A framework architecture for information networks

Author

Natarajan, N. ; Slawsky, Gary

Volume

30

Issue

4

fYear

1992

fDate

4/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

102

Lastpage

109

Abstract

An overview of the INA Architecture, which builds on the current advances in broadband communication and distributed computing technologies and specifies an architecture for future information networks that are required to transport multimedia information and to manage multimedia communication, is presented. The key functional separations that have to be met in any INA-consistent network, the major components of an INA-consistent network, and the various levels in the architecture are described. The INA Architecture is compared with ISO´s Open Systems Interconnection (OSI), ISO´s Open Distributed Processing (ODP), and Bellcore´s AIN architecture.<>

Keywords

broadband networks; computer networks; distributed processing; intelligent networks; open systems; AIN architecture; Bellcore; INA Architecture; INA-consistent network; ISO; ODP; OSI; Open Distributed Processing; Open Systems Interconnection; broadband communication; distributed computing; information networks; multimedia communication; multimedia information; Broadband communication; Computer architecture; Computer network management; Distributed computing; Distributed processing; Information management; Multimedia communication; Multimedia computing; Open systems; Technology management;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/35.135794

Filename

135794