organization of the system, in its environment, in the form of an arrangement of physical components and their interactions, defining their sequencing, flows, constraints and performance required to meet the requirements

Note 1 to entry: The organization of the system also includes the principles guiding its representation and those guiding its design and evolution.

Note 2 to entry: The relationships between the physical components and with their environment are described in particular in the interfaces (internal and external).

Note 3 to entry: The physical architecture defines a solution (products, services and processes) designed to satisfy a need expressed by a functional architecture.

Go to the French version: architecture physique

Related definitions: architecture; functional architecture