Next-generation network technology and applications

Author: Wan Xiaoyu
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: This book starts from both the technology and applications of Next Generation Network (NGN), systematically and comprehensively discussing the important protocols, key technologies, and business applications involved in NGN. The book is divided into 11 chapters. The technical section elaborates on traditional voice technology and VoIP; several important protocols applied to softswitch: H.323 protocol, SIP protocol, MGCP protocol, and H.248 protocol; various transmission technologies applied to current and future networks; wireless and wired access technologies; network information representation technologies and directory technologies widely used in NGN. The business application section focuses on intelligent network services, call centers, internet services, and NGN business integration, and explores the current development status of NGN in China using Alcatel Shanghai Bell's NGN experimental network as an example. This book focuses on the practical application of NGN in the telecommunications field—from technology to application, with content ranging from simple to complex. It serves as a technical reference for telecommunications network strategy experts, telecommunications network design engineers, telecommunications managers, and operators, and is also suitable for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in telecommunications engineering-related fields in universities and colleges.