Object Oriented Software Technologies in Telecommunications
From Theory to Practice
Edited by Iakovos Venieris, National Technical University of Athens, Greece, Fabrizio Zizza, Siemens Information and Communication Networks SpA, Italy and Thomas Magedanz, IKV++ GmbH Informations und Kommunikations Technologie, Germany


0471 62379 2 April 2000 Hardback 294pp



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Object oriented technology plays an integral role in computer communications and multimedia service provisioning, and has played an enormous part in providing solutions to problems in the development of telecommunications technology. Drawing together these two key fields, this indispensable guide enables telecommunications engineers to understand the basic principles of OO technology. It also presents crucial information enlightening software engineers on the ways in which OO software technology can be applied to the field of telecommunications.
  • Covers both theoretical and practical aspects of OO technology, which may offer solutions to problems in future telecommunications development
  • Focuses on the evolution of the Intelligent Network towards a distributed Intelligent Broadband Network
  • Discusses the benefits of DOT and MAT technologies
  • Describes how the concentrated Broadband Intelligent Network can become distributed
  • Presents comprehensive accounts of OO design methodologies; distributed object technologies (CORBA); independent code (Java) and intelligent and mobile agent technologies
  • Features an important, large scale case study, explaining the practical aspects of the technologies for a complex telecommunications service engineering task
The wide scope of the topics covered in this volume will prove invaluable to managers, network and service engineers and researchers as well as students of relevant fields.

Contents:

    Part I: The need for Advanced Software Technologies in Telecommunications Networks

    1. Networks and Telecommunications Software Evolution
    2. Future Trends in Telecommunications Software Technologies

    Part II: Enabling Software Technologies

    1. Object Oriented Design Methodologies
    2. Distributed Object Technology
    3. Machine Independent Code
    4. Agents

    Part III: Study case:

    1. Distributed Intelligent Broadband Network: Evolution Towards a Distributed Intelligent Broadband Network
    2. Architecture of Distributed Intelligent Broadband Network
    3. Deployment of DOT/MAT Technology into the Distributed Intelligent Broadband Network
    4. Service Specification in the Distributed Intelligent Broadband Network

    Appendix

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