Table of Contents
1Introduction
2Scope
3Termsandreferences
4ObjectiveandprinciplesoftheGII
5UserperspectiveoftheGII
5.1Featuresoftheusers'viewpointoftheGII
5.2ConceptualoverviewoftheGIIanditsusers
6Simpleenterprisemodel
6.1Purposeoftheenterprisemodelanditsterms
anddefinitions
6.1.1Purposeoftheenterprisemodel
6.1.2Semi-formaldefinitionofenterprise
modellingterms
6.2Conceptsinthesimpleenterprisemodel
6.2.1Rolesandplayers
6.2.2Structuralroles
6.2.3InfrastructuralroleswithintheGII
6.3Featuresofrelationshipsbetweenroles
6.3.1Generalfeaturesofrelationshipsbetween
roles
6.3.2Exampleconfigurationofstructuralroles
6.3.3Exampleconfigurationofinfrastructural
roles
7GIIstructuralmodel
7.1.Purposeofthestructuralmodelanditsterms
anddefinitions
7.1.1Purposeofthestructuralmodel
7.1.2Semi-formaldefinitionoftermsinthe
structuralmodel
7.2Structureofservicesandapplications
7.2.1TypesofapplicationcomponentsoftheGII
7.2.2TypesofservicesoftheGII
7.2.3Applicationcomponentinvokingand
handlingservice
7.3Infrastructuralservicecomponents
7.3.1Basewareservicecomponents
7.3.2Middlewareservicecomponents
7.4Domainsandserviceprovisioningplatforms
7.4.1Domainsandcontracts
7.4.2Serviceprovisioningplatforms
8GIIfunctionalmodel
8.1Purposeofthefunctionalmodelanditstermsand
definitions
8.1.1Purposeofthefunctionalmodel
8.1.2Semi-formaldefinitionoftermsinthe
functionalmodel
8.2Impactofdistributedapplicationsonthefunctional
model
8.3Domainsandserviceprovisioningplatforms
8.4FunctionsandlogicalinterfacesintheGII
8.4.1Typesoffunctionsandlogicalinterfaces
8.4.2Functionsandroles
8.5Networkfunctionsandthenetworkoperator'sdomain
8.6Transparencyofmiddlewareandapplication
protocols
9GIIimplementationalmodel
9.1Purposeoftheimplementationalmodelandits
termsanddefinitions
9.1.1Purposeoftheimplementationalmodel
9.1.2Semi-formaldefinitionofimplementational
modellingterms
9.2Segmentsintheimplementationalmodel
9.3Segmentsintelecommunicationsnetworks
9.3.1Structuringofimplementationpossibilities
intheexample
9.3.2Informationapplianceconfigurations
9.3.3Accesssegmentconfigurations
9.3.4Varietyoftelecommunicationsnetwork
segmentsandtheirinterconnection
AppendixITherelationshipofsocio-economicissues
tostandards
I.1Theconfigurationofinformationsocietyand
itsrole
I.2ITUinvolvementintheGII Abstract
Gives basic concepts of the Global Information Infrastructure (GII). Covers a number of models used for representation of the functional entities involved in providing the GII, together with their interrelationships, from several perspectives or viewpoints.