A System to Support Active Telecommunications Services

Abstract

Abstract. In this paper, a telecommunications service configuration management issue is addressed, and an active service model is proposed. Like in active networks where incorporating programmability into the network and manipulating transport system's behavior are targeted, the active service model is intended to extend or adapt service behavior (functionality) at runtime by injecting custom-made code into a service software component system. The primary goal of active services is to allow users to customize plain services according to their personal needs and preferences. We believe active services stand as the ultimate level of customization: users are able to enhance service functionality dynamically and on their own initiative, thus becoming actors and no longer spectators (passive consumers). For the implementation part, the proposed active service model is based on the mobile agent technolog