The Future X Network: A Bell Labs Perspective

We are at the dawn of an era in networking that has the potential to define a new phase of human existence. This era will be shaped by the digitization and connection of everything and everyone with the goal of automating much of life, effectively creating time by maximizing the efficiency of everything we do and augmenting our intelligence with knowledge that expedites and optimizes decision-making and everyday routines and processes.

The Future X Network: A Bell Labs Perspective outlines how Bell Labs sees this future unfolding and the key technological breakthroughs needed at both the architectural and systems levels. Each chapter of the book is dedicated to a major area of change and the network and systems innovation required to realize the technological revolution that will be the essential product of this new digital future.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The future X network: Enabling a new digital era
Chapter 2: The future of the enterprise: Creating a new global competitor
Chapter 3: The future of security
Chapter 4: The future of wide area networks: Creating the perfect network for a new era
Chapter 5: The future of the cloud: The rise of the new global-local cloud
Chapter 6: The future of wireless access
Chapter 7: The future of broadband access
Chapter 8: The future of the enterprise LAN: The invisible LAN
Chapter 9: The future of communications: The emergence of a unified interaction paradigm
Chapter 10: The future of information
Chapter 11: The future of the Internet of Things
Chapter 12: The future of the home
Chapter 13: The future of network operations
Chapter 14: The future of network energy