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Next Generation Internet: Creating Advanced Networks and Services

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I liked this book because it describes many REAL projects that are underway. It does not discuss only the technology behind the projects, it also relates specific technology to those projects. Also the book has a whole chapter devoted to International advanced Internet projects. This is a very important and interesting topc, which I have not seen in other books.

This is a first rate book that presents many key concepts and technologies behind what may be the most important revolution in the history of communications. The implications of this revolution are profound, namly the transformation of existing communication systems to the Internet protocol. The current Internet is only the beginning. One day everyone will have access to very advanced high performance Internet services.

I highly recommend this book. I found it to be very informative and useful. The next Internet will be great.

As I discovered to my disappointment, much of the material seems reprinted or adapted from other books -- eg by Schmidt (one of the co-authors) and Minoli. Relatively little explanation is provided (eg of how IP over ATM actually works), so that the reader not really familiar with these issues could be left confused.

Great book for managers, easy to understand. Written with a real world point of view.