Voice Over IP Crash Course

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 416 pages
• Published by: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Edition: 1st Edition June 29, 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0072262419
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0072262414
• Book Dimensions: 9.3 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Weighs: 1.2 pounds

Product Description
Recent advances in VoIP (Voice over IP) technology have made it the solution of choice for voice service because of its low cost and increased reliability. Voice Over IP Crash Course offers practical technology coverage, while discussing the business, strategic and competitive implications of VoIP deployment in corporations. The book also covers the challenges faced by service providers as they evolve to an IP infrastructure while continuing to operate the PSTN.

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A Thorough Introduction to Voice Over IP

Get a solid foundation in VoIP technologies, solutions, and protocols and determine if and when it’s time to introduce VoIP into your network architecture. This essential guide offers complete technology coverage, while discussing the business, strategic, and competitive implications of VoIP deployment in corporations. The challenges faced by service providers as they evolve to an IP infrastructure while continuing to operate the PSTN are also examined.

Practical Migration Strategies

Based on a real-world VoIP implementation case study, Voice Over IP Crash Course explains how to perform a functional audit of your pre-existing network to assess its capabilities and deficiencies. Then, you’ll find out what it takes to migrate from a PSTN-based environment to a converged IP architecture. Details on hardware and software management, quality of service, backups, and security are also included. If you are considering implementing VoIP, read this book first.

Full coverage of VoIP, including: The PSTN * The Challenge of QoS * Enterprise Service Models * Voice Digitization Techniques * The So-Called “Legacy PSTN” * The Evolution to VoIP * The Economic Promise of Converged Network Architectures * High-level Issues and Trends * Changes in the Enterprise Model that Make VoIP Desirable * IP and Wireless * Overview of TCP/IP and Related Protocols * Switching vs. Routing and Layer 2/Layer 3 Conundrum * VoIP Standards * VoIP Networks * IP Protocols vs. PSTN * Network Components * Interworking between SS7 and IP-based Protocols

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Steven Shepard is a professional writer and educator specializing in international telecommunications. He is the author of Telecom Crash Course and Optical Networking Crash Course.

Reader Reviews
VoIP is becoming ever more popular. Indeed, there are predictions that ultimately most of conventional phone calls will be transmitted in this manner. So you may well be tempted to learn it. If you already have a good background in communications and networking, then Shepard's book might be a useful choice. He gives a cram course that covers the essentials in a rapid fashion. But the discussion is technically accurate. Be aware that it is not the easiest of reads, if you don't already have that strong background. Though no earlier experience with VoIP is assumed. If you do find the book useful, you ultimately may well need a more comprehensive text. Just so you know. But Shepard is a good start to the field.