Open AccessEnterprise architecture within railway systems engineering
Author(s) -
Umiliacchi Silvia,
Bhatia Davinder,
Brownlee Andrew,
Brown Colin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iet intelligent transport systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.579
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1751-9578
pISSN - 1751-956X
DOI - 10.1049/iet-its.2018.5062
Subject(s) - architecture , enterprise architecture , enterprise architecture framework , computer science , railway engineering , enterprise architecture management , systems engineering , engineering , software engineering , systems architecture , construction engineering , geography , archaeology
Owing to the complexity of the railway system, introducing new technologies or upgrading existing systems requires a whole system approach, ensuring effective integration and alignment with business needs. Enterprise architecture has been used to address this complexity, but there are currently no standardised enterprise architecture frameworks for the railway. The authors define an approach for building a whole railway system architecture framework by identifying architectural needs, analysing existing frameworks, and developing a proposed solution. The case study to support this work, taken from the GB Digital Railway programme, is an application of the proposed solution for producing requirements.