Two approaches, resource-oriented and constraint-oriented, for structu
ring telephone systems specifications, are presented. Both approaches
express behaviour by collections of communicating processes, using the
language LOTOS. However, requirements are distributed differently amo
ng processes. Examples are taken from specifications of telephone syst
ems, first basic, and then with features. The features used as example
s are call forwarding, originating call screening, and three-way calli
ng. The two structuring methods are compared. (C) 1997 Published by El
sevier Science B.V.