Value
Added
Present-day PSTN services
Basic
n Basic service
n Bearer service (local loop access): analog (/ISDN)
n Value-added services (telephonist-originated) services as
n directory inquiry (118)
n weather, stock exchange, ticket reservation ...
n Supplementary services (Intelligent Terminal (IN)
implementation)
n distributed supplementary as ‘call forwarding
unconditional’, ‘call waiting’, ‘queuing’ ...
n centralized supplementary services (IN) use specialized
routing & charging as VPN, credit card calls, free phone
(receiver pays), universal access number (connected
automatically to the nearest office), ...