Description
Book Synopsisa Next Generationa refers to the new technologies and services that telecommunications operators will have at their disposal as they create new 3G networks where voice and data converge and which are based on packet switched rather than circuit switched telephony.
Trade Review"...both an overview of circuit- and packet-switched technologies, and a discussion of how services can be deployed in the resulting converged?networks." (
IEEE Network, New Books & Multimedia Column, November 2002)
Table of ContentsPreface.
Part I: Technology.
Introduction.
Circuit Switched Technologies.
The Transmission Infrastructure.
Intelligent Networks.
Mobile Networks.
Packet Switched Technologies.
Access Technologies.
Voice and Data Convergence.
Representing Information.
Directories more than just Information Storage.
Part II: Services, Architectures and Applications.
Introduction.
Intelligent Network Services.
Call Centres.
Internet Based Services.
Bringing it all together- The New Network Architecture.
Part III: Implications.
Introduction.
Expectation and Realisation.
Reference and Further Reading.
Glossary.
Index.
