Author Description

Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) is a forward-looking telecommunication network that accommodates both present and near-future information movement needs. The goal of ISDN is to have one common network to move all possible types of information (text, music, images, video, fax, etc.). This book offers a broad even treatment of the perspectives necessary to understand ISDN. It includes a technical overview, an evolutionary view, and it discusses related legal and regulatory issues. The author discusses the importance of this technology, and how it will affect the future of telecommunications.Features: describes the forward-looking telecommunications network of ISDN; explains terminology, technology, and strategic importance of ISDN to today's organizations; explores key attributes which clarify ISDN from today's telephony; discusses the standards and protocols involved with ISDN and how they affect individuals and organizations; and provides a unifying view of how the ISDN technology affects the wide spectrum of end-users.The ISDN Literacy Book answers the questions of WHAT is ISDN, HOW can individuals and organizations use it, WHY would someone want to use it, WHEN can using it begin, WHERE is it available, and WHO provides the equipment and services.