VoIP For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer Tech))

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 312 pages
• Published by: For Dummies September 2, 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0764588435
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0764588433
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Weighs: 1 pounds

Product Description
Put your phone system on your computer network and see the savings

See how to get started with VoIP, how it works, and why it saves you money

VoIP is techspeak for "voice over Internet protocol," but it could spell "saving big bucks" for your business! Here's where to get the scoop in plain English. Find out how VoIP can save you money, how voice communication travels online, and how to choose the best way to integrate your phone system with your network at home or at the office.

Discover how to:

• Use VoIP for your business or home phone service
• Choose the best network type
• Set up VoIP on a wireless network
• Understand transports and services
• Demonstrate VoIP's advantages to management

Back Cover Copy
Put your phone system on your computer network and see the savings

See how to get started with VoIP, how it works, and why it saves you money

VoIP is techspeak for "voice over Internet protocol," but it could spell "saving big bucks" for your business! Here's where to get the scoop in plain English. Find out how VoIP can save you money, how voice communication travels online, and how to choose the best way to integrate your phone system with your network at home or at the office.

Discover how to

• Use VoIP for your business or home phone service
• Choose the best network type
• Set up VoIP on a wireless network
• Understand transports and services
• Demonstrate VoIP's advantages to management

Reader Reviews
This book isn't for technical people looking to implement a VoIP solution. It doesn't even define the terms one typically finds in eBay auction descriptions. For example, a typical description for a VoIP phone contains statements like: - Support popular vocoders including G.723.1 (5.3K/6.3K), G.729A/B, G.711 (a-law and u-law), G.726, G.728, and wide-band G.722 (Model 102D). - Support Silence Suppression, VAD (Voice Activity Detection), CNG (Comfort Noise Generation), Line Echo Cancellation (G.168), and AGC (Automatic Gain Control) There is no introduction to this terminology in the book. Only a few paragraphs on SIP and nothing on H.323, SCCP, or IAX. Nothing about setting up gateways or servers. No mention of Asterisk or Digium cards or Skype. According to the back cover the author is a business professor which is likely the reason for the lack of technical material. I get the impression he is well-versed in traditional telephony systems but his actual hands-on experience with VoIP systems is very limited if it exists at all.