Implemented
a multi-tiered
information architecture
lApplication
Clients (Browsers/Interfaces)
lMiddleware
- Object Oriented Data Technology (OODT)
lData
and Metadata Servers (product server, profile server)
lData
Repositories and Catalogs
l
Simplified
and standardized system interfaces
through middleware
Used
existing PDS subsystems but hide heterogeneity
lUser
Interfaces (Atlas, DITDOS)
lData
repositories (disk farms)
lCatalog
databases (Sybase, Gatesware,…)
lRemained
geographically distributed and locally managed
l
Separated
Data Architecture from Technology Architecture
lUsed
archive metadata to its full
potential
lEvolved
technology architecture
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