Support for business operations
The architectural design is driven by observations of:
- the data exchange patterns in typical operational networks
- what a common data exchange infrastructure for operational networks should support
- how the value of data is created and controlled
- the relationship between identification, authentication, authorization and trust in global business networks
- the implications of perimeterless trust for the governance and the architecture
Core principles
The BDI Framework is principle based. The principles are:
- Support of operational activities in the physical economy
- Time-sensitive event-driven coordination between entities
- Zero Trust
- Dynamic Data Life Cycle
- Data sovereignty by data the source
- Subsidiarity of governance
- Coherent security
Implementation
The description of the BDI Reference Architecture follows the taxonomy of the BDI Stack by describing the building blocks. The stack builds up on both the management and technical level, offering a versatile architecture adaptable to the unique network requirements it serves.