SCP architecture with performance flexibility

The authors discuss the hardware architecture for the service control point (SCP). They show the network architecture for the intelligent network (IN) which is the basis of the discussion. Functions required for the SCP are classified into three types. Requirements for the SCP hardware architecture are clarified. On a certain SCP model satisfying the requirements, where a single SCP consists of multiple modules and module types, it is shown that on designing the performance of the SCP, there exists a solution giving the minimum cost of SCP, and a method is outlined to obtain this solution. Some examples are given to show the effectiveness of the method