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A review of the current and likely future state of Internet Protocol networking and a survey of charging Internet services, IP security, and the future of the optical Internet as an integration of optical and IP technologies are discussed.
Abstract
34:517 MANAGING IP NETWORKS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES edited by Salah Aidarous and Thomas Plevyak (New York: Wiley-Interscience “IEEE Press Series on Network Management,” 2003—$89.95, ISBN 0-471-39299-5, 360 pp., tables, charts, references, acronyms, index) sees two long-time experts review the current and likely future state of Internet Protocol networking. The late Salah Aidarous long worked for NEC and Nortel, while Plevyak edits the IEEE Communications Magazine. Chapters contributed by a host of authorities discuss current practices and their evolution (co-authored by Vint Cerf, one of the Internet’s founders), eCommerce, quality of service questions in IP networks, a survey of charging Internet services, IP security, and the future of the optical Internet as an integration of optical and IP technologies. Some of this presumes a pretty strong grounding in electrical engineering, but parts are accessible by those lacking such background. (Chris Sterling)