Table 2

LISI categorization

Degree interoperabilityStatusCharacteristic
Level 0 (L0)IsolatedInteroperability at this level is limited to manual extraction and integration of data from various systems
Level 1 (L1)ConnectedInteroperability exists in a peer-to-peer form, with the simple exchange of electronic data such as text, email, graphics, and other homogenous data types
Level 2 (L2)FunctionalLocal area networks enable data exchanges from systems that reside on the network. Logical data models are shared across systems. Data containing heterogeneous information are fused together (images with annotations)
Level 3 (L3)DomainExtensive networks connect different systems. Information exchange among different applications occurs via shared domain-based data models, thereby allowing for business rules and database-to-database interactions
Level 4 (L4)EnterpriseSystems have the capabilities to use global information spanning multiple domains. Data and applications are fully shared and distributed. Advanced collaboration is possible

Source(s): C4ISR, A. W. G. (1998). Levels of Information Systems Interoperability (LISI)

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