Fixed-mobile.convergence.and.voice-data.networks.have.merged.next-gen-
eration,.value-added.applications.and.integrated.multimedia.services,.com-
bining. Web. browsing,. instant. messaging,. presence,. voice. over. IP,. video.
conferencing,. application. sharing,. telephony,. unified. messaging,. multi-
media.content.delivery,.etc..on.top.of.different.network.technologies..The.
convergence.of.the.communications.networks.is.motivated.by.the.need.to.
support.many.forms.of.digital.traffic.as.well.as.to.amortize.implementation.
and.operational.costs.of.the.underlying.networks..Historically,.the.approach.
to. build. and. deploy. multimedia. services. has. focused. upon. single-point.
solutions..
