• DocumentCode
    2676863
  • Title

    Maintaining telephone switching systems in Africa

  • Author

    Pahl, Henry

  • Author_Institution
    Telkom SA Ltd., Pretoria, South Africa
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    22-24 Sep 1992
  • Firstpage
    275
  • Lastpage
    278
  • Abstract
    The maintenance concepts adopted in South Africa are used to illustrate some of the strategies available to a telephone network operator in Africa. Attention is given to preventive vs. corrective maintenance and to maintenance staffing strategy. Maintenance aids and management of resources are also considered, with emphasis on tools and testers, manpower, maintenance instructions, training and replacement equipment
  • Keywords
    telephone equipment; South Africa; aids; corrective maintenance; instructions; maintenance staffing strategy; manpower; preventive maintenance; replacement equipment; resource management; telephone switching systems; testing; tools; training; Africa; Availability; Condition monitoring; Costs; Failure analysis; Maintenance; Power generation economics; Quality of service; Switching systems; Telephony;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    AFRICON '92 Proceedings., 3rd AFRICON Conference
  • Conference_Location
    Ezulwini Valley
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0835-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/AFRCON.1992.624472
  • Filename
    624472