IP Convergence in Global Telecommunications - New Telecommunication Network Architectures for Integrated Services

Abstract

Global telecommunication networks are changing from their traditional role of providing voice services to one of data service provisioning. As a result, the strategic direction and future network architectures of telecommunication service providers are also changing. This report examines the drivers influencing this new direction, technologies supporting the change and likely next generation network architectures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA397804

Entities

People

  • Darren Wilksch
  • Peter Shoubridge

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bandwidth
  • Commerce
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Communications
  • Computer Networks
  • Electronic Commerce
  • Electronic Mail
  • Engineering
  • Internet
  • Intranet
  • Local Area Networks
  • Network Architecture
  • Network Protocols
  • Optical Fibers
  • Standards
  • Voice Communications
  • Voice Over Internet Protocol

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Systems Analysis and Design