IP Communications and Services for NGN (Hardcover, 1st)

List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Acronyms

Access Networks
Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)
Speech Coding for PSTN
Mobile Networks
Wireless Cellular Networks
Hybrid Networks
Unified Cellular and Ad-Hoc Network Architecture (UCAN)
Mobile Ad-Hoc Network Architecture (MANET)
Wireless Moving Networks Architectures
Advantages and Disadvantages of Previous Network
Architecture Models
Overview of Network Technology

WiMAX: Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access
What Is Broadband Communication?
Wireless Last Mile
Physical Layer
WiMAX Spectrum Overview
Medium Access Control (MAC)
QoS Framework and Service Types in WiMAX
Advantages and Disadvantages of IEEE 802.16e
WiMAX Compared with Other Technologies
Mobility Management
Packet Header
Security Architecture
Encryption

SCTP and Vertical Handoff
Vertical Handoff
WWAN-WLAN Vertical Handoff
Main Features of SCTP and Mobile SCTP
Mobile SCTP
Reliable Server Pooling
Using mSCTP for WWAN-WLAN Vertical Handoff
Simultaneous Handoffs

Mobility
Distinction between Mobility Types
Mobility in the Network Layer
Mobile IPv6 Host Mobility Solution
Route Optimization
Mobile IP Network Mobility

IPv6
Quick Refresher in IPv4
IPv6
Next Header Options
Structure of IPv6 Addresses
Mobility

RSVP: Resource Reservation Protocol
Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP)
Issues to Consider in Resource Reservation
RSVP Design Philosophy
RSVP Reservation Messages
Details of RSVP Operation

MPLS: MultiProtocol Label Switching
MPLS Terminology and Concepts
MPLS and Its Components
MPLS Packet Header
MPLS Protocol Stack
Labels and Label Bindings
Label Distribution Protocol
Operation of MPLS
Forwarding of Packets
MPLS Core

QoS: Quality-of-Service
Bandwidth
Throughput
Delay
QoS Architectures and Models

SIP: Session Initiation Protocol
SIP: A Historical Snapshot
Overview of SIP
SIP Protocol Stack
Characteristics
SIP-Enabled Functions
SIP Networks and Services
SIP Mobility
Error Recovery
Problems with SIP in a Network
Quality-of-Service and SIP
SIP-Based Applications and Services

SIP Security
Threats from Vulnerability of SIP
Security Loopholes in SIP
Attacks and Threat Models
Security Vulnerabilities and Mechanisms
SIP URI Scheme
HTTP Authentication
Application Layer Security Mechanisms
SIP Processing Cost

SIP Quality-of-Service Performance
QoS Performance of SIP
Quality-of-Service and SIP
Mobility Management Using Mobile IP
Handoff Delay
Performance of SIP in Fax over IP
Effects of Security Protocols on Performance of SIP

Softswitch
Hard and Soft Switching
Architecture of the Softswitch
Media Gateway Controller
Media Gateway Control Protocol

IMS: IP Multimedia Subsystem
Intelligent Multimedia Subsystem
IMS Architecture
Vertical versus Horizontal Integration Services
Service Enablers in IMS
Access to Services
Service Inter-Operator Relation and Interoperability
Creation of Services in User Terminals
Interworking with Legacy Networks
Enabler of Convergence
Device Types versus Networks
Regulatory Concerns
Evolution Paths to All-IP

Real-Time Protocols
RTP: Real-Time Transport Protocol
RTP Functions
Using RTP
Mixers and Translators
The Structure of the RTP Packet
RTP Packet Header
Synchronization
Application Level Framing in RTP

RTCP: Real-Time Control Protocol
RTCP Packets
Determination of QoS Parameters
Structure of RTCP Messages
RTCP Overhead
RTSP: Real-Time Streaming Protocol
Operation of RTSP
Global Control Messages
Content Request
RTSP Methods

VoIP: Voice over Internet Protocol
Fundamentals of VoIP Technology
Benefits
Coding
Signaling
Challenges
Implementation
Integration of IP and PSTN
Performance Measures
Strategies

The VoIP Market
The High Cost of Mobile Phone Access
Why VoIP Was Not Popular with Telecommunication
Operators
VoIP Sectors
Routing of VoIP Calls
VoIP-Based Service

IPTV: Internet Protocol Television
IPTV System Architecture
IPTV System Description
Standards
Multicasting of IPTV
IPTV over Wireless
Peer-to-Peer (P2P) IPTV
Packet Loss in IP Networks

Index

Each chapter includes a Summary, a Practice Set: Review, Questions, Exercises, and References