Introduction and goals

The goals of the architecture documentation can be summarized as follows:

• To describe the product architecture.

• To describe the architecture for integrating verticals into the product.

• To document design decisions.

This documentation is loosely based on the arc42 document template.

Reader's guide

• The Approach to Software Update Management chapter presents various vertical configuration or sub-systems in the product.

• The Architecture template is a base document used for creating component and subsystem architecture documentation.

• The Glossary clarifies terms and abbreviations.

• The Layers maintained by the PELUX project presents the layers used in pelux.