The TOGAF Architects Guide to Service Oriented Network Architecture

Experienced architects recognize the importance and value of process. They use established processes and frameworks to provide efficient, flexible implementations.

The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) is the industry-leading framework for enterprise architecture. It provides development methodology, reference models, and capability frameworks to jumpstart architecture within the enterprise.

Providing TOGAF Support and Expertise

Like any generic framework, TOGAF must be adapted to meet the needs and environment of each organization. As a vendor, Cisco helps organizations quickly adopt technologies that conform to TOGAF reference models.

In addition to addressing many of the architectural qualities and concerns, Cisco also offers the expertise of enterprise architects from the Cisco Advisory Services team. This team can help your organization come up to speed, apply the TOGAF Architecture Development Method (ADM), and adapt enterprise architecture for your particular requirements.

TOGAF Meets Cisco SONA

This paper describes the intersection between TOGAF and Cisco's offerings, and demonstrates how Cisco helps to support the different phases of TOGAF's Architecture Development Method.

It starts with a brief overview of TOGAF, but assumes that the reader is already familiar with the basics. It then describes how Cisco supports TOGAF through a set of building blocks, including its Service Oriented Network Architecture (SONA) framework, and a collection of Cisco Validated Designs (CVDs) that focus on both horizontal technologies and vertical solutions. (Although both The Open Group and Cisco focus on architecture and technology, they come at it with different, but complementary perspectives.)

Finally, the paper illustrates how this combination provides benefits such as completeness, structure, reliability, and performance.