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Summary: Good Treatment of IN;
Review: Does a reasonable job of explaining the IN standards. However, if you are interested in IN - CORBA implementation issues (like the cover promises) there is nothing in here. CORBA is treated in isolation instead of showing how an Intelligent Network implementaion can make use of it.
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Summary: Look elsewhere
Review: I bought this book as an introduction to IN, having only a scant telecommunications background in POTS billing. Firstly it was expensive - GBP54. Secondly, it is perhaps the dullest technical book I have ever clapped eyes on. I suspect much of that dullness is due to the nature of the subject matter, however, I do not believe the author has an imaginative bone in his body. In addition, much of the material is badly structured and poorly linked. I found that the only way to glean anything from this book was to write notes that had a reasonable structure where the author's did not. For example, describing the evolution of IN, the book states of earlier architectures that;"..this all in one approach created duplication in the switches since they were all configured with identical control databases and software. It also made change control cumbersome and complex, since multiple copies had to be maintatined (at all nodes) of the data and supporting software." Call me old-fashioned, but this reads like a bored 16 yr old's essay, and may even contain a tautology if only I could be bothered to look. With a little effort Uyless could have written: "..this all in one approach duplicated control databases and software in the switches, making change control cumbersome and complex." Acronyms, and very similar acronyms at that, feature strongly in this part of the industry, and any text worth its salt must overcome the tendency towards hieroglyphics that can result. Uyless can't be bothered. He introduces hordes of them at a time, littering his explanations with meaningless words like 'supports', 'interacts', interfaces',capabilities' and functional' that quickly coagulate into a treacle of despair for the reader. The section on CORBA and the TMN is particularly impenetrable and Uyless makes little attempt to explain the relevance of these concepts to his main subject. I suspect Uyless rushed this book and didn't try very hard. Or some poor sod was made to take notes while he talked and wrote the damn thing for him. If anyone knows a good book for a beginner on IN please post a review here so that I can come back and find it.
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Summary: Look elsewhere
Review: I bought this book as an introduction to IN, having only a scant telecommunications background in POTS billing. Firstly it was expensive - GBP54. Secondly, it is perhaps the dullest technical book I have ever clapped eyes on. I suspect much of that dullness is due to the nature of the subject matter, however, I do not believe the author has an imaginative bone in his body. In addition, much of the material is badly structured and poorly linked. I found that the only way to glean anything from this book was to write notes that had a reasonable structure where the author's did not. For example, describing the evolution of IN, the book states of earlier architectures that; "..this all in one approach created duplication in the switches since they were all configured with identical control databases and software. It also made change control cumbersome and complex, since multiple copies had to be maintatined (at all nodes) of the data and supporting software." Call me old-fashioned, but this reads like a bored 16 yr old's essay, and may even contain a tautology if only I could be bothered to look. With a little effort Uyless could have written: "..this all in one approach duplicated control databases and software in the switches, making change control cumbersome and complex." Acronyms, and very similar acronyms at that, feature strongly in this part of the industry, and any text worth its salt must overcome the tendency towards hieroglyphics that can result. Uyless can't be bothered. He introduces hordes of them at a time, littering his explanations with meaningless words like 'supports', 'interacts', interfaces',capabilities' and functional' that quickly coagulate into a treacle of despair for the reader. The section on CORBA and the TMN is particularly impenetrable and Uyless makes little attempt to explain the relevance of these concepts to his main subject. I suspect Uyless rushed this book and didn't try very hard. Or some poor sod was made to take notes while he talked and wrote the damn thing for him. If anyone knows a good book for a beginner on IN please post a review here so that I can come back and find it.
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Summary: Book for absolute beginners
Review: This book covers a wide range of topics related to IN (both US and International standards), but does not provide detail whatsoever. It is a good starting point if you want to get familiar with the general concept and determine the relevant ITU and Bellcore specs. For people who has general knowledge of IN and would like to get more detail, this books falls very short. Very disappointed.
Rating:
Summary: Book for absolute beginners
Review: This book covers a wide range of topics related to IN (both US and International standards), but does not provide detail whatsoever. It is a good starting point if you want to get familiar with the general concept and determine the relevant ITU and Bellcore specs. For people who has general knowledge of IN and would like to get more detail, this books falls very short. Very disappointed.
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