Future Networks, Services and Management

This book describes the networks, applications, services of 2030 and beyond, their management. Novel end-to-end network and services architectures using cloud, wired, wireless, and space technologies to support future applications and services are presented. The book ties key concepts together such as cloud, space networking, network slicing, AI/ML, edge computing, burst switching, and optical computing in achieving end-to-end automated future services. Expected future applications, services, and network and data center architectures to support these applications and services in the year 2030 and beyond, along with security, routing, QoS, and management architecture and capabilities are described. The book is written by recognized global experts in the field from both industry and academia.

Describes current and future communications applications, services, and their requirements in this decade and beyond;Includes novel future network and management architectures to support given applications and services;Describes edge computing, network slicing, and space networking in support of end–to-end network and services architectures.