EPOS TCS Architecture - Definitions for various components as described in the EPOS 3.7 and 7.5 deliverables TCS – community level integration – it is a Governance tool A governance framework where the data and services are provided through different pillars and where the community discusses implementation strategies, sustainability, legal, and ethic issues. PILLAR: Organizational structure It represents the environment where different sets of data, products and services, directly related to a specific community, can be coordinated managed and organized through distributed/single nodes. NODE - it is a RI element It represents a distributed network of infrastructures or a single RI delivering data, products and/or services directly related to the data integrated in each pillar belonging to each TCS for that specific community. SERVICES – not a topological entity – they are IT tools for data management IT solutions provided to the scientific community through the multiple or individual nodes belonging to a pillar. Figure 1. Please note that this figure is used only for providing a visual representation of the above definitions Table 1. General: Questions the WT focused on for the TCS assessment Operability: Are the data declared currently available to users through any form of online access? Does the TCS retain an e-infrastructure (website)? Does the e-infrastructure work? Limitation of the e-infrastructure? Technical Interoperability level: Does the TCS use standard for data and metadata? Does the TCS have web services? Does the TCS adopt a data policy and AAAI? Access to high-level data products: Does the TCS have a plan to deliver high-level (in the data taxonomy) data products? Adopted data policy: Is the TCS adopting a data policy? Which user’s and data’s category is the TCS adopting? Data Policy Existing access rules: Is the TCS adopting any rule for the access to data and facilities? IPR awareness: Is the TCS taking into account IPR? Financial Summary of the cost assessment: solid, detailed, clear separation between existing / new costs
EPOS TCS Architecture - Definitions for various components as described in the EPOS 3.7 and 7.5 deliverables TCS – community level integration – it is a Governance tool A governance framework where the data and services are provided through different pillars and where the community discusses implementation strategies, sustainability, legal, and ethic issues. PILLAR: Organizational structure It represents the environment where different sets of data, products and services, directly related to a specific community, can be coordinated managed and organized through distributed/single nodes. NODE - it is a RI element It represents a distributed network of infrastructures or a single RI delivering data, products and/or services directly related to the data integrated in each pillar belonging to each TCS for that specific community. SERVICES – not a topological entity – they are IT tools for data management IT solutions provided to the scientific community through the multiple or individual nodes belonging to a pillar. Figure 1. Please note that this figure is used only for providing a visual representation of the above definitions Table 1. General: Questions the WT focused on for the TCS assessment Technical Operability: Are the data declared currently available to users through any form of online access? Does the TCS retain an e-infrastructure (website)? Does the e-infrastructure work? Limitation of the e-infrastructure? Interoperability level: Does the TCS use standard for data and metadata? Does the TCS have web services? Does the TCS adopt a data policy and AAAI? Access to high-level data products: Does the TCS have a plan to deliver high-level (in the data taxonomy) data products? Data Policy Adopted data policy: Is the TCS adopting a data policy? Which user’s and data’s category is the TCS adopting? Existing access rules: Is the TCS adopting any rule for the access to data and facilities? IPR awareness: Is the TCS taking into account IPR? Financial Summary of the cost assessment: solid, detailed, clear separation between existing / new costs