SysFEAT - Systemic Framework for Enterprise Architecture & Transformationk

DEFINITION RELATIONSHIPS SEMANTIC TAXONOMY BORDERS INTERNAL STRUCTURE TEXTUAL SYNTAX CONTENT MANAGEMENT

BUILDING BLOCK - Computer Network

Description	A Computer Network is an assembly of Network Devices (e.g. routers, switches, firewalls) that enables communications between Computing Systems (e.g. Computer Servers). A Computer Network may breakdown into sub-networks.
External references	AWS - What is Computer Networking?, UCF Glossary - Network
Super Types	IT Infrastructure System Networking System
Functional Domain	Facility Asset Architecture
Dictionary	Dictionary of SysFEAT concepts
Systemic Levels	Mezzo

RELATIONSHIPS

Simple Graph Graph & Inheritance Table

Simple Graph

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Graph & Hierarchy

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Relationship Table

Relationship	Cardinality	Target Entity	Source Entity	Description
Network Node	[*..0]	Network Device	Computer Network	Role of a Network Device in a Computer Network.
Specialized Business Operating Agent	[*..0]	Resource Agent	Resource Agent

TEXTUAL SYNTAX

SEMANTIC TAXONOMY

Sub-Types Super-Types

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BORDERS

Name	Super type	Border Type	Description
Client Network Port	Technology System::Technology Request Point	Network Interface	Communication Ports are physical communication points to resource. They comply with particular physical communication protocols. They handle service points and request points.
Network Server Port	Technology System::Technology Service Point	Network Interface	Network Ports are physical communication end points to Networking Systems. They comply with particular physical communication protocols. They handle service points and request points.