Title: The Development of Software-Oriented Specifications
Abstract: The success of any solution depends on its acceptance by those who are responsible for its implementation and usage. The concepts underlining MIA are sound: Each vendor's computer hardware and OS are taken as a unit and compared to the MIA standard. The able setting of specifications is only then possible when the necessary software environment for the provision of telecommunications services is properly studied and understood. The software required by carriers largely falls into three categories: communications services, network operations, and administrative chores. In the case of NTT, the first guideline of procuring systems from multiple vendors has been that of interfaces aiming to assure software reuse, including portability from one computer to another. This policy helps integrate multivendor approaches, allowing software to be ported across hardware and operating systems procured from different suppliers. System designers at NTT can choose an architecture according to the purpose to be reached as far as that vendor gives them software portability. As new systems are designed or existing AP revamped, emphasis is expected to shift away from the approach of hardware interface standardization toward the software interface standardization and associated methods. Another important issue faced by the NTT project is the ability to access and use heterogeneous database resources in providing telecommunications services.
Publication Year: 1993
Publication Date: 1993-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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