Open-system Environment Reference Model
Open-system environment (OSE) reference model (RM) or OSE reference model (OSE/RM) was in the 1990s one of the first reference models for enterprise architecture. It provides a framework for describing open system concepts and defining a lexicon of terms, that can be agreed upon generally by all interested parties.
This reference model was meant to be an environment model based upon the POSIX architecture for open systems. It turned out to be a basic building block of several technical reference models and technical architecture. It forms an extensible framework that allows services, interfaces, protocols, and supporting data formats to be defined in terms of nonproprietary specifications that evolve through open (public), consensus-based forums.
In 1996 this reference model was standardized in the ISO/IEC TR 14252 titled "Information technology -- Guide to the POSIX Open System Environment (OSE)".
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