nDifferent alarm classes
 nVital functions and circuits  
  (as SS7 and group switch) 
 use secured paths and 
 backups 
 Procedures
 provided for:
 ntroubleshooting
 nfault diagnostics
 nhardware faults can
 be isolated
 nSupervision is realized also
 by connecting maintenance
 units to the network
 nImportant switches have
 extensive backup equipment
 n