10.6. Modeling the Unreal World
Some software systems are for domains that find very little analogy in natural or business domains; software for telecommunications is an example. It is still possible to create a domain model in these domains, but it requires a high degree of abstraction and stepping back from familiar designs.
For example, here are some candidate conceptual classes related to a telecommunication switch: Message, Connection, Port, Dialog, Route, Protocol.
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