PSTN exchange development
n Register-controlled setup (1920 -)
n B-subscriber number receiver by a register
n register controls all the remaining call setup stages
n Distributed control
n Markers indicate idle switches
n Thus markers control path routing
n Stored program control, 1960s and 1970s (SPC)
n New services
n supervision (operation & maintenance O&M)
n integrated charging
n gathering statistics
n IN services
n Easier updating and maintenance