MDA Tool for Telecom Service Functional Design

• Published in: Software Architecture pp. 519 - 522
• Main Authors: Ahuja, Ankit, Simonin, Jacques, Nedelec, Rémi
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2010
• Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science
• Subjects: component reuse; model transformation; model-driven architecture; SPEM 2.0
• ISBN: 3642151132; 9783642151132
• ISSN: 0302-9743; 1611-3349
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-15114-9_54

Telecom service development process followed at Orange consists of a sequence of interrelated tasks. We present an MDA tool which describes this process using SPEM 2.0 compatible graphical editor, and then associates a model to each defined task for its execution. These models are validated for conformance to functional rules embedded inside the tool. Task automation is achieved using MDA model transformations, which use Orange knowledge model as the basis to extract the existing reusable functional components and their interdependencies. Graphical editor and model transformations have been integrated together in an ECLIPSE environment. Finally, the validated functional design model is transformed towards a UML2 profile, so as the telecom architect can manipulate it in an environment he is familiar.