Title :
Integrated operations
Author :
Vetter, Robert W., Jr.
Author_Institution :
AT& Bell Labs., Middletown, NJ, USA
fDate :
5/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The value of and reasons for integrating operations systems (OSs) with each other and with network elements are discussed. The reasons for integrating current OSs are: to provide added value resulting from the synergy of capabilities implemented in each individual OS; to increase the flexibility of the overall system and the diversity of methods and organizational structures it can support; to ease the task of implementing, maintaining, and operations OSs themselves; and to foster competition and support a multivendor environment. Developments in the integration of OS in the Bell operating companies are examined
Keywords :
management; telecommunication networks; Bell; integrated operations; methods; multivendor environment; network elements; operations systems; organizational structures; synergy; telecommunication networks; Computer networks; Diversity methods; Diversity reception; Engineering management; Gratings; Humans; Operating systems; Performance evaluation; Resource management; System testing;
Journal_Title :
Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on
