E-Business and Distributed Systems Handbook: Networks Module - Softcover

Umar, Amjad

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0972741461 ISBN 13: 9780972741460

Publisher: Nge Solutions, 2003

Synopsis

This module presents network services that transport the traffic between consumers, businesses, suppliers, government agencies, and various other players in an Internet environment. This is one module of an extensive handbook that systematically discusses how to translate e-business strategies to working solutions by using the latest distributed computing technologies. Chapters of this module discuss the following topics: a) physical network concepts, categories, and technologies, b) network architectures and interconnectivity devices that combine the physical networks into a large global network (the Internet), c) telecom business that includes bandwidth trading and network integration, among others, d) wireless and broadband networks that are being merged to form the Next Generation Networks, e) discussion of IP in detail and evolution of the current Internet into Next Generation Internet, and f) industrial use (state of the practice), commercial product development (state of the market), and research activity (state of the art) in networks. Chapters of the module also include several real life examples and case studies to highlight practical applications. Additional information and instructor material available from author website (www.amjadumar.com).

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About the Author

AMJAD UMAR, Ph.D. is a Senior Scientist at Bellcore, and an Adjunct Professor at Rutgers University, Stevens Institute of Technology and the Fordham Graduate School of Business. At Bellcore, he specializes in distributed systems, and consults/leads projects in middleware for advanced data networks, electronic commerce, data quality, Web access to corporate resources, large scale data management, and legacy system re-engineering. He is also author of the companion book "Object-Oriented Client/Server Internet Environments."

Edition details

• Publisher: Nge Solutions
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0972741461
• ISBN 13: 9780972741460
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 260