Army enterprise architecture technical reference model for system interoperability

The Army Technical Reference Model (TRM) is a fundamental component of the Army Enterprise Architecture suite of reference models. This paper describes the TRM, how it facilitates enterprise architecture integration and system interoperability, how it maps to other key DoD architecture models, and its value to the acquisition community. It describes how it supports Program Managers for efficiently and effectively building Technical Standards Views prescribed by the Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF). It describes how the TRM supports the building of TV-1s/2s for individual systems, a systems-of-systems, or an enterprise. It shows how the TRM helps enable system interoperability in net-centric environments. It illustrates how technology forecasts leverage the TRM and how the TRM illuminates the need to accelerate the process of updating the DoD IT Standards Registry (DISRonline) to include new and improved technical standards to support the new capability requirements included in the Army Enterprise Architecture.