Software Architect's Handbook

Interoperability standards

When interoperability involves software systems from different organizations, one of the ways to achieve interoperability is to follow a common standard. The standard may be created by the two organizations working together as part of a partnership, or it may be an existing industry, national, international, or open standard.

In some cases, an entire industry will work together to come up with a standard. The standard may be one that is newly created by the industry, or some existing standard might be used as a starting point. The interoperability standard that is agreed upon can then be followed during the course of development and used during testing.

Another aspect of standards that may facilitate interoperability ...