IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications

IEEE JOURNAL ON
SELECTED AREAS IN COMMUNICATIONS
May 1988, Volume 6, Number 4

TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT
Guest Editors -- R. C. Boyd and R. B. Kieburtz
Associate Guest Editors -- A. A. Robrock and K. Tsukada
PUBLISHED IN COOPERATION WITH THE JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY

Table of Contents for the JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY'S Special Issue on Factors Affecting Data Transmission

Guest Editorial

R. C. Boyd, R. B. Kieburtz, A. A. Robrock, and K. Tsukada

PAPERS
Overview

Pacific Bell's Network and Systems Concept of the 90's: J. J. Appel and M. J. Polosky
Operations Planning for the Information Age: J. S. Fleischman and P. E. Proctor
Operations Planning Strategies for New Network Services and Technologies: K. J. Lutz

Mechanization and Integration of Operations Processes

Integrated Operations: R. W. Vetter, Jr.
Trends in the Automation of Service Provisioning: W. J. Hines and E. L. Pinnes
On-Line Provisioning of Network Services: M. Malek and O. Sotomayor-Diaz

Network Operations Interfaces and Protocols

A Generic Integrated Maintenance Interface for Network Elements: J. A. Bayer, D. J. Granfors, and R. T. Lewis
A Generic Operations System Interface to Support the Next Generation of Digital Loop Carrier Systems: W. P. Arvidson
Telecommunications Management Network (TMN) Architecture and Interworking Designs: V. Sahin, C. G. Omidyar, and T. M. Bauman

Trends in Operations and Management Technology

Implementation of a Distributed Architecture for Intelligent Network Operations: P. A. Birkwood, S. E. Aidarous, and R. M. K. Tam
The Role of Expert Systems in Switch Maintenance Operations and the Generation of Switch Analysis Requirements: J. R. Fox and G. M. Slawsky
Monitoring and Analysis Strategies for Digital Networks: E. A. Jones, Jr., and D. S. Walsh
Data Communication Network and Database Implementation Strategy for a Transmission Network Operations System: F. Deguchi, Y. Katsuyama, M. Matsushita, and H. Yamaguchi
Service Provisioning Data Relationship Model for ISDN Network Maintenance: N. J. King

Network Management

Network Management -- Recent Advances and Future Trends: D. M. Tow
A Linear Program Model for the Automation of Network Management: R. Warfield and D. McMillan
Introduction of the International Network Management Center -- Its Activity and System: T. Mikami and T. Hirose
Surveillance Strategies for a Class of Adaptive-Routing Algorithms in Circuit-Switched DNHR Communications Networks: A Simulation Study: S. G. Eick
Statistical Analysis of Network Traffic for Class of Service in Packet-Switched Networks: B. E. Shaneyfelt and T.-H. Wu

CALLS FOR PAPERS

Telecommunications Network Design and Planning

Heterogeneous Computer Network Interconnection