Architecting the Telecommunication Evolution : Toward Converged Network Services (Hardcover)

INTRODUCTIONThe Evolution of Internet TelephonyProblem StatementSolutionsINTERNET TELEPHONY: THE EVOLUTION OF A SERVICE-ORIENTED ARCHITECTUREIntroductionService Architecture for Traditional Telephone NetworkInternet Services ArchitectureRequirements of a Telecommunications SOAConclusionBACKGROUND: PROVIDING TELEPHONY SERVICEService Architecture for the Wireline Public Switched Telephone NetworkService Architecture for the Cellular Public Switched Telephone NetworkService Architecture for Internet TelephonyCOMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SIGNALING PROTOCOLSDesirable Properties of a Candidate ProtocolProtocols EvaluatedComparative AnalysisThe Novel SIP-Based ApproachCROSSOVER SERVICES ORIGINATION ON THE INTERNETIntroductionMotivationCall Model Mapping with State Sharing (CMM/SS)Implementing CMM/SSResults from CMM/SSPerformance of CMM/SSCMM/SS: A General SolutionLimitations of CMM/SSRelated WorkConclusionCROSSOVER SERVICES ORIGINATING ON THE PUBLIC SWITCHED TELEPHONE NETWORKIntroductionArchitecture for PSTN-Originated Crossover ServicesResearch ChallengesAn XML Schema to Represent Events in the PSTNProposed Extensions to SIPExamplesA Taxonomy of PSTN-Originated Crossover ServicesSIP: The Distributed MiddlewareRelated WorkConclusionSMART SPACES IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DOMAINIntroductionResearch Thrusts of Pervasive ComputingImplementing a Telecommunications Smart SpaceDesign and Implementation of the Event ManagerPerformance Analysis of the Event ManagerRelated WorkConclusionCONCLUSIONSAPPENDICESAppendix A: The SPIRITS (Services in PSTN Requesting Internet Services) ProtocolAppendix B: Interworking SIP and Intelligent Network (IN) ApplicationsAppendix C: XML Schema for PSTN EventsAppendix D: XML Schema for SMS to IMAppendix E: Raw Data for Event Manager Performance AnalysisAppendix F: BibliographyINDEX