Improving on the Best: “Like a 1A, Only Better”
- 6 May 1995
- journal article
- website
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in AT&T Technical Journal
- Vol. 74 (3) , 28-39
- https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1538-7305.1995.tb00181.x
Abstract
Since 1976 the 4ESS™ switch and its 1A processor had been the workhorse of the network. As technology advanced and customers required new services, the capacity of the 4ESS switch came close to being exhausted, making it necessary to develop a successor to the 1A processor. Developers of the 1B processor were presented with the challenge of designing and implementing a system that could accommodate the new network demands, that would be “like a 1A, only better.” This paper describes several problems encountered during that project and how they were solved.Keywords
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