SS7 − The Quiet Revolution That Changed Your Telephone Service - Softcover

Harvey, Ralph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1482349973 ISBN 13: 9781482349979

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

Just about everyone is familiar with cellphones, smartphone apps, and ways to access social media while on the go. But what about the system that connects the world’s telephone networks, and that makes seamless roaming and local number portability possible? The Internet? No, the enabling technology is Signaling System 7 − or SS7 − a signaling and control system that is both ubiquitous and virtually unknown to the public. SS7 has radically changed your life and the world that you live in, but most of the available information about SS7 was developed for telecommunication engineers and network executives. SS7 − The Quiet Revolution That Changed Your Telephone Service provides you and other readers with an overview of this fascinating system, how the underlying technologies developed, and how after four decades SS7 enables telecommunication networks to both function and evolve. Written for non-technical readers, this mini-book will be of interest to cellphone and Internet users, students, and adults who may be searching for a new career. This book received Honorable Mention in the Business/Technology category at the 2013 Great Northwest Book Festival.

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About the Author

Ralph Harvey [not to be confused by another author with the same name] writes primarily about civil and military aviation, history and technology. Developing the Gull-Winged F4U Corsair − And Taking It To Sea compliments existing texts about the historic naval fighter, and was inspired by the author’s personal acquaintance with Vought engineers and test pilots. Man of the Waterfront: The Story of Kaye Williams and Captain’s Cove is the long awaited biography of one of America’s most unique and fascinating waterfront entrepreneurs. SS7 − The Quiet Revolution That Changed Your Telephone Service reveals the intriguing history of the hidden signaling system that enables the world's telephone companies to route phone calls, permit seamless roaming and enable the delivery of smartphone apps while on the go. A former transport pilot, the author’s experience as a parent and adjunct college instructor has reinforced his belief in the benefits of reading and lifetime learning.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1482349973
• ISBN 13: 9781482349979
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 136