Title :
Maintaining telephone switching systems in Africa
Author_Institution :
Telkom SA Ltd., Pretoria, South Africa
Abstract :
The maintenance concepts adopted in South Africa are used to illustrate some of the strategies available to a telephone network operator in Africa. Attention is given to preventive vs. corrective maintenance and to maintenance staffing strategy. Maintenance aids and management of resources are also considered, with emphasis on tools and testers, manpower, maintenance instructions, training and replacement equipment
Keywords :
telephone equipment; South Africa; aids; corrective maintenance; instructions; maintenance staffing strategy; manpower; preventive maintenance; replacement equipment; resource management; telephone switching systems; testing; tools; training; Africa; Availability; Condition monitoring; Costs; Failure analysis; Maintenance; Power generation economics; Quality of service; Switching systems; Telephony;
Conference_Titel :
AFRICON '92 Proceedings., 3rd AFRICON Conference
Conference_Location :
Ezulwini Valley
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0835-2
DOI :
10.1109/AFRCON.1992.624472
