Title :
An agent-based model of a distributed IN platform
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Ottawa Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
This paper presents an agent-based model for a distributed intelligent network platform. The aim is to present a general model and then to illustrate the applicability of the general model through a case study involving a set of specific IN services. The following IN targeted services are chosen: call waiting (CW); call forwarding; originating call screening (OCS); terminating call screening (TCS); completion of calls to busy subscriber (CCBS); universal access number (UAN); call distribution (CD); and mobility services. This paper identifies the service agents for the support of the above mentioned services and explains the configuration of these agents in the service platform. The interaction between the agents to support individual services is presented. It is proposed that the IN service platform can be layered on top of a common distributed processing platform such as CORBA
Keywords :
client-server systems; cooperative systems; intelligent networks; object-oriented methods; software agents; telecommunication computing; telecommunication network management; telecommunication services; telecommunication traffic; CORBA; IN services; agent-based model; call distribution; call forwarding; call waiting; case study; completion of calls to busy subscriber; distributed IN platform; distributed intelligent network platform; distributed processing platform; mobility services; originating call screening; service agents; terminating call screening; universal access number; Communication switching; Computer science; Distributed computing; Distributed processing; Intelligent networks; Modems; Routing; Telecommunication control; Telecommunication services; Transmission lines;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Network Workshop, 1997. IN '97., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Colorado Springs, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4129-5
DOI :
10.1109/INW.1997.595290
