= Architecture =
The architecture is something to consider on a rather abstract level, in the beginning of a project, but also on the level of a single task.
In the context of a whole project, architecture means defining whether there are multiple {{UBIK}} installations on different sites, what products will be involved and how they are connected topologically and semantically.In this context, topology addresses the technical architecture. Questions:On task * What top-level, modules do exist where?** in the network** in the customizing* What interfaces do exist between them? ** using which protocol** covering what dataSemantics in this context addresses the functional architecture means defining : which task-level modules are taking care of what responsibility, and how they play together. Questions:* What is the purpose of a module? * What information is exchanged via an interface? On task level, the same is interesting, just in greater detail.
We recommend the architecture to satisfy the following restrictions.