Next Generation Telecommunications Networks, Services, and Management / IEEE Press Series on Network Management (ePub)

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.