Federated Research Patterns
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Federated Research Patterns is a framework defining dimensions required to support secure federation across Trusted Research Environments (TREs). The framework is defined by:
- A set of Functional patterns
- A set of Analytical patterns
- A set of Movement patterns
- A set of Data Egress patterns
- A set of Metadata requirements
By understanding the technical and non-technical requirements, Patterns enable configurations of software, governance, and metadata, supporting repeatable, standards-based federation for consortia and collaborative projects.
Weaves
A Weave is a configuration that combines the description of software capability, governance, and metadata required for a model of federation.
A Weave implementation enables a consistent description of federation capabilities. Weaves are used to implement a Pattern, such as when a TRE consortium is formed and needs a consistent, standards-aligned description of a model of federation.
Different Weaves provide different capability across a federated TRE, and is not software specific.
An example of a Weave in development is Five Safes TES.