New report from ATIS on Internet/Telephone reliability

[Sean Donelan <SEAN () SDG DRA COM>]

The ATIS T1 committee has issued a new technical report on the reliability
and availability aspects of the interactions between the Internet and
the public telecommunications network.

ftp://ftp.t1.org/pub/techrpts/tr.0/tr_55.pdf

Abstract

This Technical Report addresses the reliability and
survivability aspects of the interactions between the
Internet and the Public Telecommunications Network (PTN). It
examines the general architectures of both networks and the
interfaces between them. This document offers suggestions
for meeting reliability challenges posed by changing network
traffic characteristics. Two major categories of solutions
are introduced: network engineering and network
architecture. Within these categories, alternatives may be
selected depending on the operator's local circumstances.
-- 
Sean Donelan, Data Research Associates, Inc, St. Louis, MO
  Affiliation given for identification not representation