System engineering aspects on IBC

Author

Casali, Fulvio ; Vandenameele, Josef

Author_Institution

RIC, Brussels, Belgium

fYear

1991

fDate

2-5 Dec 1991

Firstpage

1501

Abstract

Service and system engineering aspects developed within the RACE (Research and Development in Advanced Communications in Europe) program by project R 1044, entitled IBC (integrated broadband communications) Development and Implementation Strategies are described. It is shown how broadband interactive services will support business applications and how residential customers can be offered TV-based services. The features and technical characteristics of the B-ISDN will depend upon these service offerings. Proposals for the integrated and optical UNI (user-network interface) and the relevant wavelength allocation plan are also described. The major issues concerning short-term evolution are discussed, and findings are presented

Keywords

B-ISDN; optical communication equipment; systems engineering; B-ISDN; RACE; Research and Development in Advanced Communications in Europe; TV-based services; business applications; development strategies; implementation strategies; integrated broadband communications; interactive services; optical UNI; optical communications; project R 1044; residential customers; short-term evolution; system engineering; technical characteristics; telecommunication services; user-network interface; wavelength allocation plan; B-ISDN; Bandwidth; Broadband communication; Business; Costs; Distributed control; Optical fiber networks; Systems engineering and theory; TV; Telephony;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Telecommunications Conference, 1991. GLOBECOM '91. 'Countdown to the New Millennium. Featuring a Mini-Theme on: Personal Communications Services

Conference_Location

Phoenix, AZ

Print_ISBN

0-87942-697-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GLOCOM.1991.188618

Filename

188618