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This book shines a spotlight on software-centric networks and their emerging service environments. The authors examine the road ahead for connectivity, for both humans and 'things', considering the rapid changes that have shaken the industry.
The book analyses major catalytic shifts that are shaping the communications world: softwarization, virtualization, and cloud computing. It guides the reader through a maze of possible architectural choices, driven by discriminating and sometimes conflicting business considerations. The new ICT capabilities lead us toward smarter environments and to an ecosystem where applications are backed up by shared networking facilities, instead of networks that support their own applications. Growing user awareness is a key driver towards the softwarization process.
Softwarization disrupts the current status quo for equipment, development, networks, operations and business. It changes radically the value chain and the involved stakeholders. The dilemma is between a 'slow burn' traditional step-by-step approach and a bold transformation of the whole infrastructure and business models. This book is essential reading for those seeking to build user-centric communication networks that support independent agile and smart applications.
“The book gives an insightful account of modern telecom networks, pinpointing the radical transformations of the last 20 years. This is the perfect read for those who are interested in the grand challenges of networks and in the socio-economic reasons why the telecom industry to embrace the Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems.”
Prof. Antonio Liotta, Eindhoven University of Technology
“This book fulfills an urgent need to thoroughly analyze the entanglement of network and software architectures by taking into account the increasing softwarization. It highlights important issues behind today’s business models and opens the road for sustainable future approaches to provide user appreciated valuable services.”
Dr. Eng. Hendrik Berndt, former CTO of NTT DOCOMO Communications Laboratories Europe
商品描述(中文翻譯)
這本書聚焦於以軟體為中心的網路及其新興的服務環境。作者探討了人類與「物」的連接未來，考慮到快速變化所帶來的行業震盪。
本書分析了塑造通訊世界的主要催化變化：軟體化、虛擬化和雲計算。它引導讀者穿越一系列可能的架構選擇，這些選擇受到精細且有時相互矛盾的商業考量驅動。新的資訊通信技術（ICT）能力引領我們走向更智慧的環境，並形成一個生態系統，在這個生態系統中，應用程式由共享的網路設施支持，而不是由支持自身應用程式的網路。用戶意識的提升是推動軟體化過程的關鍵因素。
軟體化顛覆了設備、開發、網路、運營和商業的現狀。它徹底改變了價值鏈及相關利益相關者。面臨的困境在於「緩慢燃燒」的傳統逐步方法與整體基礎設施和商業模式的勇敢轉型之間。本書對於那些希望建立以用戶為中心的通訊網路，以支持獨立的敏捷和智慧應用程式的人來說，是必讀之作。
「這本書深入探討了現代電信網路，指出過去20年的根本變革。對於那些對網路的重大挑戰以及電信行業為何擁抱物聯網和網路物理系統的社會經濟原因感興趣的人來說，這是一本完美的讀物。」
安東尼奧·利奧塔教授，埃因霍溫科技大學
「這本書滿足了迫切需要，徹底分析網路與軟體架構的糾纏，考慮到日益增加的軟體化。它突顯了當今商業模式背後的重要問題，並為提供用戶所重視的有價值服務的可持續未來方法鋪平道路。」
亨德里克·伯恩特博士，前NTT DOCOMO歐洲通訊實驗室首席技術官
