Using the policy control system as an auxiliary tool to improve the service assurance process in telecommunication networks

GLOBECOM - IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Lidström, Mattias ^a   Larsson, Tony ^a   Kvernvik, Tor ^a  

^a ERICSSON RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fault management; Quality of service; Service assurance; Service level agreements; Service management

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; CELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; INTERNET TELEPHONY; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; SWITCHING CIRCUITS; TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; VOICE/DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES; CIRCUIT-SWITCHED VOICE; END USERS; ENHANCED TELECOM OPERATIONS MAP; FAULT MANAGEMENT; KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; MOBILE TV; MONITORING OPERATION; MULTI-SERVICE NETWORKS; NETWORK UTILIZATION; NEW TOOLS; POLICY CONTROL; PUSH-TO-TALK; SERVICE ASSURANCE; SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS; SERVICE MANAGEMENT; VOICE-OVER IP;

QUALITY OF SERVICE;

EID: 50249150718     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/GLOCOMW.2007.4437796     Document Type: Conference Paper

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