This book is for everyone who wants to understand Diameter and its applications. Today's system architects and designers have to understand a range of technologies to solve specific use cases and the challenge for these readers is to understand the wider picture in order that they can fit the different protocols together. The authors begin by describing the foundation of Diameter in a step-by-step fashion, from a simple two party exchange to a multi-party exchange involving complex routing.

It features an important chapter on Diameter Applications, focusing on existing...