Figure L.00 – Showing how Location Fits in

<b>Disclaimer</b><br/>This Location model is complex and has a number of subtleties. It provides a high level framework, explains broad concepts and gives illustrative examples. Actual solutions for particular requirements will be dependent factors such as<br/><ul>
<li>country address standards</li><li>state/ country / province map standards</li><li>Service Provider addressing standards</li><li>Equipment vendor equipment naming & addressing conventions</li><li>whether textual only or graphical representations will be provided</li></ul>
There is obviously a limit to the amount of detail that can be included in a document like this. Those wishing to delve into more detail should consult the references used as the basis for this document.<br/><b>Introduction</b><br/>At the most fundamental level [Zachman], [Coad-Archetypes] the world can be thought of as comprising of entities that answer the 5 fundamental questions. (see below Figure L.00 – Showing how Location Fits in)<br/><br/>