Written for engineers, managers, and users, this book begins with an overview of basic telephony call processing, focusing on the differences between traditional circuit switching and more contemporary packet-based networks. A special section discusses telephony routing over IP. Major standards and protocols are described in detail. Particular attention is given to H.323, SIP, Megaco Protocol, and MGCP. Black is a consultant, and author, and a lecturer on computer networks and data communications. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Uyless Black is a widely known and respected consultant and lecturer on computer networks and data communications. He is author of all the books in his Prentice Hall Series in Advanced Communications Technologies, including Voice Over IP, ATM: Foundations for Broadband Networks, and IP Routing Protocols. He resides in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.