MEGA Architecture on HOPEX > Modeling Complex Infrastructures > Describing a resource architecture environment
Describing a resource architecture environment
*A resource architecture environment presents an resource architecture use context. It describes the interactions, between the resource architecture and its external partners, which allows it to fulfill its mission and ensure the expected functionalities.
A resource architecture comprises equipment and organizational resources required for operation of a complex infrastructure. Communications between these components are represented by interactions and the equipment means supporting these interactions are the communication channels.
*A resource architecture is the combination of physical and organizational assets configured to supply a capability.
Services offered by the system to its users are represented by service points. Service points are physically supported by communication ports that enable access to communication means of the system.