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  • © 2002

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Editors:
  1. Daniel Hardy
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  2. Guy Malléus
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  3. Jean-Noël Méreur
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  • Extensive reference and texbook on 21st century telecommunications
  • Written by experienced industrial experts, most of them from Cisco Systems
  • Written in a easy-to-understand manner
  • Four-color layout

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Table of contents (29 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVI
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  2. Changes in the Telecommunications Landscape

    1. Front Matter

      Pages XVII-XVII
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    2. The evolution of telecommunications regulation

      • Daniel Hardy, Guy Malléus, Jean-Noël Méreur
      Pages 1-12

    3. The evolution of the telecommunications market

      • Daniel Hardy, Guy Malléus, Jean-Noël Méreur
      Pages 13-77

    4. Challenges for tomorrow’s networks

      • Daniel Hardy, Guy Malléus, Jean-Noël Méreur
      Pages 79-93

  3. Key Technologies for Tomorrow’s Telecommunications Networks

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 94-94
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    2. The rise of digitization

      • Daniel Hardy, Guy Malléus, Jean-Noël Méreur
      Pages 95-123

    3. Optics, the key to the ultra high-speed networks

      • Daniel Hardy, Guy Malléus, Jean-Noël Méreur
      Pages 125-179

    4. Radio access: the key to global mobility

      • Daniel Hardy, Guy Malléus, Jean-Noël Méreur
      Pages 181-232

    5. Adaptation of existing wire access for digital

      • Daniel Hardy, Guy Malléus, Jean-Noël Méreur
      Pages 233-246

    6. Packet mode, the key to multi-speed networks

      • Daniel Hardy, Guy Malléus, Jean-Noël Méreur
      Pages 247-312

    7. Quality of service and IP traffic engineering

      • Daniel Hardy, Guy Malléus, Jean-Noël Méreur
      Pages 313-328

    8. Software technology for telecommunications

      • Daniel Hardy, Guy Malléus, Jean-Noël Méreur
      Pages 329-358

    9. Control of networks and services

      • Daniel Hardy, Guy Malléus, Jean-Noël Méreur
      Pages 359-374

    10. Signalling protocols

      • Daniel Hardy, Guy Malléus, Jean-Noël Méreur
      Pages 375-407

    11. Information Systems

      • Daniel Hardy, Guy Malléus, Jean-Noël Méreur
      Pages 409-429

    12. Application protocols

      • Daniel Hardy, Guy Malléus, Jean-Noël Méreur
      Pages 431-442

    13. Description languages

      • Daniel Hardy, Guy Malléus, Jean-Noël Méreur
      Pages 443-457

    14. Security techniques

      • Daniel Hardy, Guy Malléus, Jean-Noël Méreur
      Pages 459-471

  4. Networks and Services in the Year 2000

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 472-472
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Revolution, transformation, upheaval and promise! Yesterday, the technologies of com­ munication were accessible only to experts; today, they are a subject of constant discussion in the media. New services are advertised on a daily basis, and the potential, realized or not, of these technologies is a constant source of comment and discussion. But beyond the media frenzy, things really are developing with increasing speed, driven by the power of the Internet. The network has built up an ongoing relationship between research centres, development teams and marketing teams, allowing a constructive collaboration between technologies. The network has become the catalyst for its own evolution. The arrival of IP and GSM has given rise to new corporate giants, like Cisco Systems and Nokia. Operators, witnessing the diversification of their main sources of revenue, have been forced to merge or split. Entirely new actors from various horizons are counting on their ability to act as operators without a network to their name. Traditional equipment manufacturers have had to rethink their product lines in view of these new foundations. Likewise, governments have understood the need to create a body of laws that promote the harmonious and rapid development of networks to offer alternatives for operators and service providers. These often complex regulations act both as constraint and opportunity for operators and give direction to the actions of actors across the board.

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