Title : 
A computer network for the maintenance of telephone exchanges
         
        
            Author : 
Vazao, Teresa ; Casaca, Augusto ; Jesus, Jose
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
INES, Lisbon, Portugal
         
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
A description is presented of a computer-based network which was specifically developed for maintenance of the public telephone crossbar exchanges in the Lisboa, Portugal, area. The network topology and functionality are presented. The protocol architecture, software structure, and implementation aspects are also described
         
        
            Keywords : 
computer networks; maintenance engineering; network topology; protocols; telecommunications computing; telephone exchanges; Lisboa; Portugal; computer network; network topology; protocol architecture; public telephone crossbar exchanges; software structure; telephone exchange maintenance; telephone exchanges; Computer architecture; Computer networks; Costs; Investments; Network topology; Protocols; Quality of service; Telecommunication computing; Telecommunication network topology; Telephony;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Electrotechnical Conference, 1991. Proceedings., 6th Mediterranean
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
LJubljana
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
0-87942-655-1
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/MELCON.1991.162014