Definition: Interoperability Specification ABB is a Contract with most detail possible level of granularity on an EIRA SBB, formulated as an agreed normative statement in design terms on a legal, organisational, semantic, or technical attribute of an European Public Service. It can refer to existing standards or specifications Source: ISA2 Source reference: https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/taxonomy/term/http_e_f_fdata_ceuropa_ceu_fdr8_fInteroperabilitySpecification#:~:text=DESCRIPTION%3A%20An%20Interoperability%20Specification%20is%20a%20document%20of,It%20can%20refer%20to%20existing%20standards%20or%20specifications Last modification: 2024-01-28 Identifier: http://data.europa.eu/dr8/InteroperabilitySpecificationContract LOST view: Legal view EIRA concept: eira:ArchitectureBuildingBlock ABB name: eira:InteroperabilitySpecificationContract Example: The following implementation is an example of how this specific Architecture Building Block (ABB) can be instantiated as a Solution Building Block (SBB): Technical Specification for Interoperability (TSI), a technical and operational standard which must be met by each subsystem or part of subsystem in order to meet the essential requirements and ensure the interoperability of the railway system of the European Union. Directive (EU) 2016/797 defines the subsystems, either structural or functional, forming part of the railway system of the European Union. For each of those subsystems, the essential requirements need to be specified and the technical specifications determined, particularly in respect of constituents and interfaces, in order to meet those essential requirements. The essential requirements can be summarised as safety, reliability and availability, health, environmental protection, technical compatibility and accessibility. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1519999459620&uri=CELEX:32016L0797) Interoperability Saliency: The interoperability specification ABB is salient for legal interoperability because it establishes the normative statements for ensuring interoperability in public services. This ABB is salient for organizational interoperability by establishing the business principles to exchange data between public services. The Interoperability specification ABB is salient for semantic interoperability too in terms of identifying technical standards for the exchange of information between public services. And finally, the ABB is salient for technical interoperability due to it determines the technical requirements to implement the interoperability between public services. Interoperability Dimension: Structural IoP Viewpoint: EIRA Ontology viewpoint Additional identifier: http://data.europa.eu/dr8/InteroperabilitySpecificationContract EIF Layer: N/A