ADVANCED INTELLIGENT NETWORKS - NOW A REALITY

This paper looks first at the background to the development of intelli gent networking concepts and then tracks this development to the advan ced intelligent networks (AINs) of today. The network architecture and basic nodal functions are explained, and a brief review given of the essential intelligent network building blocks, namely the IN (intellig ent network) Call Model and the enhanced CCITT No. 7 signalling system . Typical intelligent network services are examined and the tutorial f inishes with a review of the latest IN standards.