High-quality telephone service requires facilities that collect and process data on the traffic being handled by a telephone system. In * Bell Laboratories.+ AT&T.
Environment and Objectives By A. L. BARRESE,* D. E. PARKER, + T. E. R O B B I N S , * and L. M.
1.1 Role of TMDS/EQ in support of network functions Basic to the operation of the telephone business is the collection, processing, distribution, and analysis of traffic data.
Real-time monitoring and control of the network through a coordinated set of network management operations centers assures optimum call-carrying capacity during periods of stress caused by overload
Network m a n a g e m e n t consists of real-time network performance monitoring and control of the telephone network.
Operating Company Perspective By J.
Performance Measurement/Trouble Location By D. R. ANDERSON* and M. J.
Small Office Network Data System By D. H. BARNES* and J. J.
The Small Office Network Data System (SONDS) is a part of the Total Network Data System (TNDS) designed specifically to meet the network data requirements for the small step-by-step offices of the
The planning effort for traffic data collection and processing for what was to become the Total Network Data System (TNDS) began in the mid-1960s.
