An Architecture for System-Wide Information Management

System-wide information management (SWIM) is a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) network-centric environment that facilitates software application integration in the National Airspace System (NAS). Built on a set of five core service types - interfaces, registries, message brokers, information assurance and system management - SWIM accelerates NAS evolution by defining a secure common infrastructure for application integration and a framework for information modeling and exchange. The SWIM architecture is based on industry best practices, thereby reducing the cost and risk of application development and maintenance in the NAS