From the Broadband Telecommunications Handbook, the one-of-a-kind volume by renowned computing communications expert and instructor Regis Bates, comes this concise, practical guide to advanced intelligent networks. Featured topics include information network architecture; combining AIN and CTI services; intelligent peripheral services; software architecture; and the results of AIN. Within this concise excerpt you'll find a special emphasis on key components and techniques for doing the job right. If you want to gain a top-to-bottom understanding of advanced intelligent networks, start here. For other in-depth excerpts on telecommunications topics, see your eBookstore, where you'll find more chapters from the Broadband Telecommunications Handbook.