Building Next-Generation Converged Networks: Theory and Practice (Hardcover)

Supplying a comprehensive introduction to next-generation networks, Building Next-Generation Converged Networks: Theory and Practice strikes a balance between how and why things work and how to make them work. It compiles recent advancements along with basic issues from the wide range of fields related to next generation networks.

Containing the contributions of 56 industry experts and researchers from 16 different countries, the book presents relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest research. It investigates new technologies such as IPv6 over Low Power Wireless Personal Area Network (6LoWPAN) architectures, standards, mobility, and security. Presenting the material in a manner that entry-level readers can easily grasp the fundamentals, the book is organized into five parts:

1. Multimedia Streaming—deals with multimedia streaming in networks of the future—from basics to more in-depth information for the experts
2. Safety and Security in Networks—addresses the issues related to security, including fundamental Internet and cyber-security concepts that will be relevant in any future network
3. Network Management and Traffic Engineering—includes coverage of mathematical modeling-based works
4. Information Infrastructure and Cloud Computing—integrates information about past achievements, present conditions, and future expectations in information infrastructure-related areas
5. Wireless Networking—touches on the various aspects of wireless networks and technologies

The text includes coverage of Internet architectures and protocols, embedded systems and sensor networks, web services, Cloud technologies, and next-generation wireless networking. Reporting on the latest advancements in the field, it provides you with the understanding required to contribute towards the materialization of future networks. This book is suitable for graduate students, researchers, academics, industry practitioners working in the area of wired or wireless networking, and basically anyone who wants to improve his or her understanding of the topics related to next-generation networks.

《建構下一代融合網路：理論與實踐》提供了對下一代網路的全面介紹，平衡了事物的運作原理和如何使其運作的方法。它匯編了與下一代網路相關領域的最新進展和基本問題。本書收錄了來自16個不同國家的56位行業專家和研究人員的貢獻，呈現了相關的理論框架和最新研究成果。它探討了IPv6 over Low Power Wireless Personal Area Network (6LoWPAN)架構、標準、移動性和安全性等新技術。本書以入門級讀者易於理解基礎知識的方式組織內容，分為五個部分：

1. 多媒體串流 - 從基礎知識到專家級深入資訊，探討未來網路中的多媒體串流。
2. 網路安全 - 處理與安全相關的問題，包括基本的網際網路和網路安全概念，這些概念在任何未來網路中都是相關的。
3. 網路管理和流量工程 - 包括基於數學建模的作品。
4. 資訊基礎設施和雲端運算 - 整合了過去的成就、現況和未來對資訊基礎設施相關領域的期望。
5. 無線網路 - 涉及無線網路和技術的各個方面。

本書還包括對網際網路架構和協議、嵌入式系統和感測網路、網路服務、雲端技術和下一代無線網路的涵蓋。報導了該領域的最新進展，為您提供了理解未來網路實現所需的知識。本書適合研究生、研究人員、學者、從事有線或無線網路領域工作的業界從業人員，以及任何希望提高對下一代網路相關主題理解的人士。