Interconnecting the network of networks /

This book describes the transformation of telecommunications from national network monopolies to a new system, the "network of networks," and the glue that holds it together, interconnection. By their very nature, monopoly-owned networks provided a small number of standardized, nationwide...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Noam, Eli M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2001.
Subjects:
Computer networks.
Internetworking (Telecommunication)
Réseaux d'ordinateurs.
Interconnexion de réseaux (Télécommunications)
COMPUTERS > Networking > Vendor Specific.
COMPUTERS > Data Transmission Systems > General.
Computernetwerken.
Telecommunicatie.
Computer Communication Networks
ECONOMICS/General
INFORMATION SCIENCE/Communications & Telecommunications
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Interconnection as the Key to the Network of Networks
  • 2. Interconnection as Tool for the Creation of Monopoly
  • 3. Interconnection Policy as Tool to Establish Competition and Control Markets
  • 4. Pricing of Interconnection and Access
  • 5. Interconnection around the World
  • 6. Unbundling the Network
  • 7. Interconnection and Technology
  • 8. Interconnection and the Flow of Content
  • 9. Social Issues in the Interconnected Network: Universal Service and Privacy
  • 10. Into the Future.

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