Title :
User interface design for SONET networks
Author :
Hibino, Masao ; Kaplan, Frank
Author_Institution :
NEC, San Jose, CA, USA
Abstract :
The evolution of user interface design from first-stage element management systems to potential third-stage service management systems is reviewed. Requirements for user interface design are discussed. It is argued that network and service management systems for synchronous optical networks (SONETs) will benefit from the object-oriented programming approaches now being popularized in graphical windowed interfaces.<>
Keywords :
optical links; technological forecasting; telecommunication network management; telecommunications computing; user interfaces; SONET; first-stage element management; future; object-oriented programming; synchronous optical networks; third-stage service management; user interface design; Automatic control; National electric code; Object oriented programming; Optical fiber networks; SONET; Surveillance; Switches; Telecommunication network management; Telephony; User interfaces;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
