Access network life-cycle costs

BT Technology Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 165-174

  Bell, P I ^a,b,c,d   Trigger, J P ^e  

^a Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c South Kazakhstan State Pedagogical University

^d Institute Ofelectrical Engineers

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ACCESS NETWORK TECHNOLOGY;

TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

EID: 0032183435     PISSN: 13583948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009612317200     Document Type: Article

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