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{{Short description|System design objective}}

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'''Open systems architecture''' is a system design approach which aims to produce open systems[[system]]s that are inherently interoperable and connectable without recourse to retrofit and redesign.{{Sfnp|Sage|1992|p=168}}

==Concept==

[[Systems design]] is a process of defining and engineering the architecture, methods, and interfaces necessary to accomplish a goal or fulfill a set of requirements. In open systems architecture the design includes intentional provisions to make it possible to expand or modify the system at a later stage after initial operation. There is no one specific universal OSA, but it is essential the specific OSA applicable to a system is rigorously defined and documented.{{Sfnp|Sage|1992|pp=168–169}} For example, in information technology and telecommunication, such design principles lead to [[open system (computing)|open systems]].

==Telecommunications==