Enterprise architecture within railway systems engineering. Issue 10 (18th June 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Umiliacchi, Silvia; Bhatia, Davinder; Brownlee, Andrew; Brown, Colin
• Is Part Of: IET intelligent transport systems. Volume 13:Issue 10(2019)
• Page Start: 1461
• Page End: 1467
• Publication Date: 2019-06-18
• Subjects: railways -- business data processing -- information management -- design engineering -- systems engineering -- railway engineering -- organisational aspects -- software architecture; railway systems engineering -- technologies -- upgrading existing systems -- system approach -- effective integration -- alignment -- currently no standardised enterprise architecture frameworks -- railway system architecture framework -- existing frameworks -- GB Digital Railway programme; Intelligent transportation systems -- Periodicals; Electronics in transportation -- Periodicals; 388.31205
• DOI: 10.1049/iet-its.2018.5062
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-956X

Abstract

Abstract : 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.