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IGOR FAYNBERG, LAWRENCE GABUZDA, and HUI-LAN LU all work at Bell Labs. They are responsible for strategizing the integration of the Internet with the PSTN. Faynberg chairs the IETF pint Working Group.Gabuzda serves on the boards of directors of the MSF and TINA-C. Lu is an editor in pint and spirits working groups and their liaison to ITU-T, where she also chairs the question on Future Network Architectures. LYMAN CHAPIN-Chief Scientist at BBN Technologies, CTO for GTE Technology Organization, and founding trustee of the Internet SocietySCOTT BRADNER-Senior Consultant for Harvard University, Transport Area Director of IETF, trustee of the Internet Society, and ISOC VP of Standards VINTON CERF-Senior Vice President for Internet Architecture and Technology at MCI WorldCom, founding President of the Internet Society, and coinventor of TCP/IP

BACKGROUND AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES.

A Context for Convergence.

Adjusting the PSTN to the Internet.

Adjusting the Internet to PSTN.

STANDARDS.

ISDN, SS No. 7, IN, and CTI.

IP Telephony-Related Standards.

Messaging, Directory, and Network Management Standards.

Remote-Access-Related Standards.

CHOOSING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.

Identifying Your Environments.

Identifying Your Applications.

PSTN-Internet Interworking Products.

Choosing the Right Products for Your Applications.

CONCLUSION AND REFERENCE MATERIAL.

The Technology is Relevant.

Bibliography.

Acronym List.

Index.