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ModularOpenSystemsApproach(MOSA)isanintegratedbusinessandtechnicalstrategyforassessmentandimplementationof Pleasecreateanaccount
opensystemsintheDoD.Anopensystemisasystemthatemploysmodulardesigntenets,useswidelysupportedandconsensus
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Anopensystemsdesignisadesignapproachfordevelopinganaffordableandadaptableopensystem.Itderivesinputsfromboth
thetechnicalmanagementprocessesandtechnicalprocessesundertakenwithinthesystemsengineeringandotherlifecycle
processes,andinturnimpactstheseprocesses.Theopensystemsdesignstrategyshouldbeimplementedaspartoftheprograms
overalltechnicalapproachandbecomesanintegralpartoftheprogramsSystemsEngineeringPlan(SEP)andasummaryintheir RememberMe
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Akeytothedesignofopensystemsistheuseofopenstandards.TheDoDInformationTechnologyStandardsRegistry(DITSR)
mandatestheminimumsetofstandardsandguidelinesfortheacquisitionofallDoDsystemsthatproduce,use,orexchange
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Programsshoulddesigntheirsystembasedonadherencetothefollowingfive(5)MOSAprinciples:
1.EstablishanEnablingEnvironment:ProgramManager(PM)establishessupportiverequirements,businesspractices,and
technologydevelopment,acquisition,testandevaluation,andproductsupportstrategiesneededforeffectivedevelopmentof
opensystems.
2.EmployModularDesign:Effectivemodulardesigniscontingentuponadherencetofourmajormodulardesigntenets:
a.Cohesive(containwellfocusedandwelldefinedfunctionality)
b.Encapsulated(hidetheinternalworkingsofamodulesbehavioranditsdata)
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c.Selfcontained(donotconstrainothermodules)
d.Highlybinned(usebroadmodulardefinitionstoenablecommonalityandreuse)
3.DesignateKeyInterfaces:Interfacesshouldbegroupintokeyandnonkeyinterfaces.Suchdistinctionenablesdesignersand Announcements
configurationmanagerstodistinguishamonginterfacesthatexistbetweentechnologicallystableandvolatilemodules,between
highlyreliableandmorefrequentlyfailingmodules,betweenmodulesthatareessentialfornetcentricityandthosethatdonot January3,2017
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4.UseOpenStandards:Interfacestandardsshouldbewelldefined,mature,widelyused,andreadilyavailable. Mar 2016
5.CertifyConformance:Opennessofsystemsisverified,validated,andensuredthroughrigorousandwellestablished
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manager,incoordinationwiththeuser,shouldpreparevalidationandverificationmechanismssuchasconformancecertification GAO Report: Military Se
andtestplanstoensurethatthesystemanditscomponentmodulesconformtotheexternalandinternalopeninterface Concerns Reflect Need
standardsallowingplugandplayofmodules,netcentricinformationexchange,andreconfigurationofmissioncapabilityin Define Requirements b
responsetonewthreatsandevolvingtechnologies. Programs Start
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Designrequirements(e.g.,mandatedopenstandardsandprotocols)
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Derivedrequirements(e.g.,needforopeninterfacestoenableinteroperability)
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Designconstraints(e.g.,needtoadheretoopeninterfacespecificationsassystemcomponentsaredesigned)
Architecturalattributes(e.g.,needforanadaptable,upgradeableandreconfigurablesystemarchitecture)
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Designconsiderations(e.g.,takingintoconsiderationsmodularandopensystemsdesignbenefitsandconcerns)
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