Advanced intelligent network service model

The author proposes a method for conceptualizing and potentially designing advanced intelligent network (AIN) services for the evolving telecommunications networks of the Regional Bell Operating Companies. The method utilizes a logical service model based on a systems view of these networks, as seen by users. Object-oriented techniques are used to describe a small set of modular classes of service objects that can be reused to design a robust set of AIN services. These techniques provide a means of shielding service designers from the underlying technical complexity of the networks and allow the model to evolve as the networks evolve. The author introduces the motivation for the service model and describes the following: the context in which the model was initially developed; the user/network relationship upon which the model is based: the methodology used to develop the model; a high-level view of the entities of the model, and conclusions about the use of the model