Implementation of Tina service subscription information management using OBDMS

dc.contributor.authorLee, Jimmy
dc.date.accessioned2006-03-13T09:51:56Z
dc.date.available2006-03-13T09:51:56Z
dc.date.issued2006-03-13
dc.descriptionMaster of Science in Engineering - Engineeringen
dc.description.abstractThe next generation telecommunication networks will offer users a range of services. These future telecommunication services are envisaged to be tailored services that are customizable in order to satisfy specific requirements of a variety of customers. Service subscribers and users should be offered some direct control in managing their services. Customization in a multi-service environment introduces the requirement for multiple service profiles for each user. Having user service profiles enable universal service access. The current telecommunication service subscription model is no longer viable for the next generation or TINA-based services. This work proposes a subscription and service information management system that is integrated into the existing TINA-structured platform in the South African TINA (SATINA) Trial. The system developed here realizes the object-oriented TINA subscription information management model. The information model defines all the information and relationships required to handle users, subscribers and the subscription life cycle. The project employs the emerging Object Database Management System (ODBMS) to manage the object oriented telecommunication subscription data. ODBMS provides a powerful and efficient way to managed these object oriented information as information and the relationships are stored as they are used in the application. The proposed subscription and service information management system is a distributed application based on the widely used three-tier architecture model. The three-tier model enables distributed access to the centrally managed subscription and service information regardless of the implementation adopted. Visual modeling technique is used to develop the application and convey the design principles. Application of the subscription and service information management system in the service provider domain is demonstrated by the domain administrator’s usage of the system’s graphical management console. The integration of the information management system and the SATINA Trial’s service platform is indicated through the usage of the TINA compliant Online Subscription service.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/243
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectmanagementen
dc.subjectobdsen
dc.subjectnetworksen
dc.subjecttinaen
dc.titleImplementation of Tina service subscription information management using OBDMSen
dc.typeThesisen
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