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Chapter 10, Networks and Telecommunications

Telecommunications resources on the web
Information Superhighway
IP Telephony
Telecommunications in practice

Telecommunications resources on the web
Telecom Information Resources on the Internet: Maintained by Prof. Jeffrey MacKie-Mason at the University of Michigan.
The Telecom Corner: This site presents a brief history of telecommunications plus brief explanations of a number of telecom topics.
TelecomPolicy.net: This site is operated by the United States Telephone Association and focuses on issues telephone companies are concerned with, such as competition, deregulation, universal service, and changing long distance carriers.
Telecommunications Industry Association: This site provides telecommunications stastistics and links to many organizations in the industry, including those for setting standards.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC): The FCC site contains a wealth of information on issues the FCC is concerned with, such as the 1996 Telecommunications Act
Network Site by Raj Jain: This site is maintained by Raj Jain of Ohio State and contains numerous lectures, papers, reports and tutorials on telecommunications networks.
Web ProForum: Tutorials on Telecommunications Topics: "Web ProfForums are tutorials on the most current technologies in the communications and information industry. Each tutorial is objective, comprehensive, easy to understand, and designed to be completed in one hour.
Network Magazine: Tutorials on Telecommunications Topics: This is a complete set of tutorials on topics related to network hardware, network software, interoperability, internetworking, and network management.
Information Superhighway
United States National Information Infrastructure Virtual Library: The publications section of this Web site lists a large number of government reports related to the national information infrastructure.
IP Telephony
TheIPsite.com: This site is a source of information on emerging, facilities-based IP telephony providers throughout North America. The site includes daily technological, financial and regulatory news items on IP carriers, as well as a searchable IP Directory.
IP v 6: the next version of the Internet Protocol: This web site is dedicated to the "next generation" Internet Protocol designed by the Internet Engineering Task Force, a large open international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet.
Telecommunications in practice
The Cost of Networking: The cost of network hardware and bandwidth has fallen steadily over the last few years, but increased use and growing complexity has the total cost of networking spiraling upward.

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