Future Internet Reference Architecture Group

Towards architectural design principles and a reference architecture for the Future Internet

The main objective of this activity is to define a common set of architectural design principles and a reference architecture of the Future Internet that can guide and unify key technology developments in the future.

The scope is a FI Reference Architecture developed in a holistic way by incorporating design principles and by integrating key viewpoints. It will focus on core functionality of a Future Internet, including protocols, interfaces, invariants, interoperability and generic enablers.

The result will be a public, technical report that focuses on a few key architectural issues, and that is shared and agreed by a considerable representation and coverage of FI stakeholders, including FIA projects. It should give a balanced representation of the various possible viewpoints on the Future Internet.