Voice, Video, and Data Network Convergence: Architecture and Design, From VoIP to Wireless

✍ Scribed by Juanita Ellis, Charles Pursell, Joy Rahman

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 353
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Covers the latest standards and those being developed in an ever-evolving field Provides insight into the latest technology of video and data over wireless networks and how convergence will be a driving force in this industry Provides an understanding of the true capabilities behind each vendor's solution to allow for informed buying decisions A recent survey of 500 U.S. companies with multiple locations found that 81% are planning to implement IP Telephony on their local area networks (LANs) in 2003, and two-thirds are looking at convergence for their wide area networks (WANs) as well. This includes voice, video and data over hard line and wireless networks. Today, new standards and technologies are being developed to support convergence and voice over IP (VoIP) and Video over IP and wireless. Because convergence covers the voice and data world, it will be critical to understand all of these environments. This book provides detailed information on convergence network models, protocol stacks, routing algorithms, gateways and switches required to support these networks. Covers the latest standards and those being developed in an ever-evolving field Provides insight into the latest technology of video and data over wireless networks and how convergence will be a driving force in this industry Provides an understanding of the true capabilities behind each vendor's solution to allow for informed buying decisions

✦ Table of Contents

front cover......Page 1
copyright......Page 5
table of contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 12
List of Acronyms......Page 18
1. Differences in Data and Voice Traffic......Page 24
2. Networks Supported - Keeping Existing Infrastructures in Place......Page 44
3. The IP-Based Converged Network Elements......Page 86
4. VoIP Technology......Page 104
5. Approaches to Implementing VoIP Architectures......Page 126
6. VoIP Clients......Page 140
7. Video on the Converged Network......Page 160
8. Convergence on Wireless Networks......Page 190
9. Convergence Standards and Protocols......Page 212
10. Management and Control Protocols......Page 244
11. Quality of Service (QoS) - Overcoming One of the Biggest Challenges......Page 268
12. Deployment Strategies - Issues and Enterprise Challenges of Deployment......Page 292
13. Prepare for Convergence-Ready Network - A Solid Approach......Page 310
14. The Next Phase, Applications Using the Converged Network......Page 326
index......Page 348