Title :
Improving service availability via low-outage upgrades
Author_Institution :
Syst. Eng., Motorola Ireland Ltd, Cork, Ireland
Abstract :
Service availability is of key importance to operations and maintenance systems for mobile telephony networks. This paper describes some of the challenges in providing continuous service and the impact of upgrade related outages. Potential methods for low outage upgrades are discussed from an industrial perspective, including practical and logistic considerations.
Keywords :
cellular radio; software maintenance; telecommunication computing; telecommunication network reliability; continuous service; logistics; low-outage upgrades; mobile telephony networks; service availability; software maintenance; Availability; Circuits; Frequency; GSM; Ground penetrating radar; Load management; Logistics; Manufacturing industries; Mobile handsets; Telecommunication network management;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Software and Applications Conference, 2002. COMPSAC 2002. Proceedings. 26th Annual International
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1727-7
DOI :
10.1109/CMPSAC.2002.1045135