IVHS Architecture Summary

Transferred from EDL on 5/14/2008PDFTech ReportUnited States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation SystemsIntelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program OfficeA SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE IS THE MASTER BUILDING PLAN. IT CAN BE THOUGHT OF AS THE FRAMEWORK THAT CONCEPTUALLY DESCRIBES HOW COMPONENTS INTERACT AND WORK TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE TOTAL SYSTEM GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. IDEALLY, A SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE PROVIDES FOR A MODULAR DESIGN TO ALLOW FOR THE SYSTEM TO GROW AND CHANGE OVER TIME, FOR EXAMPLE, TO INCLUDE ADDITIONS OF NEW COMPONENTS, OR TOACCOMODATE NEW TECHNOLOGIES