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An unprecedented look into the present and future of next generation networks, services, and management in the telecommunications industryThe 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 managementTri/Quad Play and IP-based networks and servicesFault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance, and Security (FCAPS) requirementsConvergence and an important convergence vehicle, IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)Next generation operations and network management architectureAd hoc wireless and sensor networks and their managementNext generation operations and network management standards from a strategic perspectiveA defining look at the future in this fieldThis 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.
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NEXT GENERATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, SERVICES, AND MANAGEMENT
IEEE Press 445 Hoes Lane Piscataway, NJ 08854 IEEE Press Editorial Board Lajos Hanzo, Editor in Chief R. Abari J. Anderson S. Basu A. Chatterjee
T. Chen T. G. Croda M. El-Hawary S. Farshchi
B. M. Hammerli O. Malik S. Nahavandi W. Reeve
Kenneth Moore, Director of IEEE Book and Information Services (BIS)
Technical Reviewer Lakshmi Raman
Books in the IEEE Press Series on Network Management Telecommunications Network Management Into the 21st Century, Co-Editors Thomas Plevyak and Salah Aidarous, 1994 Telecommunications Network Management: Technologies and Implementations, Co-Editors Thomas Plevyak and Salah Aidarous, 1997 Fundamentals of Telecommunications Network Management, by Lakshmi Raman, 1999 Security for Telecommunications Management Network, by Moshe Rozenblit, 2000 Integrated Telecommunications Management Solutions, by Graham Chen and Quinzheng Kong, 2000 Managing IP Networks: Challenges and Opportunities, Co-Editors Thomas Plevyak and the late Salah Aidarous, 2003
NEXT GENERATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, SERVICES, AND MANAGEMENT Edited by
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