Title :
System engineering aspects on IBC
Author :
Casali, Fulvio ; Vandenameele, Josef
Author_Institution :
RIC, Brussels, Belgium
Abstract :
Service and system engineering aspects developed within the RACE (Research and Development in Advanced Communications in Europe) program by project R 1044, entitled IBC (integrated broadband communications) Development and Implementation Strategies are described. It is shown how broadband interactive services will support business applications and how residential customers can be offered TV-based services. The features and technical characteristics of the B-ISDN will depend upon these service offerings. Proposals for the integrated and optical UNI (user-network interface) and the relevant wavelength allocation plan are also described. The major issues concerning short-term evolution are discussed, and findings are presented
Keywords :
B-ISDN; optical communication equipment; systems engineering; B-ISDN; RACE; Research and Development in Advanced Communications in Europe; TV-based services; business applications; development strategies; implementation strategies; integrated broadband communications; interactive services; optical UNI; optical communications; project R 1044; residential customers; short-term evolution; system engineering; technical characteristics; telecommunication services; user-network interface; wavelength allocation plan; B-ISDN; Bandwidth; Broadband communication; Business; Costs; Distributed control; Optical fiber networks; Systems engineering and theory; TV; Telephony;
Conference_Titel :
Global Telecommunications Conference, 1991. GLOBECOM '91. 'Countdown to the New Millennium. Featuring a Mini-Theme on: Personal Communications Services
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-697-7
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOM.1991.188618
