Title :
Key Standards for BT’s 21st Century Network
Author :
Dickerson, Keith ; Dixon, Johnny
Author_Institution :
British Telecommun. plc, Ipswich
Abstract :
This paper describes the main principles and architecture underlying BTpsilas 21st century network (21CN) and identifies the key standards that are being developed to enable it to be deployed cost effectively. The importance of the standards being developed by the IEEE SA in this deployment is highlighted.
Keywords :
multimedia communication; BT 21st century network; IEEE SA; key standards; Bandwidth; Costs; Home automation; IPTV; Multimedia systems; Multiprotocol label switching; Next generation networking; Quality of service; Standards development; Telecommunication standards;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics System-Integration Technology Conference, 2008. ESTC 2008. 2nd
Conference_Location :
Greenwich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2813-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2814-4
DOI :
10.1109/ESTC.2008.4684324
