Distinctive characteristics of call-handling procedures and signaling logic in a Russian public telephone network

The article describes the main peculiarities of the former Soviet Union public switched telephone network (PSTN), signalling systems, call handling procedures, charging principles, etc. General information about the PSTN is also included. The primary goal of the paper is to show some specific PSTN f...

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Published in:IEEE journal on selected areas in communications 1994-09, Vol.12 (7), p.1161-1170
Main Authors: Goldstein, B.S., Slutsky, L.G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communication switching
Communication system signaling
Frequency
Intelligent networks
Logic testing
Protocols
Signal processing
Switches
Telecommunication switching
Telephony
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Summary:The article describes the main peculiarities of the former Soviet Union public switched telephone network (PSTN), signalling systems, call handling procedures, charging principles, etc. General information about the PSTN is also included. The primary goal of the paper is to show some specific PSTN features and give the classification of the existing interfaces rather than to describe existing exchanges in detail.< >
ISSN:0733-8716
1558-0008
DOI:10.1109/49.312944