SELECTED AREAS IN COMMUNICATIONS

QUALITY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, NETWORKS, AND PRODUCTS

Guest Editors -- J. W. Bowick, K. Asatani, W. Hoberg, H. Malec, and S. Stockman

Telecommunications Quality-A TQM Viewpoint

H. A. Malec

Defining Network Capabilities Using the Voice of the Computer

P. G. Brown and P. V. Harrington

Verifying Software Requirements: A Requirements Tracing Methodology and its Software Tool -- Radix

W. D. Yu

A Telecommunications Quality Study Using the Analytic Heirarchy Process

C. Douligeris and I. J. Pereira

Development Process Assessment Toward Leading Edge Quality

N. A. Botten

Applying Formal Methods Within Structured Development

S. Aujla, T. Bryant, and L. Semmens

Joint Customer Development Process and Its Impact on Software Quality

Y. Ueyama and C. Ludwig

Software Product Assessment

D. J. Karkaria, M. T. Norris, and A. D. Pengelly

A Comparative Study of Pattern Recognition Techniques for Quality Evaluation of Telecommunications Software

T. M. Khoshgoftaar, D. L. Lanning, and A. S. Pandya

Software Reliability Estimations for Telecommunications Products

A. A. Dolinsky and S. E. Glickman

Software Testing and Sequential Sampling

A. J. Lamperez and S. T. Huang

Data Quality for Telecommunications

T. C. Redman

The Maximum Mean Time to Blocking Routing in Circuit-Switched Networks

K.-M. Chan and T.-S. P. Yum

A Traffic Control Method for Service Quality Assurance in an ATM Network

S. Abe and T. Soumiya

Modeling and Call Admission Control Algorithm of Variable Bit Rate Video in ATM Networks

C. Shim, I. Ryoo, J. Lee, and S. Lee

A Software Tool to Support the Reliability Design and Evaluation of Telecommunication Networks

T. Abe, M. Hayashi, and S. Nojo

In-Service Monitoring Methods -- Better Ways to Assure Service Quality of Digital Transmission

N. Sato, K. Asatani, H. Murakami, R. E. Mallon, S. R. Hughes, and T. L. Graff

Service-Affecting Optoelectronic Failures in FITL Systems: Downtime, Repair Actions, and Maintenance Expenses

R. Diaz de la Iglesia

Cost Impact of Telecommunications Switch Software Problems on Divested Bell Operating Companies

J. K. Akeson, B. K. Casey, A. A. Dagli, S. E. Glickman, and T. Kalisz