<s>
Federated	B-Architecture
portal	I-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
(	O
FPN	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
framework	B-Architecture
for	O
remote	O
content	O
sharing	O
between	O
enterprise	B-Application
portals	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
federated	B-Architecture
portal	I-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
each	O
portal	O
can	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
producer	O
,	O
exposing	O
the	O
content	O
to	O
other	O
portals	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
consumer	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
content	O
shared	O
by	O
other	O
producer	O
portals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
federated	B-Architecture
portal	I-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
is	O
used	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
distribute	O
applications	O
according	O
to	O
different	O
service-level	O
agreements	O
(	O
SLA	O
)	O
,	O
maintain	O
autonomous	O
portals	O
that	O
are	O
independent	O
of	O
the	O
central	O
corporate	B-Application
portal	I-Application
or	O
allow	O
subsidiaries	O
to	O
lower	O
total	O
cost	O
of	O
ownership	O
(	O
TCO	O
)	O
by	O
sharing	O
applications	O
from	O
one	O
producer	O
portal	O
.	O
</s>
