, ▁behavior al , ▁ont ological , ▁p ict orial , ▁temporal , ▁graph ical , ▁probabil istic , ▁or ▁alternative ▁concept ual ▁means . ▁The ▁current ▁release ▁is ▁Do D AF ▁ 2 . 0 2 . ▁ ▁This ▁Architecture ▁Framework ▁is ▁especially ▁su ited ▁to ▁large ▁systems ▁with ▁complex ▁integration ▁and ▁inter oper ability ▁challeng es , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁apparently ▁unique ▁in ▁its ▁employ ment ▁of ▁" oper ational ▁views ". ▁These ▁views ▁offer ▁over view ▁and ▁details ▁aim ed ▁to ▁specific ▁st ake hold ers ▁within ▁their ▁domain ▁and ▁in ▁interaction ▁with ▁other ▁domains ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁system ▁will ▁operate . ▁ ▁Over view ▁The ▁Do D AF ▁provides ▁a ▁found ational ▁framework ▁for ▁developing ▁and ▁representing ▁architecture ▁descri ptions ▁that ▁ensure ▁a ▁common ▁denomin ator ▁for ▁understanding , ▁comparing , ▁and ▁integr ating ▁architect ures ▁across ▁organiz ational , ▁joint , ▁and ▁mult in ational ▁boundaries . ▁It ▁establish es ▁data ▁element ▁definitions , ▁rules , ▁and ▁relationships ▁and ▁a ▁bas eline ▁set ▁of ▁products ▁for ▁consistent ▁development ▁of ▁systems , ▁integrated , ▁or ▁feder ated ▁architect ures . ▁These ▁architecture ▁descri ptions ▁may ▁include ▁families ▁of ▁systems ▁( F o S ), ▁systems ▁of ▁systems ▁( So S ), ▁and ▁net - cent ric ▁capabilities ▁for ▁inter oper ating ▁and ▁interact ing ▁in ▁the ▁non - com bat ▁environment . ▁ ▁Do D ▁Com ponents ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁conform ▁to ▁Do D AF ▁to ▁the ▁maximum ▁extent ▁possible ▁in ▁development ▁of ▁architect ures ▁within ▁the ▁Department .