Contents :- Table of Contents by Author - ACRONYM GUIDE - Foreword - Beyond Dial Tone: Opportunities for Value in IP Telephony - The Myths and Facts about Voice over IP - Using ROI Models to Predict the Costs of Installing IP Telephony - Internetworking - Deploying IP Telephony: Business Projections - Video, Fax, and Hybrid Services over I]P: The Telecom Revolution - IP-Telephony Convergence - Creating Carrier-Grade Internet Telephony - IP Telephony: Opportunity or Threat? - IP Telephony: Today, Tomorrow, Ever? - IP over Copper: Revenue Potential of Dial-up Modem Speed Guarantees - The Future of the Internet - Elements of Success in Internet Telephony - IP-Telephony Economics and Carrier Network Evolution - Embedded Architecture and the Future of IP Technology - The Architectural Impact of IP Telephony on Packet-Network Infrastructures - Designing VoIP and FolP Solutions Networks with the Nuvo200 IP/SSP - Fundamentals of IP Telephony - Comparison of IP-over-SONET and IP-over-ATM Technologies - The Convergence of OSSs and IP for New-World Services - Issues Involved in the Transition to IP Network Technology - IP/IN Integration - IP Internetworking Transport - The Future of the Internet: Scaling Internet Infrastructure for Content Delivery - Real-World Internet IP-Telephony Architectures - OSS for Real-Time Networked Services: Making it Happen - The First On-Line Interactive Television Network - The Platform Approach to IP Services - Offering Internet Services Is Critical to Your Future - Voice on the Internet: A Reality - The Emergence of Enterprise IP Networks: The New Generation of Business Networks - An Applications Approach to Network Convergence - IP Telephony: Paving the Way for Enhanced Services - Voice over Packet - Fax over IP - Video, Fax, and Other Hybrid Services on an IP Foundation - Switched Broadband IP Service - The Challenges of Managing IP-Telephony Services - Internet Consumer Customer Care System Solutions - Integration and Impact on Circuit-Switched Carrier Networks - IP Everywhere over Copper: Customer Demand and Technical Savvy - The Regulatory Future of Internet Telephony - Achieving Quality of Service for IP Telephony