APIs and Protocols

APIs and Protocols for Convergent Network Services

Book Title:	The New McGraw-Hill Telecom Factbook
Author:	Joseph A. Pecar & David A. Garbin
Publication:	McGraw-Hill Professional July 2000
ISBN:	0071351639

Book Review: APIs and Protocols for Convergent Network Services

APIs and Protocols for Convergent Network Services as the name suggests, is a book on different kind of API´s or Application Programming Interfaces which are used in working of a converged network.

Converged network are a need for today´s communication networks and API´s are the interface to these networks and must be recognized and completely understood in order to get full control over the communication process among machines and networks through various protocols.

Protocols are the communication channel used by API´s to interact with network members. These protocols and their implementation through various protocols must be studied carefully before implementing any convergent network and the book describes all such API´s that are needed to implement a convergent network.

Complete Coverage of JAIN and Parley

JavA Integrated Network or JAIN and Parley (which is the first open source API´s) are thoroughly described in the book. It provides in-depth know-how about these API´s and related protocols. Besides the JAIN, it also covers up many high complexity topics such as JTAPI, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and The Extensible Makeup Language (XML) and provides readers a best overview of all these complex technologies.

Covers all kind of Converged Network Protocols

Author has tried to provide all the protocols that are needed to maintain a converged network such as Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and H 232 in the book along with a complete coverage of related topics such as Internet Telephony, JAIN and Parlay, JTAPI and Distributed Computing.

The book is a must for beginners wanted to shift to convergent networks as it describes almost all the basic of such networks along with related protocols making it highly valuable for beginners interested in working in converged network field. The addition of many protocols and API´s makes it worth buying.