Public network integrity-avoiding a crisis in trust
Abstract
Public telecommunications networks have historically been designed with high levels of integrity in mind. Network architects have recognized that public communications facilities play a critical role in society and that a disruption in service could cause sever economic dislocation or even the loss of life. Given this sensitivity, how could the recent series of massive network failures occur? What went wrong with our thinking? What should we change in the future to prevent the recurrence of such failures and thereby avoid a possible crisis in the public's trust of our stewardship? This paper addresses these questions and offers a set of recommendations based on a new networks integrity measures and design objectives.
- Publication:
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IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
- Pub Date:
- January 1994
- Bibcode:
- 1994IJSAC..12....5M
- Keywords:
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- Broadcasting;
- Communication Networks;
- Improvement;
- Network Analysis;
- Public Relations;
- Design Analysis;
- Integrity;
- Optimization;
- Planning;
- Communications and Radar