Transaction-oriented applications via National ISDN

Author

Patrick, Phil

Author_Institution

Bellcore, Red Bank, NJ, USA

Volume

32

Issue

6

fYear

1994

fDate

6/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

44

Lastpage

48

Abstract

The article demonstrates how the services of National ISDN can be used to meet the demands of transaction-oriented applications in the retail industry. The data applications discussed are credit/debit authorization, inventory management, and credit account database access. Public network solutions using various National ISDN features and complementary telecommunication devices with a market focus are employed for the above applications. Further, the article discusses the evolution of telecommunications devices from a standards point of view and discusses the progress made in this area.<>

Keywords

ISDN; computer networks; credit transactions; debit transactions; packet switching; point of sale systems; protocols; stock control; telecommunication standards; credit account database access; credit/debit authorization; data applications; inventory management; market focus; national ISDN; public network solutions; retail industry; standards; telecommunication devices; transaction-oriented applications; Authorization; Costs; ISDN; Information technology; Inventory management; Marketing and sales; Protocols; Spatial databases; Telecommunication standards; Transaction databases;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/35.286506

Filename

286506