Traffic Service Position System No. 1: Remote Trunking Arrangement: Hardware and Software Implementation
Andrew F Bulfer, W. E. Gibbons, J. A. Hackett · Bell System Technical Journal · 1979
The principal data-handling circuits used between a tsps base location and remote sites up to 1000 miles distant are described. Included are novel operational programming and fault recognition features required by this large separation between the processor and its peripherals as well as by the uniqueness of certain remote units. The rta's use of remotely run diagnostics and multi-unit initialization schemes for fast recovery from outages is also covered.