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Low‐cost data communication network for rural telecom network management
Author(s) -
Jagadish C.,
Jammula Vinod Kumar,
Gonsalves Timothy A.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
international journal of network management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1099-1190
pISSN - 1055-7148
DOI - 10.1002/nem.645
Subject(s) - telecommunications , digital subscriber line , computer science , telecom infrastructure sharing , computer network , enhanced telecom operations map , quality of service , telecommunications network , network management , core network , telecommunications equipment , cable modem , telecommunications service , network planning and design , service provider , service (business) , business , marketing
The backbone networking infrastructure of rural telecom networks is often costly and is of limited bandwidth. The availability of connectivity such as DSL or leased lines is scarce. In order to keep operational costs low, these rural telecom networks are often kept unmanned and are managed from a centralized network management station (NMS). This often requires a low‐cost, efficient and reliable data communication network (DCN) between the rural telecom equipment and the central NMS. The conventional DCN used for telecom management consists either of leased lines or Internet connectivity. These are often costly and not freely available in rural areas. We have developed a new DCN model, based on dial‐up, which is easily available. Using mathematical models and measurements we show that this DCN meets the QoS requirements of a telecom network at an affordable cost. We have implemented this DCN in corDECT networks. This is in use in India and Tunisia, and is under implementation in other similar countries. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.