Operations, Information and Decisions Papers
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
3-2000
Publication Source
Decision Support Systems
Volume
28
Issue
1-2
Start Page
137
Last Page
153
DOI
10.1016/S0167-9236(99)00080-9
Abstract
Based upon the Internet perspective, this paper will attempt to clarify and revise several ideas about the separation between infrastructure facilities and service offerings in digital communications networks. The key notions that we will focus on in this paper are: (i) the bearer service (BS) as a technology-independent interface which exports blind network functionality to applications development; and (ii) the organizational consequences associated with the emergence of a sustainable market of BS: a clear movement at the level of industrial structure from traditional hierarchies to more market coordination.
Copyright/Permission Statement
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Keywords
open-layered networks, market coordination, internet
Recommended Citation
Kavassalis, P., Bailey, J. P., & Lee, T. Y. (2000). Open-Layered Networks: the Growing Importance of Market Coordination. Decision Support Systems, 28 (1-2), 137-153. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0167-9236(99)00080-9
Date Posted: 27 November 2017
This document has been peer reviewed.