Distributed Intelligent Networks

This article explores the concept, basic technologies and implementation issues surrounding Distributed Intelligent Networks. This telecommunications technology is shown to be based on the same set of principles and design goals that governed the definition of the traditional Intelligent Network (IN) architectures. The foundations of the Distributed IN are examined first in an abstract way to aid a quick grasping of the main offerings of this technology. Specific reference is made to the enhancements and new business opportunities that this technology explicitly enables relative to its predecessor, particularly in regard to the emerging, heterogeneous telecommunications environment. Next, the discussion delves into the more technical aspects of the Distributed IN by exploring the technologies and specifications that enable its implementation or aim to standardize common interfaces for network resources that constitute integral parts of the Distributed IN platform. Implementation issues are also covered in more detail and so do deployment strategies that allow an evolutionary roadmap to be defined. The article concludes by examining emerging architectures that, taken collectively, encapsulated many of the desired Distributed IN characteristics and features or interrelate to it in a complementary manner. Keywords: distributed intelligent network; intelligent network application protocol; distributed object technologies; mobile code; Parlay

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