Integrity methodology for interoperable environments

Author

Prnjat, Ognjen ; Sacks, Lionel E.

Author_Institution

Univ. Coll. London, UK

Volume

37

Issue

5

fYear

1999

fDate

5/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

126

Lastpage

132

Abstract

Modern telecommunications systems are becoming increasingly complex, in both their internal construction and the degree of interconnectivity-and interdependence-between systems. This situation is exacerbated by regulatory demands for operator interworking and requirements for high-quality delivery to users. In this context, the crucial issue is the ability of systems to retain their operational state of high integrity. The number of integrity issues in such systems is vast, and these issues must be understood and managed throughout development, testing, interconnection, and maintenance. This article presents a framework for analyzing the integrity features of telecommunications systems, and elaborates on integrity-preserving policies that can be applied during system development and deployment. Moreover, a description of a case study based on ACTS project TRUMPET (DGXIIIB, AC112) is given

Keywords

internetworking; maintenance engineering; open systems; telecommunication equipment testing; telecommunication network management; ACTS project; TRUMPET; integrity methodology; integrity-preserving policies; interconnectivity; interdependence; interoperable environments; maintenance; operator interworking; regulatory demands; telecommunication management network; telecommunications systems; testing; Availability; Educational institutions; Mission critical systems; Multimedia systems; Narrowband; Robustness; Streaming media; System testing; Telecommunications; Telephony;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/35.762868

Filename

762868