DocumentCode :
2513076
Title :
Integrated communications and computing environment for customer premises
Author :
Childs, G.H.L.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Lab., Ipswich, UK
fYear :
1988
fDate :
11-16 Sep 1988
Firstpage :
118
Lastpage :
122
Abstract :
A discussion is presented of the integration of communications and computing capabilities at the level of the user´s involvement-the application level. The desirability of presenting each service in a consistent manner at the high-level application programming interface is discussed. The advantages of implementing systems in this way are considered. In particular, applications programmers can configure their applications from a rich set of capabilities using the consistent application programming interface, rather than having to program each facility in a variable way. There is a further payback of higher quality software because of the experience developed in the application support environment code. A practical implementation-that of British Telecom (BT)-is outlined. Two applications requiring the integration of communications and computing at the user´s desk and which could be automated using the BT approach are described
Keywords :
ISDN; BT; British Telecom; application level; customer premises; high-level application programming interface; higher quality software; integrated communications and computing environment; Application software; Automatic control; Business communication; Communication system control; Control systems; Databases; Radiofrequency interference; Resumes; Telecommunication computing; Telephony;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Subscriber Loops and Services, 1988. Proceedings, ISSLS 88., International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ISSLS.1988.10643
Filename :
10643
Link To Document :
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