{"product_id":"9780470753675","title":"Triple Play Building the converged network for IP, VoIP and IPTV","description":"\u003ch3\u003eTelecoms Explained\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eTriple Play\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBuilding the converged network for IP, VoIP and IPTV\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrancisco J. Hens | José M. Caballero\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Engineering \/ Telecommunications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e“Triple Play”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis a combination of Internet access, voice communication (telephony), and entertainment services such as IP television and video on demand\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe erosion of the traditional voice service, together with the ever-increasing competition between companies, is pushing the telecommunications industry towards a major shift in its business models. Customers want more services in a more flexible way. Today, this shift can only be carried out by offering converged services built around the Internet Protocol (IP). Triple Play, a bundle of voice, video, and data services for residential customers, is the basis of this new strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHens and Caballero explain how and why the telecommunications industry is facing this change, how to define, implement and offer these new services, and describes the technology behind the converged network. \u003ci\u003eTriple Play\u003c\/i\u003e analyses a number of business strategies to minimise costs, while migrating infrastructures and offering new services.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTriple Play:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes the elementary concepts of triple play service provision and gives detailed technical information to highlight key aspects.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscussed access networks, transport, signaling, service definition and business models.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers the latest innovations in Triple Play services such as Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM), VDSL2 (Very High Speed http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Digital_Subscriber second generation), pseudowires andMultiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS).\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores video solutions (encoding, IPTV, VoD) alongside transmission and switching technologies (Ethernet, DSL, PON, NG-SDH).\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a chapter on IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) and on fixed\/mobile convergence. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTriple Play: Building the Converged Network for IP, VoIP and IPTV\u003c\/i\u003e provides decision makers, engineers, telecommunications operators, network equipment manufacturers, installers and IT managers with a thorough understanding of the changes of traditional voice service and its impact upon the telecommunications industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrancisco J. Hens\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior technology specialist at Trends Communications Ltd. He holds a B.Eng. and an M.A. in Telecommunications from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Francisco has a wide experience in local and extended networks, and many of his interests include most of the technologies deployed in the field of triple play, voice, video and data applications: TCP\/IP architecture and routing, Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet, SDH, ATM, and DSL. He has published books, articles and white papers on these subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosé M. Caballero\u003c\/b\u003e is the International Marketing manager for Trend Communications Ltd. He has an M.B.A., B.S. and an M.A. in computer communications. José has previously worked as a Communications Developer, Consultant at IBM, and is currently Director of Telecommunications in the UOC university. He is an acknowledged expert in next-generation networks and has published several articles, interviews and books on these subjects in the U.S., UK, Spain and Mexico. Over the last ten years José has given over 90 international lectures, seminars and conferences on Triple Play, NGN, SDH\/SONET, 3G and Gigabit Ethernet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 May 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470753675\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e416\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30.08\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315600552076,"sku":"9780470753675","price":68.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470753675.jpg?v=1780155681","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780470753675","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}