NG/AMS: Basic Concepts
Basic Concepts of the NGAS SW (NG/AMS):
• NG/AMS is a platform/framework providing basic services.
• No information is hard-coded to support specific types of data – NG/AMS
‘does not know’ what e.g. a FITS file is.
• No information is hard-coded to support specific HW configurations.
• The specific behavior and the specific knowledge has to be added to the NGAS
system – customizable.
• Based on standard protocols and formats wherever possible – can be used as a
building block.
• Simple - advanced features can be added in front-end applications giving
clients a different view of the data + provide specific services.