E-raamat: Next Generation Telecommunications Networks, Services, and Management

Twelve international telecommunications and informational academics and professionals contribute nine chapters reporting on current and developing trends, and examining the complex issues of developing, introducing, and managing state-of-the-art telecommunications technologies. The articles address next generation technologies and architectures, with the focus on networks, services, and management. Coverage includes changes, opportunities, and challenges; management of triple/quadruple play services from telecom and cable perspectives; next generation technologies, networks, and services; IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) and convergence management; next generation operations support systems (OSS) architecture; management of wireless ad hoc and sensor networks; strategic standards development and next generation management standards; and a forecast of telecommunications networks and services and their management into the 21st century. The text serves as a reference for professionals in industry, government, and academia, and as a textbook for graduate-level courses in telecommunications. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

An unprecedented look into the present and future of next generation networks, services, and management in the telecommunications industry

The telecommunications industry has advanced in rapid, significant, and unpredictable ways into the twenty-first century. Next Generation Telecommunications Networks, Services, and Management guides the global industry and academia even further by providing an in-depth look at current and developing trends, as well as examining the complex issues of developing, introducing, and managing cutting-edge telecommunications technologies.

This is an orchestrated set of original chapters written expressly for this book by topic experts from around the globe. It addresses next generation technologies and architectures, with the focus on networks, services, and management. Key topics include:

• Opportunities and challenges of next generation telecommunications networks, services, and management

• Tri/Quad Play and IP-based networks and services

• Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance, and Security (FCAPS) requirements

• Convergence and an important convergence vehicle, IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)

• Next generation operations and network management architecture

• Ad hoc wireless and sensor networks and their management

• Next generation operations and network management standards from a strategic perspective

• A defining look at the future in this field

This book will serve as a contemporary reference for the growing global community of telecommunication and information professionals in industry, government, and academia. It will be important to faculty and graduate students of telecommunications as a graduate textbook.