IP Convergence: The Next Revolution in Telecommunications / Edition 1

by Nathan J. Muller

Overview

This new book approaches the combination of voice, video, and data within the new communications paradigm of IP Convergence and examines how these different types of communication will be delivered to any environment from LAN to WAN at much less cost and complexity than either ISDN and ATM.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781580530125
Publisher:	Artech House, Incorporated
Publication date:	11/01/1999
Series:	Telecommunications Library Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	502
Product dimensions:	6.34(w) x 9.36(h) x 1.46(d)

About the Author

Nathan J. Muller is an independent consultant in Sterling, Virginia, specializing in advanced technology marketing, research, and education. He has 27 years of industry experience and holds an M.A. in Social & Organizational Behavior from George Washington University. He is the author of 15 books, including Desktop Encyclopedia of the Internet (Artech House, 1998) and over 1,500 published articles. He serves on the editorial board for the International Journal of Network Management.

Table of Contents

Preface. IP: The Once and Future Protocol. The Concept and Ramifications of IP Telephony. Value-Added Application: The Internet Call Center. Infrastructure for Voice-Data Convergence. Voice-Data Convergence in the Home and on the Road. Next Generation Networks. Third Generation Wireless Networks. Convergence via Multiservice Internetworking. Current Regulatory Environment. Appendices. Acronyms. Index.

Editorial Reviews

Examines the new communications paradigm of internet protocol (IP) convergence, which reduces voice, video, and data communications to a single packet stream. The author deals with both the technologies required, and the benefits, applications, vendor approaches, and regulatory issues that will shape the paradigm. The book is not an exhaustive overview of every product and service that has implications for voice-data convergence, but instead focuses on mainstream topics that are relevant now for corporate network users to be prepared for these issues as they arise. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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