Software Architecture Layer
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A Software Architecture Layer is a software architecture component that is a logical organization model in a layered software architecture (to enable system organization through responsibility separation).
- AKA: Architecture Tier, System Layer.
- Context:
- It can typically handle Layer Responsibility through component organization.
- It can typically maintain Layer Boundary through interface contracts.
- It can typically support Layer Communication through defined protocols.
- It can typically enforce Layer Isolation through encapsulation principles.
- It can typically manage Layer Dependency through interface definitions.
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- It can often implement Layer Security through access controls.
- It can often provide Layer Monitoring through observability tools.
- It can often manage Layer Scaling through resource allocations.
- It can often support Layer Testing through isolation boundarys.
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- It can range from being a Core Architecture Layer to being a Supporting Architecture Layer, depending on its system role.
- It can range from being a Simple Architecture Layer to being a Complex Architecture Layer, depending on its responsibility scope.
- It can range from being a Stateless Architecture Layer to being a Stateful Architecture Layer, depending on its state management.
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- It can integrate with Adjacent Layer through defined interfaces.
- It can connect to Layer Service through service contracts.
- It can utilize Layer Framework for component development.
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- Example(s):
- Software System Layer Groups, such as:
- Enterprise Software Layers for software architecture business systems, such as:
- Core Software Layers, such as:
- Software Presentation Layer for software architecture user interaction systems, such as:
- Software Application Layer for software architecture request processing systems, such as:
- Software Business Layer for software architecture business logic systems, such as:
- Software Interface Layer for software architecture interface systems, such as:
- Interface Layer for software architecture abstraction services.
- Write-Back Interface Layer for software architecture write-back services.
- Read-Only Interface Layer for software architecture read-only services.
- API Interface Layer for software architecture API mediations.
- Message Interface Layer for software architecture message routings.
- Software Persistence Layer for software architecture data access systems, such as:
- Software Database Layer for software architecture data storage systems, such as:
- Supporting Software Layers, such as:
- Cross-Cutting Software Layers, such as:
- Core Software Layers, such as:
- Integration-Focused Software Layers for software architecture integration systems, such as:
- Service Integration Layers for software architecture service integrations, such as:
- API Management Layer for software architecture API lifecycle systems.
- Service Mesh Layer for software architecture microservice communications.
- Enterprise Service Bus Layer for software architecture enterprise integrations.
- GraphQL Federation Layer for software architecture distributed graph APIs.
- API Composition Layer for software architecture service aggregations.
- Data Integration Layers for software architecture data integrations, such as:
- ETL Processing Layer for software architecture data transformations.
- Data Synchronization Layer for software architecture data consistencys.
- Change Data Capture Layer for software architecture data replications.
- Data Virtualization Layer for software architecture logical data accesss.
- Master Data Management Layer for software architecture data governances.
- Protocol Integration Layers for software architecture protocol bridgings, such as:
- Protocol Translation Layer for software architecture protocol conversions.
- Message Transform Layer for software architecture message adaptations.
- Format Conversion Layer for software architecture data format translations.
- Schema Mapping Layer for software architecture schema transformations.
- Adapter Pattern Layer for software architecture interface adaptations.
- Service Integration Layers for software architecture service integrations, such as:
- Cloud Software Layers for software architecture cloud platform systems, such as:
- Edge Software Layers for software architecture edge computing systems, such as:
- Enterprise Software Layers for software architecture business systems, such as:
- Industrial Software Layer Groups, such as:
- Consumer Software Layer Groups, such as:
- AI Software Layer Groups, such as:
- AI Model Software Layers for software architecture AI model systems, such as:
- Model Training Layers for software architecture model development systems, such as:
- AI Data Software Layers for software architecture AI data systems, such as:
- Data Pipeline Layers for software architecture data processing systems, such as:
- AI Service Software Layers for software architecture AI service systems, such as:
- Model Serving Layers for software architecture inference systems, such as:
- AI Model Software Layers for software architecture AI model systems, such as:
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- Software System Layer Groups, such as:
- Counter-Examples:
- Software Component, which is a system element rather than a logical grouping.
- Software Module, which focuses on code organization rather than architectural organization.
- Software Service, which provides specific functionality rather than layer organization.
- See: Layer Organization Pattern, Architectural Component, Layer Communication Pattern, Layer Isolation Pattern, Interface Layer.