Technical Goals 

MODA-TEL will develop technology that allows organisations to more efficiently model, construct, integrate, deploy, manage, operate and evolve software in telecommunications systems. This will be achieved by providing clear guidelines, methodologies and tools for the application of MDA principles in telecommunications information management and telecommunication component based software construction. 

We see as the primary targets:

• The guidelines and methodology for the application of MDA in telecommunications
• The development of tools for supporting the application of MDA
• The feedback and influence of the OMG and other standards bodies with respect to the further evolution of MDA
• The identification and potentially the provision of solutions for technology areas that are currently not sufficiently addressed in the MDA

Results of the project will be guidelines and products that can be used by users of MDA principles. New services can be rapidly developed using MDA principles, as well as legacy services can be efficiently integrated into coherent overall solutions. The technology developed will be:

• Generally applicable in information management and component based software construction
• Largely able to integrate legacy services and applications
• Especially applicable to large complex systems, such as those found in telecommunication companies
• OMG standards based and strongly linked to industry consensus development