Toward best maintenance practices in communications network management

International Journal of Network Management

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 321-334

  Kamoun, Faouzi ^a  

^a Dubai University College   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; COSTS; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MAINTENANCE; RELIABILITY; STANDARDS;

FRAMEWORKS; INTEGRITY; MAINTENANCE COSTS; NETWORK MANAGEMENT;

TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

EID: 25144488170     PISSN: 10557148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nem.576     Document Type: Review

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