Next Generation Internet: Creating Advanced Networks and Services - Softcover

Mambretti, Joel; Schmidt, Andrew

 
9780471327622: Next Generation Internet: Creating Advanced Networks and Services
Softcover
ISBN 10: 047132762X ISBN 13: 9780471327622
Publisher: Wiley, 1999

Synopsis

A guide to understanding the emerging technologies and services of the new Internet

The groundwork for the next generation Internet (NGI) is rapidly being laid, and now it's only a matter of time before a truly universal, fully interactive, multimedia Information Superhighway is realized. Many organizations are already connecting to powerful new Internet services. Enabling the seamless convergence of communications and computation, the next version of the Internet will be no mere upgrade; it will be based on a communications technology revolution.

Written by Joel Mambretti and Andrew Schmidt, who have been intimately involved with the development of the next generation Internet, this book helps you to understand and prepare for the internetworking revolution. The authors explain why we need a next generation Internet and discuss the crucial design issues we face, from the application, technical, and network services perspectives. They also explore in detail the enabling technologies behind the next generation Internet. Writing for both corporate decision-makers and the technical community, they present:
* Architecture
* Services and service management
* Core protocols and technologies
* Standards, governance, and ongoing partnerships
* Differentiated Services
* GigaPOPs
* National and international pilot programs-both active and planned
* International next generation Internet projects
* Universal accessibility
* Advanced Internet applications

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About the Author

Joel Mambretti is Director of the International Center for Advanced Internet Research and the Metropolitan Research and Education Network (MREN), which interlinks major Midwest universities and national labs. MREN, a prototype advanced network for next generation Internet initiatives, has been in operation since 1994.

Andrew Schmidt is Chief Architect of next generation Internet services for Ameritech, manager of services for the largest Internet exchange in the world, and a Research Associate at iCAIR.

From the Back Cover

A guide to understanding the emerging technologies and services of the new Internet

The groundwork for the next generation Internet (NGI) is rapidly being laid, and now it's only a matter of time before a truly universal, fully interactive, multimedia Information Superhighway is realized. Many organizations are already connecting to powerful new Internet services. Enabling the seamless convergence of communications and computation, the next version of the Internet will be no mere upgrade; it will be based on a communications technology revolution.

Written by Joel Mambretti and Andrew Schmidt, who have been intimately involved with the development of the next generation Internet, this book helps you to understand and prepare for the internetworking revolution. The authors explain why we need a next generation Internet and discuss the crucial design issues we face, from the application, technical, and network services perspectives. They also explore in detail the enabling technologies behind the next generation Internet. Writing for both corporate decision-makers and the technical community, they present:
* Architecture
* Services and service management
* Core protocols and technologies
* Standards, governance, and ongoing partnerships
* Differentiated Services
* GigaPOPs
* National and international pilot programs-both active and planned
* International next generation Internet projects
* Universal accessibility
* Advanced Internet applications

Reviews

The next version of the Internet, which is already a working project in the United States called "Abilene," is projected to be almost 1000 times faster than our current Internet. This tremendous speed difference will make possible new ways of communicating, and it is not unreasonable to expect the web as we know it to disappear the same way Gophers vanished when the web first appeared. Mambretti and Schmidt's book cannot predict the future, but it's an exhilarating read. Definitely a book for managers.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Publisher
Wiley
Publication date
1999
Language
English
ISBN 10 
047132762X
ISBN 13 
9780471327622
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
324