Model-driven interoperability
approach to achieve interoperability between systems and enterprises by using model-driven development
Model-driven interoperability (MDI) is a methodological framework, which provides a conceptual and technical support to make interoperable enterprises using ontologies and semantic annotations, following model driven development (MDD) principles.
Overview
The initial idea of works on MDI, was the application of model-driven methods and techniques for solving interoperability problems from business level down to data level.
The three main ideas of model driven interoperability (MDI) approach are:
Interoperability should be achieved at different levels: Business, knowledge, application and data.
The main idea is to follow a model driven engineering (MDE) approach. Therefore, it is promoted a systematic use of models as primary engineering artefacts throughout the engineering life cycle combined with both domain-specific modelling languages and transformation engines and generators.
The use of ontologies and semantic annotations is needed in order to perform model transformation from enterprise level to code level.
History
MDI was initiated in 2004 with the beginning of two important research projects:
INTEROP NoE (Interoperability Research for Networked Enterprises Applications and Software Network of Excellence, FP6-IST 508011).
ATHENA IP (Advanced Technologies for interoperability of Heterogeneous Enterprise Networks and their Applications Integrated Project) (FP6-IST-507849).
Both projects were supported by the European Commission. These two projects worked on both the definition of a methodological framework and the application of MDI on concrete cases.
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