According to some embodiments, system and methods for representing nodes and data flows in a network are provided, comprising providing a hierarchical taxonomy for one or more concepts; providing one or more hierarchical taxonomies for one or more boundary types, wherein one or more values from each boundary type are combined to form a definition of a boundary; and associating the at least one concept and at least one boundary with a transmission of data between a first node and a second node, wherein the transmitted data is a data flow. Numerous other aspects are provided.
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