Trends in the automation of service provisioning

Author

Hines, William J. ; Pinnes, Edward L.

Author_Institution

Bell Commun. Res., Morristown, NJ, USA

Volume

6

Issue

4

fYear

1988

fDate

5/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

656

Lastpage

661

Abstract

The elements of automated provisioning are identified as: computerized operations systems; real-time interfaces among systems; consistency among various databases; remotely controllable network elements; and maximum availability of in-place connections. The past, present, and future of the provisioning process are described. The main thrusts of increasing automation and expanding it to a wider scope of services include streamlined interfaces to the customer, capitalizing on network advances, and an integrated flow-through architecture. A key feature of the architecture is the controller function, which directs the automatic processing of a customer´s service request

Keywords

telecommunication networks; telecommunication services; telecommunications computer control; automated provisioning; computerized operations systems; controller function; databases; in-place connections; integrated flow-through architecture; real-time interfaces; remotely controllable network elements; service provisioning; streamlined interfaces; Automatic control; Automation; Central office; Computer interfaces; Computer networks; Control systems; Los Angeles Council; Real time systems; Switches; Telephony;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/49.1936

Filename

1936