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This paper highlights the advantages and disadvantages of adopting standards and briefly describes the present standards scene. The redevelopment of the South West Universities Computer Network is then used as a case study to show the need for a coherent development strategy and well planned transition route when adopting standards in a live user network.
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Brookes, J.R., Thomas, J.S. (1984). Practical Benefits from Standardisation. In: Beauchamp, K.G. (eds) Information Technology and the Computer Network. NATO ASI Series, vol 6. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-87089-7_6
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