Contents : - Contents by Author - University Program Sponsors - Executive Perspectives - The RBOCs Are Going to Win the High-Speed Access Wars - GPON: The Next Big Thing in Optical Access Networks - Conceptual Barriers for Effective Network Design - Adaptive COTS OSSs:Introduction and Technologies - Making Innovation Happen - Life Organization, or How Communication Providers Can Become Co-Managers with the Customer - Original Design and Manufacturing Services:Selecting the Right Partner - Assurance: A Past, Present,and Future Perspective - Network Management - Beyond Access: Raising the Volume of Information in a Cluttered Environment - Performance Evaluation of Analog Fiber-Optic Links - Equivalence of Fast Circuit Switching and Connection-Oriented Packet Switching - Strategy Development for the Information Economy - Evolution Toward Converged Services and Networks - The Seventh Strategy for Fixed-Line Carriers - Transforming Access Networks for Success and Profitability in the 21 st Century - Czech DWDM National Research Network: A Case Study - Important Mechanisms Available Today for Bridging the Digital Divide by Bringing Connectivity to Underserved Areas of the World - Building Networks that Create Value - Next-Generation Services - Road Maps for Next-Generation Data Transport Networks - Information Revolution:The Next Generation - Advanced Video Encoders in Next-Generation Television - Next-Generation Residential Gateway - Security - Review and Analysis of WLAN Security Attacks and Solutions - An Architecture for Enhancing Internet Control-Plane Security - Telecommunications - The Open Telecommunications Services Model - How Telecom Providers Are Using Advanced Technologies Today - The Greening of Telecom - Development Trends of Telecom Bearer Networks - A Policy-Driven Methodology for Managing Telecommunication Networks - Application of the Systems Approach to Telecommunications Strategic Management - Acronym Guide