Java has taken the computing world by storm - now it arms itself toconquer telecommunications!What links today's hottest programming language totelecommunications? The same characteristics that brought aboutJava's remarkable success on the Internet: its platformindependence and mobility.Recent developments such as JAIN (Java APIs for IntegratedNetworks), JAIN Parlay and the Java Telephony API equip Java forthe next generation of telecommunications systems and networks. Theauthors, all practitioners at companies such as Sun Microsystemsand Telcordia, provide the first comprehensive overview of how Javawill be employed in areas such as call control, intelligentnetworking, STN/Internet convergence, and integrated networkmanagement.As well as providing a high-level survey of architectures andprotocols, Java in Telecommunications also gives detailed guidanceon implementation strategies for the brand new, still evolving,technologies:* call and multimedia processing;* Voice Over IP (VOIP) Telephony;* eXtensible Markup Language (XML);* Enterprise Java Beans (EJB).Java in Telecommunications is aimed at experiencedtelecommunications network practitioners who need to planstrategically for the future as well as all those who want to stayahead of the game and embark upon Third Generation networks andservices.