In 1999-2000, VoIP (Voice-over-IP) telephony was one of the mostsuccessful buzzwords of the telecom bubble era. However, in2001-2003, VoIP faced a very tough reality check. Now,manufacturers and service providers are drawing on what they havelearnt from past experience in order to prepare to participate inthe next major challenge faced by the telecommunicationsindustry.
This book offers a comprehensive overview of the issues to solvein order to deploy global revenue-generating effective "multimedia"services. Drawing on extensive research and practical deploymentexperience in VoIP, the authors provide essential advice for thoseseeking to design and implement a post-bubble VoIP network.
Beyond VoIP Protocols: Understanding Voice Technology andNetworking Techniques for IP Telephony
* Introduces the basics of speech coding and voice quality
* Demonstrates how quality of service may be built into thenetwork and deals with dimensioning aspects, e.g. multipointcommunications and how to model call seizures.
* Explores the potential of multicast to turn an IP backbone intoan optimized broadcast medium
* Includes amply illustrated, state-of-the-art practical advicefor formulating a complete deployment strategy
A companion volume to "IP Telephony: Deploying VoIP Protocols",this book takes the reader a stage deeper into how to prepare thenetwork and exploit VoIP technology to its full potential.
Olivier Hersent
Communication Technology - Networks Computer Science Electrical & Electronics Engineering Elektrotechnik u. Elektronik Informatik Kommunikationsnetze Networking Netzwerke