Chapter 1. Networks and Telecommunications Software Evolution
- Iakovos Venieris1,
- Fabrizio Zizza2,
- Thomas Magedanz3
Published Online: 5 OCT 2001
DOI: 10.1002/0470841869.ch1
Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Book Title
Object Oriented Software Technologies in Telecommunications: From Theory to Practice
Additional Information
How to Cite
Mamais, G., Papadakis, A., Perdikeas, M. and Venieris, I. (2001) Networks and Telecommunications Software Evolution, in Object Oriented Software Technologies in Telecommunications: From Theory to Practice (eds I. Venieris, F. Zizza and T. Magedanz), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/0470841869.ch1
Editor Information
- 1
National Technical University of Athens, Greece
- 2
Siemens Information and Communication Networks SpA, Italy
- 3
IKV++ GmbH Informations und Kommunikations Technologie, Germany
Publication History
- Published Online: 5 OCT 2001
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780471623793
Online ISBN: 9780470841860
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- communication networks;
- telecommunication;
- telephony;
- Internet;
- distributed computing
Summary
An introductory chapter devoted to providing a short historical overview of data / communication networks and tracking the developments that have enabled the convergence of IT and telecoms. A unifying perspective is offered in a taxonomy that provides the framework for the more detailed examination of technologies representative of each network and service architecture type. Finally, new trends in IT network technologies are examined as exemplified by RSVP / DiffServices in the transport and signaling layers and distributed processing technologies and Java at the services layer.