Cameron Cooper

The Internet Interconnection Conundrum: a Technology Policy Analysis of Service Provider Interconnection Issues Cameron Cooper

Interconnection issues associated with Internet Protocol (IP) networks and applications are fundamentally different and more complex than those applications that telecommunications legislation, regulation, and policy makers have previously grappled with. The Internet Interconnection Conundrum presents a layered policy framework to interconnection. This incomparable guide will help broaden exposure to interconnection analysis issues. Drawing on their extensive knowledge in information systems, research analysis, and computer science, authors Cameron I. Cooper, Joshua L Mindel, and Douglas C. Sicker discuss the following topics:·Telecommunications policy·Uniqueness of interconnection·Framework for interconnection·Application of framework·Policy implicationsComplete with a comprehensive appendix and helpful tables, The Internet Interconnection Conundrum is an invaluable tool for telecommunications policy makers, Internet service providers, analysts, business professionals, academics, and students who wish to better understand and evaluate internet interconnection problems amongst networks.