A model-driven approach to rapid service introduction

We present a model-driven approach to rapid service introduction, in which the need for writing and integrating custom integration code in existing operations systems is replaced by interface mapping between service components and management components of operations systems. In particular, services are represented as dependency models, from which mappings to management interfaces of individual OSS components can be derived. Through strategic use of XML, XSLT, and related technologies, our approach is applicable to a wide variety of services and operations systems. A working prototype system has been developed, which includes a custom modeling tool and OSS environment. By separately developing and deploying VoIP and push-to-talk (PTT) services in the prototype, we have successfully demonstrated viability of our approach.