• DocumentCode
    825564
  • Title

    Optimizing communications solutions

  • Author

    Burson, Audrey F. ; Baker, Albert D.

  • Author_Institution
    AT&T, Parsippany, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    31
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1993
  • Firstpage
    15
  • Lastpage
    19
  • Abstract
    The role of customer premises equipment (CPE) in the deployment of intelligent network capabilities is discussed. The evolution of CPE from traditional telephones, PBX switches, PC adjuncts, and key systems to high-grade audio, video and television media, and advanced consumer electronics systems is described. Future protocol requirements of the CPE and the providing of an interface to the user regardless of service type or origin by the CPE are also discussed.<>
  • Keywords
    technological forecasting; telecommunication equipment; CPE; advanced consumer electronics systems; audio; customer premises equipment; future; intelligent network capabilities; protocol requirements; television media; video; Application software; Central office; Communication switching; Computer interfaces; Costs; Intelligent networks; Merging; Robust control; Switches; Telephony;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Communications Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0163-6804
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/35.180068
  • Filename
    180068