Enterprise Architecture Design

Articles and Papers

The following articles discuss concepts of Enterprise Architecture Design, and experiences in applying these concepts in various industries.

• Industrial Information and Control Network Architectures, G. A. Rathwell

This paper describes basic concepts of Industrial Architecture design including the "4Rs" which define criteria for structuring industrial hardware and software. It also describes "Levels" which are similar to the PERA and ISA models, but include a separate level for "control and interlocking devices" such as PLCs or DCS controllers.

• PERA and GERAM -- Enterprise Reference Architectures in Enterprise Integration, T.J. Williams and Hong Li

This paper describes PERA's relationships to the GERAM (Generalized Enterprise Reference Architecture and Methodology) definition developed by the IFAC/IFIP Task Force