Objective The objective of the project was to identify and exploit the relative advantages of a switch-oriented communications architecture with respect to a wide variety of traffic and services required in the office. Dynamic allocation of bandwidth (according to the varying needs of users) was investigated in order to manage the available bandwidth in the most efficient way. The objective of the project was to identify and exploit the relative advantages of a switch oriented communications architecture with respect to a wide variety of traffic and services required in the office. Dynamic allocation of bandwidth (according to the varying needs of users) was investigated in order to manage the available bandwidth in the most efficient way. Reports on the external requirements of an advanced private automatic branch exchange (PABX) and the services to be supported were produced, leading to the specification of an outline architecture based on an optical ring backbone. A technology study was completed showing the current availability of the component parts of the system. A marketing report highlighted the need and timeliness of the project whilst warning of the stiff competition from Japanese and US suppliers.Reports on the external requirements of an advanced PABX and the services to be supported were produced, leading to the specification of an outline architecture based on an optical ring backbone. A technology study was completed showing the current availability of the component parts of the system. A marketing report by the subcontractor, Langtons (UK), highlighted the need and timeliness of the project whilst warning of the stiff competition fromJapanese and US suppliers. Exploitation Industrially exploitable results are expected by 1993. These will be based on R&D to be carried out following the study phase. This work is being followed up in project 2146, DAMS-2. Fields of science social sciencessociologyanthropologyscience and technology studies Programme(s) FP1-ESPRIT 1 - European programme (EEC) for research and development in information technologies (ESPRIT), 1984-1988 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator Roke Manor Research Ltd EU contribution No data Address Roke Manor Old Salisbury Lane SO51 0ZN Romsey United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data Participants (2) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all JEAN LEFEBVRE TELECOM France EU contribution No data Address 31-32 QUAI DE DION BOUTON 92811 PUTEAUX See on map Total cost No data Telenorma GmbH Bosch Telecom Germany EU contribution No data Address Mainzer Landstraße 128-146 60329 Frankfurt am Main See on map Total cost No data