In order to conduct analysis for the evaluation of benefits derived from Transport Telematic Services (TTSs) that supports decisions about architecture design options, it is necessary to establish a characterization framework. This study identifies potentially relevant TTSs for Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) Transport, potential users and domain of usage for the services and present these in a usefu...

Software architecture styles determine to large degree a system’s ability to adapt during runtime. Similarly collaboration patterns describe the flexibility with which humans can join or leave a team and what constraints apply. With the rise of large-scale mixed systems, the boundary between humans and software becomes increasingly blurry. Thus, in this paper, we propose to map architectural st...

A conceptual architecture for ambient assisted living is introduced as a contribution to the development of an ecosystem of products and services supporting active ageing. In order to facilitate understanding and better interrelate concepts, a 3-layered model is adopted: Infrastructure layer, Care and assistance services layer, and AAL ecosystem layer. A holistic perspective of ambient assisted...

At the end of 2012, Ceragon Networks set a new benchmark for microwave communications by introducing the industry’s first multi-core microwave radio, FibeAir IP-20C. A part of Ceragon’s Holistic HetNet Hauling (3H) vision, multi-core radio architecture marks the beginning of a new era in wireless communications, boosting microwave to new levels of capacity heretofore reserved to fiber optic cab...

European enterprises, which contain several heterogeneous systems, create fuzzy networks of interconnected applications, services and data sources, and cooperate with international partners in the enlarged Europe, need holistic Enterprise Applications Integration (EAI) solutions in order to operate their e-business effectively. The FUSION project aims to promote efficient business collaboration...

The interconnection of the three organismic levels, metabolism, morphology, and biogeography, can now be amplified into a multipart architecture, introducing plant bioactivity through ethnobotany-oriented descriptions. Only via such an integrative model, the diverse organismic levels can be connected within a more holistic, realistic scheme. Construction of qualitative and quantitative models v...

In this work, we propose APLASIA, an holistic architecture with a radical design. Aiming at simplifying the inner network devices (and so their cost), we tradeoff node architectureand algorithmic-complexity for an increased (but tunable) communication cost. The main ingredients of our recipe are (i) the use of complete paths directly in the frames header, that allows core devices to perform dat...

The integration of EMIS and ERP-systems has been recognized as an important step towards a holistic and long-term oriented environmental management. A number of research projects attempted to model the environmental impact of products in ERP systems and to integrate environmental impacts into the operational decisionmaking and communication of companies with their customers. In this paper we el...

VEGA* reflects an Internet-based cooperation platform that provides holistic support for virtual enterprises. Using an integrated, layered framework and taking a top-down approach, an overview is given of the various, interdependent system levels. The core element is a three-layer service architecture. In addition to a ubiquitous marketspace, which serves as a portal gate for virtual collaborat...