Definition

Using the intelligent network (IN) approach for supporting telecommunications services enables the use of productivity-enhancing techniques for the creation of new services. Rather than creating new services by cutting fresh software code, modules of service-independent logic can be arranged using graphical user interfaces. As a result, advanced telecommunications services, which are independent of the central switch, can be created more quickly than ever.

Overview

This tutorial will explain improvements to IN techniques for telecommunications service creation. First, the nature of the telecommunications industry and how this nature influences the selection of a toolset to support service creation is discussed. Next, the tutorial explores the service creation lifecycle and methods for supporting rapid service implementation. Then, model architecture and the building blocks that are used to construct services are examined, along with a discussion of a complementary execution and off-line testing environment. Finally, the tutorial explores how the supporting technology will evolve in the future.