PERFORMANCE AND INTEGRATION WORK .
R AND D AREA SUMMARY
THE TOPICS TO BE STUDIED IN THIS AREA INCLUDE :
4.5.1 . INFORMATION SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE .
- SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES ( TYPE A )
- SYSTEMS SECURITY .
4.5.2 . TEST AND EVALUATION .
- OFFICE SYSTEM TEST AND EVALUATION FACILITIES ( TYPE A )
- OFFICE SYSTEMS APPLICATION TEST BEDS .
TOPIC DESCRIPTIONS
4.5.1 . INFORMATION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE
. SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE ( TYPE A ) .
THE DEFINITION OF A SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE SPECIFYING INTERWORKING BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT SYSTEM COMPONENTS FROM THE PHYSICAL LEVEL UP TO THE APPLICATION LEVEL IN ORDER TO GUIDE THE INTEGRATION . THE ACTUAL DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EXPERIMENTAL INTEGRATED SYSTEM IS TO BE BASED UPON THE DEFINED SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE , UPON STATE-OF-THE-ART SUBSYSTEMS , PREFERABLY DEVELOPED UNDER THE ESPRIT PROGRAMME , AND UPON RESULTS OF STRUCTURED ANALYSIS IN THE OFFICE SYSTEM SCIENCE AND HUMAN FACTOR AREAS . THEIR SUBSEQUENT INTEGRATION AND EVALUATION SHOULD BE DONE IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT REPRESENTS REALISTICALLY OFFICE AND BUSINESS CONDITIONS , INCLUDING THE SHORT AND LONG HAUL COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENTS OF TODAYS BUSINESSES .
THE WORK IS TO BE LIMITED TO THE DEMONSTRATION OF GENERIC FUNCTIONS , I . E . THOSE FUNCTIONS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFIC TO A PARTICULAR TYPE OF BUSINESS OR ORGANISATION .
THE NUMBER OF ITERATION CYCLES SHALL BE LIMITED , AND NOT BE EXTENDED BYOND THE STAGE OF EXPERIMENTAL PROTOTYPE .
SOME ASPECTS TO BE COVERED IN THIS AREA ARE , AMONGST OTHERS :
- INTEGRATION OF COMPONENTS FROM DIFFERENT ORIGINES
- SYSTEM RECONFIGURATION
- OVERALL SYSTEM SECURITY
- TRANSPARENCY OF THE SYSTEM FOR THE USER
- IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL PRIMITIVES
- MANAGEMENT INFRA-STRUCTURE .
PROGRAMME ( - ) AND INTERMEDIATE OBJECTIVES ( * ) :
YEAR 1 :
- DEFINITION OF LABORATORY MODEL AND TEST SPECIFICATIONS
* 12TH MONTH : SYSTEM SPECIFICATION .
YEAR 2 + 3 :
- IMPLEMENT LABORATORY TEST CONFIGURATION
- BUILD LABORATORY MODELS
- DEFINE AND IMPLEMENT TEST TOOLS AND TEST EQUIPMENT .
YEAR 3 :
- LABORATORY TEST AND EVALUATION .
YEARS 4 + 5 :
MODIFY AND RETEST
* 60TH MONTH : FULLY TESTED EXPERIMENTAL PROTOTYPE .
A-TYPE PROPOSALS ARE INVITED .
. SYSTEM SECURITY
THE ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF SECURE SYSTEMS . IMPLEMENT AND TEST ON AVAILABLE SYSTEMS . THE SYSTEM SHOULD INCLUDE USER ACCESS CONTROL PROCEDURES THAT GUARANTEE CONFIDENTIALITY OF DATA IF REQUIRED .
B-TYPE PROPOSALS ARE INVITED .
4.5.2 . TEST AND EVALUATION
. OFFICE SYSTEM TEST AND EVALUATION FACILITIES ( TYPE A ) .
THE CREATION OF TEST - AND EVALUATION ENVIRONMENTS ( OR CENTRES ) FOR OFFICE SYSTEM COMPONENTS AND INTEGRATED OFFICE SYSTEM EXPERIMENTAL PROTOTYPES , THAT ALLOW QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE VALIDATION FOR A VARIETY OF OFFICES AND ENTERPRISES .
THE AVAILABILITY OF SUCH FACILITIES IS OF INFRA-STRUCTURAL SIGNIFICANCE , AS QUALIFIED SERVICES CAN BE PROVIDED TO A LARGE NUMBER OF SMALL TO LARGE ORGANISATIONS , THAT WILL NOT BE IN A POSITION TO CREATE THESE FACILITIES ON THEIR