Title :
Towards open networks supporting customer control services
Author :
Saracco, Roberto ; Bigaroni, V. ; Calabrese, M. ; Long, Derek ; Lumello, Nicoletta
Author_Institution :
CSELT, Roma, Italy
Abstract :
The Italian Telecommunications Operating Company, perspective on the concrete introduction of openness in telecommunication components and the way it will be exploited in the provisioning of services is presented. The basic technologies that will foster openness and problems of availability and deployment are outlined. After an outline of an evolution scenario, the market demands, foreseen in Italy are addressed. The steps that will be pursued are discussed, particularly in the context of customer control, a concept embracing a variety of services that require a certain degree of openness in the network, systems, and organization
Keywords :
open systems; telecommunication services; telecommunications control; Italian Telecommunications Operating Company; Italy; customer control services; market demands; telecommunication systems; Computer network management; Concrete; Context-aware services; Control systems; Costs; Pervasive computing; Pricing; Telecommunication computing; Telecommunication control; Telecommunication network management;
Conference_Titel :
Global Telecommunications Conference, 1992. Conference Record., GLOBECOM '92. Communication for Global Users., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0608-2
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOM.1992.276478
