NGN Architectures, Protocols and Services (PDF)

Comprehensive coverage explaining the correlation and
synergy between Next Generation Networks and the existing
standardized technologies

This book focuses on Next Generation Networks (NGN); in
particular, on NGN architectures, protocols and services, including
technologies, regulation and business aspects. NGN provides
convergence between the traditional telecommunications and the
Internet, and it is globally standardized by the ITU (International
Telecommunication Union), where ITU is the United Nations
specialized agency for Information and Communication Technologies
- ICTs. The convergence towards the NGN is based on the
Internet technologies, and the introductory chapters cover the
Internet fundamentals of today, including architectures, protocols
(IPv4, IPv6, TCP, DNS, etc.), Internet services (WWW, e-mail,
BitTorrent, Skype, and more), as well as Internet governance.
Further, the prerequisite for convergence of all ICT services over
single network architectures is broadband access to the Internet.
Hence, the book includes architectures of fixed broadband Internet
access networks, such as DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) networks,
cable networks, FTTH (Fiber To The Home), next generation passive
and active optical networks, and metro Ethernet. It also covers
network architectures for next generation (4G) mobile and wireless
networks (LTE/LTE-Advanced, and Mobile WiMAX 2.0), then Fixed
Mobile Convergence - FMC, next generation mobile services, as well
as business and regulatory aspects for next generation mobile
networks and services.

* Comprehensive coverage explaining the correlation and synergy
between Next Generation Networks and the existing standardized
technologies

* Focuses on Next Generation Networks (NGN) as defined by the
ITU, including performance, service architectures and mechanisms,
common IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem), control and signalling
protocols used in NGN, security approaches, identity management,
NGN Service Overlay Networks, and NGN business models

* Examines the most important NGN services, including QoS-enabled
VoIP, IPTV over NGN, web services in NGN, peer-to-peer services,
Ubiquitous Sensor Network (USN) services, VPN services in NGN,
Internet of things and web of things

* Includes the transition towards NGN from the PSTN (Public
Switched Telephone Networks) and from the best-effort Internet via
the same Internet access

* Explores advanced topics such as IPv6-based NGN, network
virtualization, and future packet based networks, as well as
business challenges and opportunities for the NGN evolved networks
and services

Essential reading for engineers and employees from regulatory
bodies, government organisations, telecommunication companies, ICT
companies.