Modern design trends in communication control center equipment

This paper deals not with invention or research and development, but with the state of the art in Communication Control Centers, particularly with respect to the basic design of control consoles and status displays. Developments in these fields are so interrelated that it is difficult to give consideration to one without including the other. Status display systems are generally operated from the dispatcher's position at the main control console and thus, actuating devices, when required, become a part of this structure.