Design and Modelling of a Parallel Data Server for Telecom Applications (1997)
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@MISC{Ronström97designand,
author = {Mikael Ronström},
title = {Design and Modelling of a Parallel Data Server for Telecom Applications},
year = {1997}
}
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Telecom databases are databases used in the operation of the telecom network and as parts of applications in the telecom network. The first telecom databases were Service Control Points (SCP) in Intelligent Networks. These provided mostly number translations for various services, such as Freephone. Also databases that keep track of the mobile phones (Home Location Registers, HLR) for mobile telecommunications were early starters. SCPs and HLRs are now becoming the platforms for service execution of telecommunication services. Other telecom databases are used for management of the network, especially for real-time charging information. Many information servers, such as Web Servers, Cache Servers, Mail Servers, File Servers are also becoming part of the telecom databases. These servers have in common that they all have to answer massive amounts of rather simple queries, that they have to be very reliable, and that they have requirements on short response times. Some of them also need lar...