Why a Reference Architecture?
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The digital future of Europe requires a cohesive and interoperable infrastructure, one that spans cloud and edge environments, integrates AI and data services, and ensures security, sustainability, and sovereignty across borders. To support this, the IPCEI-CIS Reference Architecture (ICRA) defines a common framework for designing, deploying, and operating cloud-edge systems in a federated, multi-provider landscape, representing a strategic instrument within the 8ra Initiative.
Layers
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| Application Layer | |
| Application Designer | This component enables developers to design, create and customize applications using intuitive interfaces or predefined templates. It facilitates rapid development, integration and delivery of tailored applications using automated CI/CD practices (DevOps). The Application Designer facilitates the description of the application in terms of: set of application components it is made of and how they are connected (service function chain), runtime environment each of the application components will require, including the set of functions/services to support its execution, the attributes that may allow the selection of the computing node to host it (hardware requirements, latency, privacy, etc. ). |
| Application Packager | |
| API Gateway | |
| Application Monitoring | |
| Application Catalog | |
| Application Accounting and Billing |
Mapping of Horizon Europe EUCEI RIAs on the Reference Architecture
The table below provides a schematic mapping of Research and Innovation Actions, as related to the IPCEI-CIS Reference Architecture components.
| Programme | EuroVoc ID | IPCEI-CIS Reference Architecture high level | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CODECO | Horizon Europe | /natural sciences/computer and information sciences/software | AI Layer Application layer Cloud Edge Platform Data layer Management Network Systems, SDN controllers Physical Cloud Edge Resources Security and compliance Service orchestration Sustainability Virtualization |
| COGNIFOG | Horizon Europe | /natural sciences/computer and information sciences/internet/internet of things | AI Layer Application layer Cloud Edge Platform Data layer Management Network Systems, SDN controllers Physical Cloud Edge Resources Security and compliance Service orchestration Sustainability Virtualization |
| EDGELESS | Horizon Europe | /natural sciences/computer and information sciences/internet | AI Layer Application layer Cloud Edge Platform Data layer Management Physical Cloud Edge Resources Physical Network Resources Security and compliance Service orchestration Sustainability Virtualization |
| HYPER-AI | Horizon Europe | /natural sciences/computer and information sciences/internet/internet of things | AI Layer Application layer Cloud Edge Platform Data layer Management Physical Cloud Edge Resources Physical Network Resources Security and compliance Service orchestration Sustainability Virtualization |