4. Infrastructure for reuse

After these various considerations of principle and methodology regarding reusability, we'll move on to the main logistical aspects involved in its implementation, namely: cataloguing, certification, distribution, support, financial model, legal provisions.

• The basic tool for searching for IPs is typically a catalog, where the list of available IPs is kept up to date, classified by category, with as much information as possible for each one concerning characteristics, performance, quality level, field and limits of application, mode and history of use, conditions and terms of access, as well as package composition. The most effective approach at corporate level is to set up a dedicated website on the private intranet. This is the first place to list the company's internal IPs, but it's also a very good location for the IPs of approved external...