PILOTE: a service creation environment in next generation networks

We introduce a reference workbench architecture for UML (Unified Modeling Language)-based service creation founded on the decoupling of dynamic (process) and static (profile) aspects. This workbench has been developed in the PILOTE project (Processus d´Ingenierie du Logiciel des Telecommunications) of the French RNRT (Reseau National de Recherche en Telecommunications). A fairly high integration level among the tools of the workbench have been reached using metamodeling techniques (OMG standards MOF, XMI). This paper provides an example of a service creation environment in next-generation networks through a specification of the pre-paid calling card service. These INCM-compliant service creation processes and profiles, being exported to a repository, are now easily re-usable. Considering these aspects and the obtained results, the PILOTE toolset seems to be a good environment for service creation in next-generation networks