A telecommunications network offering enhanced facilities such as freephone, premium rate information services, call distribution services (for example, according to the geographical origin of the call), alternate call billing (sometimes provided through the use of personal calling cards), and virtual private network services. The intelligence to support these facilities is provided through specialized network nodes and telecommunications switches.
A telecommunications network Architecture that provides flexibility for facilitating the introduction of new capabilities and Services , including those under Customer control. source: ITU-T Q.1290 domain: Intelligent Network acronyms: IN usage: EU-P201
a service-independent telecommunications network where the intelligence is taken out of the switch and placed in computer nodes that are distributed throughout the network
a value-added network, where every participant adds-value to each network transaction
Advanced Public Switched Network capable of providing switching, routing, and control via distributed computing platforms and control points. The IN allows for rapid integration of new services into the network and provides for offering the same services over a wide service region.
a telecommunications network in which the network intelligence is centralised and separated from switching functions. These allow more flexibility than switched based systems, customers can be given access to their own database entries to carry out changes
a telecommunications network in which the network intelligence is centralised, usually in the form of a computer database, and separated from the switching function.
Intelligent network is a switching and signaling concept that centralizes a great deal of intelligence in databases and applications processors in the network instead of in the central switching office devices. This will enable the network to process complex instructions about routing, signaling and information structure quickly and accurately.
A capability in the public telecom network environment that allows new services such as Freephone or televoting to be developed quickly and introduced on any scale, from a local trail to network-wide. Also implies a well-developed network infrastructure.
A telecommunications network architecture in which processing capabilities for call control and related functions are distributed among specialized network nodes rather than concentrated in a switching system. The SS7 network forms part of the IN infrastructure.
A name given to a telephone network architecture that separates service logic for a call from the switching facilities in order to allow services to be added or changed without having to redesign switching equipment.
A telephone network architecture that separates service logic from switching equipment, allowing new services to be added without redesigning switches to support those new services.
Refers to a network controlled by a computer and software as opposed to one with mechanical or electronic switches. A variation is advanced intelligent network (AIN).
The Intelligent Network or I.N., as it is more commonly referred to, is a network architecture for both fixed and mobile telecommunication networks. It allows operators to differentiate themselves by providing value-added services in addition to the standard telecoms services such as GSM services on mobile phones. It can also be regarded as an overlay on the core network.
