Title :
Intelligent network requirements for personal communications services
Author :
Homa, Jonathan ; Harris, Steve
Author_Institution :
Northern Telecom, Morristown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
It is shown that a moderate set of capabilities within the service switching point (SSP), service control point (SCP), and intelligent peripheral (IP), which are the intelligent network (IN) components directly responsible for the real-time execution and control of end-user services, can engender a wide range of end-user personal communication service (PCS) features. These capabilities could be used as the starting point for an economic analysis of IN implementation costs versus service worth. From a very large target set of call model trigger check points (TCPs), the dozen or so identified in the CCITT Capability Set 1 are shown to be sufficient. The SCP and IP functional entity actions identified are also sufficient to support PCS core network functions.<>
Keywords :
intelligent networks; personal communication networks; CCITT Capability Set 1; IN requirements; PCS core network functions; call model trigger check points; economic analysis; end-user service features; functional entity actions; implementation costs; intelligent network; intelligent peripheral; personal communications services; service control point; service switching point; service worth; Communication industry; Communication switching; Communication system control; Fabrics; Intelligent networks; Market opportunities; Personal communication networks; Proposals; Switches; Telephony;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
