AGATE defines architectural views for systems and systems of systems, covering:
An AGATE model is organized into 5 views:
The AGATE meta-model is defined using a UML representation.
Visio elements for the AGATE representation are provided by the DGA.
The first DGA initiative for a standardized French architecture framework was initialized in July 2001, under the acronym AMAC. The denomination was changed to AGATE in November of the same year.2
AGATE v3 Reference Manual (First ed.). MINISTÈRE DE LA DÉFENSE. 5 December 2005. Retrieved 6 June 2014. http://www.ixarm.com/AGATE-framework ↩
Manuel de référence AGATE V3, December 2005, Eléments de départ AGATE et Origine ↩