AND ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY .
PROGRAMME
YEARS 1 TO 5 :
- ARCHITECTURES AND PROTOCOLS FOR OPTICAL WIDEBAND LANS DEFINED ;
- EXAMINE AND DESIGN TRANSMISSION AND INTERFACE EQUIPMENT FOR FIBRE OPTIC TECHNIQUES ;
- DEFINE THE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS OF VLSI CHIPS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROTOCOLS FOR NETWORK INTERFACING , GUARANTEEING GOOD LEVELS OF RELIABILITY AND SECURITY ;
- EVALUATE DEMONSTRATOR DESIGNS , CARRY OUT NECESSARY DEVELOPMENTS FOR DEMONSTRATOR ;
- IMPLEMENT DEMONSTRATOR TO SHOW FUNCTIONAL AND ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY IN AN OPERATIONAL IN-HOUSE ENVIRONMENT .
INTERMEDIATE OBJECTIVES
3RD MONTH
- SPECIFICATION OF ARCHITECTURES AND PROTOCOLS FOR OPTICAL WIDEBAND LANS ;
12TH MONTH
- SPECIFICATIONS FOR OPTICAL LAN TRANSMISSION TECHNIQUES ;
18TH MONTH
- SPECIFICATION FOR VLSI CHIPS FOR NETWORK INTERFACES ;
36TH MONTH
- SPECIFICATION FOR DEMONSTRATOR ;
48TH MONTH
- IMPLEMENTATION OF PILOT DEMONSTRATOR ;
60TH MONTH
- EVALUATION REPORT OF DEMONSTRATOR .
TYPE B PROJECT
ONE B TYPE PROJECT IN THIS AREA IS PLANNED TO START IN 1984/85 .
4.3.4 ISDN-BASED ADVANCED VIDEOTEX
STUDY AND SPECIFICATION OF THE FUNCTIONAL EXPANSION OF VIDEOTEX SERVICES ON THE BASIS OF FUTURE ISDNS ( NARROWBAND AND BROADBAND DIGITAL NETWORKS ) : PRESENTATION OF TEXT/GRAPHICS/IMAGES/SPEECH/MOVING VIDEO AND THE EXTENDED TWO-WAY USER INTERFACE . SET UP OF EXPERIMENTS AND THEIR EVALUATION .
R AND D AREA 4.4 :
ADVANCED FILING AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS
DESCRIPTION
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND OFFICE AUTOMATION ARE FUNDAMENTALLY CONCERNED WITH THE STORAGE , ACCESSING AND MOVEMENT OF INFORMATION , COVERING DATA , TEXT , GRAPHICS , VOICE , IMAGES AND OTHER FORMS .
THE PROPOSED RESEARCH IS ORIENTED TOWARDS CONSTRUCTION OF A NUMBER OF EXPERIMENTAL PROTOTYPE OFFICE INFORMATION SERVERS , AND THE OPERATION OF THESE IN REALISTIC CONDITIONS , ALONE AND IN ASSOCIATION WITH EACH OTHER , TO GAIN PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN THE SYSTEMS IMPLICATIONS OF BUILDING THESE SERVERS , LOADING THEM WITH PRACTICAL INFORMATION AND USING THEM IN A REALISTIC WAY .
THE WORK IS THEREFORE DIVIDED INTO THREE GENERAL CLASSES : SYSTEMS ISSUES ; USAGE AND NEEDS ; AND COMPONENTS .
SYSTEMS ISSUES COVER THE DESIGN AND OPERATION OF OFFICE INFORMATION SERVERS , INCLUDING HIGH-PERFORMANCE FILTERS , AND INVESTIGATIONS OF NEW INFORMATION MODELS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF METRICS RELATING TO THESE . WORK ON THE FILING INTERFACE-RELATED ASPECTS OF QUERY LANGUAGES AND DECLARATIVE CONTENT LANGUAGES IS IDENTIFIED .
USAGE AND NEEDS ADDRESSES THE NATURE OF THE INFORMATION ( DATA , TEXT , GRAPHICS , IMAGES , ETC . ) , THAT WILL BE HELD IN OFFICE INFORMATION SERVERS , IN TERMS OF QUALITY , QUANTITY AND COMBINATION , AND THE USAGE OF THAT INFORMATION . AN INTERNAL ADAPTIVE INTERFACE IS TO BE INVESTIGATED , THAT RESPONDS TO THE NEEDS AND EXPERIENCE OF USERS .
COMPONENTS ADDRESSES THE DEVELOPMENT OF HARDWARE , SOFTWARE AND SYSTEMS ELEMENTS THAT WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO ADVANCED FILING SYSTEMS , PRIMARILY IN INFORMATION SERVERS , BUT ALSO IN ADVANCED WORKSTATIONS . THESE INCLUDE FILTERS , THE SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT ISSUES RELATING TO USING OPTICAL DISCS IN ADVANCED OFFICE SYSTEMS , THE SYSTEMS TECHNIQUES REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE VERY