A prototype of a service management system for the intelligent network

Author

Chipalkatti, Renu ; Koyfman, Lazar ; Jack, Carolyn ; Lim, Youngho

Author_Institution

GTE Labs. Inc., Waltham, MA, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

29 Nov-2 Dec 1993

Firstpage

1931

Abstract

The key to the successful operation of INs is the existence of adequate operations support systems allowing for rapid deployment of new services, making them available to customers and allowing for their rapid customization and modification. The paper describes the design and functionality of the prototype service management system (SMS) developed for phase 1 of the GTE intelligent network (IN) testbed. Phase I SMS prototypes full service negotiation and management and memory administration. It provides a flow through process, fully automating the provisioning process from customer contact to service activation, with automatic error recovery capabilities. The SMS supports a flexible distributed architecture

Keywords

intelligent networks; network operating systems; operating systems (computers); telecommunication network management; telecommunication services; IN; SMS; automatic error recovery capabilities; customer; design; flexible distributed architecture; flow through process; functionality; intelligent network; memory administration; operations support systems; prototype; provisioning proces; service activation; service management system; testbed; Databases; Intelligent networks; Laboratories; Lifting equipment; Logic; Memory management; Prototypes; Subscriptions; Switches; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Telecommunications Conference, 1993, including a Communications Theory Mini-Conference. Technical Program Conference Record, IEEE in Houston. GLOBECOM '93., IEEE

Conference_Location

Houston, TX

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0917-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GLOCOM.1993.318401

Filename

318401