Extensible service provisioning engine

A method for provisioning a service over a network comprising:

• providing a network, the network interconnecting a plurality of users;
• enumerating at least one service adapted to be provided via the network, the network operable to provide the services to each of the plurality of users;
• generating at least one executable script corresponding to the service via an executable element generator;
• and
• executing, via a service provisioning engine, the at least one executable script to provision the service via the network.

A method for provisioning services over a network via a services delivery platform comprising:

• providing an execution environment operable to deploy services to a plurality of users on the network, the execution environment operable on a plurality of platforms;
• defining a plurality of provisioning objects, each of the provisioning objects adapted to be interconnected over the network;
• determining a set of configuration parameters corresponding to each of the provisioning objects, the configuration parameters operable to manipulate the provisioning object;
• defining a plurality of services available over the network, each of the plurality of services corresponding to at least one of the provisioning objects;
• determining a set of element parameters corresponding to each of the services, the element parameters operable to direct the provisioning objects to perform at least a portion of the service;
• defining a service plan corresponding to at least one of the services, the service plan corresponding to a particular instantiation of the service;
• determining a set of service parameters for each of the service plans, the service parameters corresponding to the service plan for implementing the particular instantiation of the service;
• storing an indicator corresponding to each of the provisioning objects, services, and service plans in a common repository;
• storing the configuration parameters, the element parameters, and the service parameters associated with the respective provisioning objects, services, and service parameters in the common repository;
• providing a service provisioning engine operable to read and interpret the common repository;
• and
• executing the service via the service provisioning engine in the execution environment.

A computer program product having computer program code for provisioning a service over a network comprising:

• computer program code for providing interconnections over a network, the network interconnecting a plurality of users;
• computer program code for enumerating at least one service adapted to be provided via the network, the network operable to provide the services to each of the plurality of users;
• computer program code for generating at least one executable script corresponding to the service via an executable element generator;
• and
• computer program code for executing, via a service provisioning engine, the at least one executable script to provision the service via the network.

A computer data signal including program code for provisioning a service over a network comprising:

• program code for providing a network, the network interconnecting a plurality of users;
• program code for enumerating at least one service adapted to be provided via the network, the network operable to provide the services to each of the plurality of users;
• program code for generating at least one executable script corresponding to the service via an executable element generator;
• and
• program code for executing, via a service provisioning engine, the at least one executable script to provision the service via the network.

A system for providing services over a network comprising:

• means for providing a network, the network interconnecting a plurality of users;
• means for enumerating at least one service adapted to be provided via the network, the network operable to provide the services to each of the plurality of users;
• means for generating at least one executable script corresponding to the service via an executable element generator;
• and
• means for executing, via a service provisioning engine, the at least one executable script to provision the service via the network.