Evolutionary strategies of interoffice networks

The authors describe the work undertaken in RAC Project 1044-IBC Development and Implementation Strategies, in the Evolution Prospects and Framework (EPF) workpackage. The role of EPF within the RACE project is to assess common and country specific evolution paths to the deployment of an European Integrated Broadband Communication Network. Since January 1989 this has been addressed through the selection of several case studies. They describe a part of the work carried out in case study six and deal with the design and planning of an urban interoffice network in a B-ISDN environment