A meta-model based approach to the development of telecommunication systems

Developing complex telecommunication systems requires more efficient, understandable, and extendible development approaches. This paper presents telecommunication systems development approach based on meta-model. The meta-model is devised in an object-oriented manner to be a reference model for developing telecommunication systems. A specific telecommunication system can be constructed by instantiating each component of the meta-model. With the meta-model, telecommunication systems can be built with ease and in a consistent way. The approach covers analysis and design phases in the development life cycle. The effectiveness of this approach is illustrated with an example of a video-on-demand service system.