Title :
NCIH services, architecture, and implementation
Author :
Grovenstein, Larry W. ; Pittman, Charlie ; Simpson, Joe H. ; Spears, Dan R.
Author_Institution :
GTE, Durham, NC, USA
Abstract :
The telecommunications planners for the North Carolina State Government recognising the potential of asynchronous transfer mode and synchronous optical network, asked BellSouth, Carolina Telephone, and GTE to develop a proposal for a network based on ATM and SONET to enable a multitude of high-speed data and video applications throughout the state. This B-ISDN, now known as the North Carolina Information Highway (NCIH), has become widely recognized as a model for the National Information Infrastructure (NII). The services provided by the NCIH are designed to be able to support numerous emerging applications that are expected to provide significant benefits in the areas of education, health care, crime control, economic development, and government.<>
Keywords :
B-ISDN; SONET; asynchronous transfer mode; ATM; B-ISDN; BellSouth; Carolina Telephone; GTE; NCIH services; National Information Infrastructure; North Carolina Information Highway; North Carolina State Government; SONET; asynchronous transfer mode; crime control; economic development; education; government; health care; high-speed data; network architecture; synchronous optical network; video applications; Asynchronous transfer mode; Bandwidth; Government; Integrated circuit interconnections; Medical services; Relays; SONET; Streaming media; Switches; Switching circuits;
Journal_Title :
Network, IEEE
