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Bharti Airtel Case Study
IBM worked with Bharti Airtel, India's leading telecom, to create an innovative model for IT delivery. For CIO Jai Menon, it means he can now focus more on launching and creating new revenue streams. And less on IT delivery. Want to learn how? Get the case study.
500 days ago by IBMCreating Next-Generation Signaling Gateways Using AdvancedTCA and AdvancedMC Technology
Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (AdvancedTCA) has already been adopted by major Telecom Equipment Manufacturers (TEMs) as an open, standards-based Modular Communications Platform (MCP) of choice for next-generation telecom infrastructures. A modular and standards-based approach leads to interoperable and readily available commercial-off-the-shelf solutions from multiple vendors, and allows the telecom industry to realize dramatic price and performance benefits as well as the ability to deploy innovative applications faster. As AdvancedTCA-based MCP adoption grows, standards compliance and interoperability among numerous modular building blocks are becoming focal points for network equipment providers. This paper presents examples of AdvancedTCA-based building blocks for SS7 infrastructure solutions such as signaling gateways. Examples are based on COTS PMC and AdvancedMC modules from Interphase Corporation, and AdvancedTCA blades from Intel.
994 days ago by InterphaseArchitecture of a Vehicle Communication Gateway for Media Independent Handover
Communication within and from a vehicle is a key function for various vehicle applications, like telematics, logistics, and traffic control applications. This paper describes the flexible and extendable architecture of a vehicle communication gateway which acts as a central communication device embedded in the vehicle and managing the in-vehicle, inter-vehicle, and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication. The focus of this paper is the vehicle-to-infrastructure communication, since this link is continuously changing due to the mobility of the vehicle. To enable a seamless access to the infrastructure (e.g. internet) the gateway autonomously switches between to the "Best" available communication system at the current time and location. The "Best" available network is selected from a list of all possible networks according to a user policy.
1299 days ago by Aachen UniversitySAP CRM Benchmark on Dual-Core Dell Hardware
This white paper discusses findings from performing the SAP Customer Relationship Management (CRM) benchmark and provides considerations for implementing SAP's CRM software in a Dell hardware environment. SAP provides Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software for the following business areas: Marketing, Sales, Service, E-commerce, Interaction center operations and management, and Channel Management.
1301 days ago by DellNew Architectures and Technologies for Software-Defined Radio Base Stations
Wireless communication standards are evolving very fast. Operators and system suppliers do not have the same philosophies when it comes to delivering the multitude of different mobile communication standards (UMTS FDD, HSDPA, HSUPA, WiMAX).
To allow the operators of the infrastructure to reuse their existing sites, Alcatel is in the process of merging the different air-interface standards into a single base station architecture, based on Alcatel's Node B, using a software-defined radio approach. As a result, a single hardware solution will provide highly flexible usage of multiple frequency bands and multiple standards at the same time.
Suitable Multi-Standard/Multi-Band approaches and architectures are being researched at Alcatel R&I Stuttgart. A first laboratory prototype for a Multi-Band Transceiver is available today and demonstrates the technical feasibility.
The OSS Guide for Telecom Service Providers and ISPs
Operational Support Systems (OSS) are now key to the competitive strategy of modern service providers. ÂBig pipes are old news - customers know you can give them the bandwidth they expect. But can you give them the service they expect? If you canÂt offer seamless integration and interoperability over a wide range of platforms youÂll struggle to win and retain customers in todayÂs marketplace. The OSS Guide for Telecom Service Providers & ISPs by leading independent consultant Dr Tony Judge is a road map to best-in-class OSS.
This vital handbook gives immediate access to shrewd, insightful, expert advice in this complex field at a fraction of the fees charged by any consultancy.
The OSS Guide for Telecom Service Providers & ISPs:
* Contains a wealth of practical guidance based on experience of many real world OSS projects
* Reviews relevant OSS standards and their application
* Is a guide to defining your OSS requirements, designing an OSS solution and how to recognise good and bad architectural features
* Provides detailed guidance on how to procure OSS solutions and how to avoid some common procurement problems
* Looks at the factors that lead to successful OSS implementations, including how to organise OSS projects
* Has a special chapter on OSS issues of particular relevance for ISPs
* Addresses operations and maintenance of OSS solutions - areas which are often neglected by other OSS reports
* Categorises the main types of OSS applications and identifies leading vendors and products for each category
* Provides an OSS checklist to assist start-up service providers in identifying their OSS needs.
The guide is written from the service providers perspective to help them with a wide range of OSS issues. It is also relevant for other industry players such as OSS vendors, consultancies or system integrators who need to gain an insight into their clients OSS priorities.
Mobile Networking
The purpose of this white paper is to inform the reader about mobile networking technology. Telecommunications signaling is the transmission of data for purposes of sharing information for network control and/or call control. The type of signaling used in a modern network is called Signaling System number Seven (SS7).
2076 days ago by MobileIN.comNext-Generation Optical Transmission Fibers
The first part of this paper gives a brief introduction of modern optical transmission fiber technology. The second part of this paper illustrates detailed numerical analysis, lab tests, and field trials of MCI's next-generation fiber development process from 2000 to 2005. The new Medium Dispersion Fiber (MDF) has dispersion of around 7~8 ps/nm/km at 1550nm, and a relatively low dispersion slope in the S-C-L band, which will satisfy MCI next-generation transmission fiber technical specifications and requirements at 20 Pb/s*km for "short fat" (20 Tb/s x 1000 km) and "long thin" (6.67 Tb/s x 3000 km) future DWDM, Metro, Regional, and ULH network application and deployment. The development and deployment of this extremely high-optical performance fiber will help the telecommunications industry to introduce new applications and keep MCI at the forefront of optical transmission technology around the world.
3764 days ago by MCI
