The telecommunications industry has advanced in rapid, significant, and unpredictable ways into the twenty-first century. Next Generation Telecommunications Networks, Services, and Management guides the global industry and academia even further by providing an in-depth look at current and developing trends, as well as examining the complex issues of developing, introducing, and managing cutting-edge telecommunications technologies.

This is an orchestrated set of original chapters written expressly for this book by topic experts from around the globe. It addresses next generation technologies and architectures, with the focus on networks, services, and management. Key topics include:

• Opportunities and challenges of next generation telecommunications networks, services, and management

• Tri/Quad Play and IP-based networks and services

• Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance, and Security (FCAPS) requirements

• Convergence and an important convergence vehicle, IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)

• Next generation operations and network management architecture

• Ad hoc wireless and sensor networks and their management

• Next generation operations and network management standards from a strategic perspective

• A defining look at the future in this field

This book will serve as a contemporary reference for the growing global community of telecommunication and information professionals in industry, government, and academia. It will be important to faculty and graduate students of telecommunications as a graduate textbook.