NOV-2 Operational Node Connectivity Description
NOV-2 graphically depicts the operational nodes (or organizations) with needlines between the nodes that indicate a need to exchange information.
The graphic includes:
• internal operational nodes (internal to the architecture)
• external nodes.
NOV-2 is intended to track the need to exchange information from specific operational nodes (that play a key role in the architecture) to others. It does not depict the connectivity between nodes.
An operational node is a node that performs a role or a mission. A node is a representation of an element of architecture that produces, consumes or processes data.