A highly distributed switching system architecture
R. Dreher · 1990
The author discusses modular software techniques supported by a fully distributed hardware system design and how this architecture will position network nodes for future demands. He describes the hardware design required to distribute functions to real-time processing areas within the architecture. He addresses how the system's operating software must make intelligent decisions on resource management and peer communication. He describes how functional software is distributed to support growth from a small switching system to one with very large capacity. Finally, he shows how modular architectures provide the best means of satisfying the need for operating company programmability.>