectural expectations
+  * Align architectural content with applicable standards, specifications, and patterns
+  * Separate architectural expectations from implementation-specific designs
+  * Relate the DIDO-TE Reference Architecture to conforming architectures and solutions
+  * Organize architectural content around strategic purpose, principles, technical positions, patterns, and vocabulary
+DIDO-TE specializes these general concepts through DIDO-TE-specific requirements, architectural models, terminology, conformance criteria, and verification methods.
+===== Citation Use =====
+DIDO-TE pages cite this reference using:
+[[dido:03-dido-te:99-annexes:annex-b-references:dte-008|[DTE8]]]
+A citation identifies the applicable section, paragraph, figure, table, definition, architectural element, or other precise source location.
+For example:
+<code dokuwiki>
+[[dido:03-dido-te:99-annexes:annex-b-references:dte-008|[DTE8]]], Section 2, "Reference Architecture Definition."
+</code>
+When DIDO-TE derives an architectural requirement or principle from this reference, the citation identifies the source passage supporting the derivation.
+When DIDO-TE specializes a general Reference Architecture concept, the citation identifies the original concept and records the resulting DIDO-TE specialization.
+===== Source Treatment =====
+DIDO-TE preserves the meaning of architectural concepts derived from [DTE8].
+The derivation process:
+  * Identifies the precise source location
+  * Preserves the original architectural meaning
+  * Identifies the applicable DIDO-TE context
+  * Records any terminology normalization
+  * Records each DIDO-TE specialization
+  * Provides a rationale for each substantive adaptation
+  * Maintains Traceability between the source concept and the resulting DIDO-TE content
+  * Distinguishes general architectural guidance from DIDO-TE requirements
+  * Distinguishes architectural constraints from implementation decisions
+  * Identifies more specific sources that establish detailed DIDO-TE obligations
+A DIDO-TE specialization narrows or contextualizes a general Reference Architecture concept for the DIDO Test Environment. It does not alter the historical source.
+===== Reference Architecture Elements =====
+The publication identifies five elements associated with a Department of Defense-wide Reference Architecture:
+  * **Strategic Purpose:** The context, scope, goals, purpose, intended uses, authoritative sources, intended audience, and stakeholder concerns of the Reference Architecture
+  * **Principles:** High-level foundational statements that govern architectural decisions
+  * **Technical Positions:** Technical guidance and standards derived from the architectural principles
+  * **Patterns:** Generalized architectural representations that describe relationships among architectural elements
+  * **Vocabulary:** Terms, definitions, and acronyms that establish common understanding
+DIDO-TE applies these elements according to its scope, purpose, stakeholders, architectural content, and relationship to more specific source architectures.
+The five elements provide an organizational framework. They do not replace the DIDO-TE requirements, models, conformance criteria, verification methods, or traceability records.
+===== Relationship to Other References =====
+[DTE8] supplies general Reference Architecture guidance that complements the DIDO-TE-specific and domain-specific architectural sources recorded in other references.
+See:
   * [[dido:03-dido-te:99-annexes:annex-b-references:dte-006|[DTE6] Structured Information Processing Reference Architecture (SIP-RA)]]
   * [[dido:03-dido-te:99-annexes:annex-b-references:dte-007|[DTE7] Federated Data Interpretation Systems Reference Architecture (FDIS-RA)]]
+[DTE8] establishes general Reference Architecture concepts. [DTE6] applies those concepts to structured information processing. [DTE7] applies them to governed interpretation across federated information-processing systems.
+DIDO-TE draws on these sources to establish a specialized Reference Architecture for distributed Test Environments.
+Cite the reference that directly supports the applicable statement, architectural concept, or requirement derivation.
+===== Limitations =====
+[DTE8] provides general Reference Architecture guidance.
+It does not define:
+  * DIDO-TE-specific components
+  * DIDO-TE Nodes
+  * Test Environment structures
+  * Test Definitions
+  * Test Procedures
+  * Test Executions
+  * Test Evidence
+  * DIDO-TE implementation technologies
+  * DIDO-TE Deployment Models
+  * DIDO-TE conformance criteria
+  * DIDO-TE verification methods
+More specific DIDO-TE references, requirements, architecture sections, and glossary entries define these subjects.
+===== Status =====
+[DTE8] records published architectural guidance from the United States Department of Defense.
+DIDO-TE uses the publication as an architectural source rather than as a DIDO-TE specification.
+A later revision or replacement publication does not automatically supersede the source cited by existing DIDO-TE requirements, architecture content, Evidence, or published documents.
+Record the relationship between revisions before changing the authoritative source used by DIDO-TE.
+----
+===== Notes for Editors =====
+Preserve `[DTE8]` and this page namespace as stable citation identifiers.
+Preserve the authoritative source file as the canonical source artifact.
+Verify the authoritative author names, version, publication date, and organizational attribution against the source document.
+Identify the precise section, paragraph, figure, table, definition, architectural element, or other source location when deriving DIDO-TE content from [DTE8].
+Do not cite [DTE8] without a precise source location when a more precise citation is available.
+Preserve the original source meaning in the provenance record. Record DIDO-TE terminology and specializations separately.
+Do not classify a change to architectural meaning, scope, responsibility, relationship, principle, technical position, pattern, or constraint as an editorial correction.
+Document each DIDO-TE specialization with its source, resulting expression, and rationale.
+Do not derive DIDO-TE-specific components, Test Procedures, implementation technologies, Deployment Models, or conformance criteria from general Reference Architecture guidance without additional source support.
+Use [DTE6] or [DTE7] when those references provide more specific architectural support for the applicable statement or requirement.
+Preserve the distinction between a Reference Architecture and a specific implementation or solution architecture.
+Record the revision, provenance, and supersession relationship before replacing [DTE8] with another publication.
+Preserve [DTE8] when existing requirements, architecture content, Evidence, reports, or externally published documents cite it.
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