Private Networks Public Objectives

ISBN 10: 0444825495 / ISBN 13: 9780444825490

Verlag: Emerald Group Pub Ltd, 1996

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Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers N15F-01847

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Private Networks Public Objectives
• Verlag: Emerald Group Pub Ltd
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1996
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0444825495
• ISBN-13: 9780444825490
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: Very Good

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Inhaltsangabe

The aim of this volume is to: model and explain the reason for various networking arrangements - public, private, hybrid, group, intra-organizational, virtual etc.; project the evolution of the telecommunications network into a pluralistic federation of subnetworks; analyze the economics of private networks, and the technological options and network configurations available to providers both of public and private capacity; examine the policy implications of use-privatization for social objectives traditionally incorporated in public networks, such as technical compatibility; universal service; common carriage; privacy; consumer protection; service quality; urban/rural service similarity; and ability to fashion national and international policies. Through its various contributors, this volume addresses the future of telecommunications and information systems, and the maintenance of traditional public objectives within the emerging network of networks.

Reseña del editor

The aim of this volume is to:

· model and explain the reason for various networking arrangements - public, private, hybrid, group, intra-organizational, virtual etc.;

· project the evolution of the telecommunications network into a pluralistic federation of subnetworks;

· analyze the economics of private networks, and the technological options and network configurations available to providers both of public and private capacity;

· examine the policy implications of use-privatization for social objectives traditionally incorporated in public networks, such as technical compatibility; universal service; common carriage; privacy; consumer protection; service quality; urban/rural service similarity; ability to fashion national and international policies.

Through its various contributors, this volume addresses the future of telecommunications and information systems, and the maintenance of traditional public objectives within the emerging network of networks.