FlexServ service: a BellSouth effort to meet customer demands

Author

Anding, Doreen W.

Author_Institution

Bellsouth Services, Atlanta, GA, USA

fYear

1988

fDate

28 Nov-1 Dec 1988

Firstpage

353

Abstract

FlexServ is BellSouth´s service offering utilizing digital crossconnect system (DCS) technology. This type of service has traditionally been defined as the capability for the customer to manage and reconfigure voice and data networks with minimum interaction with the Bell Operating Companies (BOCs). FlexServe is a major element of the overall network management system currently under development. The network control capabilities envisioned include network reconfiguration, monitoring of circuit status, security, and management reports. Under this concept, end users would have the same control over their leased network as they would if they were to build their own private network. Three primary applications of FlexServ are described: circuit consolidation, disaster recovery, and network reconfiguration

Keywords

data communication systems; electronic switching systems; telecommunication network management; voice communication; Bell Operating Companies; BellSouth; FlexServ service; circuit consolidation; circuit status; customer demands; data networks; digital crossconnect system; disaster recovery; monitoring; network control; network management system; network reconfiguration; security; voice networks; Banking; Centralized control; Companies; Costs; Data security; Disaster management; Distributed control; Flexible printed circuits; Monitoring; Switches;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Telecommunications Conference, 1988, and Exhibition. 'Communications for the Information Age.' Conference Record, GLOBECOM '88., IEEE

Conference_Location

Hollywood, FL

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GLOCOM.1988.25864

Filename

25864