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Choosing VoIP: The Pros And Cons Of An Internet Phone
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Conducting a VoIP Readiness Assessment of Your Corporate Network
2005 is predicted to be the year of voice over IP (VoIP) solutions for a growing number of corporate enterprises - both large and small.
If you have been considering the benefits of implementing VoIP, you are certainly not alone. In its just-published "2005 Telecommunications Report," Harris Interactive found that 87% of business decision-makers are familiar with VoIP and, of that number, 12% currently use it in their organizations.
So what's the big attraction?
Cost mainly. But lowering company telecom expenses is just one aspect of the lure of implementing VoIP solutions. Other advantages include the potential for value-added services and the capability of more advanced features made possible through the integration of voice and data (e.g. videoconferencing, advanced voicemail features,etc.)
Sounds good, but here's the rub...it's also been estimated that up to 85% of corporate networks are simply not ready to handle VoIP.
Combining voice with data is a tricky proposition. After decades of getting used to near-perfect sound quality delivered over traditional voice networks, even the slightest delays in voip can be very annoying.
Before diving in to a full-blown VoIP solution, it is advisable that you conduct a voice over IP readiness assessment of your existing network. This assessment will provide you with two very important pieces of information:
1) The capability of your existing data network to deliver high-quality voip calls, and; 2) the ability to evaluate the quality of these calls during a wide variety of traffic scenarios. Keep in mind that most data networks were not designed for VoIP, so chances are that some upgrading of your existing network will be necessary.
One critical requirement for VoIP to work is QoS. (Short for Quality of Service, a networking term that specifies a guaranteed throughput level). For QoS to work, the routers and switches that manage the data traffic flow in your network must be able to prioritize VoIP data packets
via QoS.
4 Steps to a Successful VoIP Readiness Assessment
1) Conduct a complete inventory of your existing network. Identify routers, switches and links in your network and store their configuration data in a database. This step is crucial before you can move to step 2.
2) Determine the current CPU, memory and bandwidth of your network devices, routers and switches. This information will give you a "baseline" of your existing network infrastructure and current capacity.
3) Simulate and compare VoIP usage scenarios to estimate the call capacity of the network.
4) Determine how well VoIP will perform on your network by measuring simulated VoIP traffic and calculating call quality based on a Mean Opinion Score (MOS).
We have recently added a VoIP bandwidth calculator tool to help you determine various codec, MOS, and bandwidth scenarios. Go to www.telconassociates.com for more information.
While VoIP can ride over the highways that your data currently does, it is a new application with new rules. A VoIP readiness assessment will give you the information you need to incorporate a VoIP solution without unnecessary hassles and expenses due to lack of proper planning and research.
If you are considering migrating to VoIP and need help, contact us and we'll help guide you to the right sources.
TelCon Associates For 32 years, TelCon Associates has helped companies of all sizes gain control and reduce telecom spending through their proprietary methods of telecom audits, telecom bill management and telecom audit training. Visit www.telconassociates.com for more information and free news and resources in the telecom industry.
About the Author
For 32 years, TelCon Associates has helped companies of all sizes gain control and reduce telecom spending through their proprietary methods of telecom audits, telecom bill management and telecom audit training. Visit www.telconassociates.com for more information and free news and resources in the telecom industry.
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Voice over IP - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
Encyclopedia article with background information, technical details, and the advantages and disadvantages of VoIP. |
en.wikipedia.org |
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Voice-Over-Internet Protocol |
An overview of VoIP from the Federal Communications Commission. With news, FAQs, factsheets, and findings. |
www.fcc.gov |
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voip-info.org - voip-info.org |
A wiki that covers VoIP software, hardware, service providers, reviews, configurations, and standards. |
www.voip-info.org |
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Howstuffworks "How VoIP Works" |
Voice over Internet Protocol lets you make free long-distance phone calls using your computer. It’s essentially a phone network that uses the Internet ... |
www.howstuffworks.com |
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VOIP.ORG.UK - The UK resource for IP telephony |
UK resource with the emphasis on small businesses and home users. Includes news, reviews, and forums. |
www.voip.org.uk |
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Packet8: VoIP Internet Phone Service Provider and Voice Over IP ... |
Packet8 offers VoIP Internet Phone Service and Voice Over IP Telephony phone systems. |
www.packet8.net |
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Voip |
1-800-TRY-VOIP; Voip.com: do more, pay less. Use a broadband connection and your voip.com adapter to make and receive calls using a regular phone. |
www.voip.com |
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Vonage - Leading the Internet Phone Revolution |
Use your high-speed Internet connection to make all of your phone calls with Vonage digital phone service. Plans start at $14.99 per month. |
www.vonage.com |
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VoipBuster - The Free* Calls Company |
Free* phone calls with the VoipBuster. Call your online friends for free as well as a special selection of popular international destinations. |
www.voipbuster.com |
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The VoIP Weblog |
OK, VoIP customers, the $24.99 a month party is just about over. ... The issue definitely kept me from switching to a VoIP service for over a year because I ... |
voip.weblogsinc.com |
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IVR Platforms / IVR Hosting / IVR Development |
Get to market quickly with our A to Z VoIP platforms and services >> ... Our IVR and VOIP hosting, turnkey platforms, and developer services - powered by ... |
www.voxeo.com |
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VoIP |
Connecting a business to a VoIP network doesn’t require a big, expensive integration overhaul. Quintum’s VoIP access solutions are designed with “integrated ... |
www.tmcnet.com |
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VoIP - Internet Telephony |
voip, Internet Telephony Magazine. ... Internet Telephony is the leading VoIP magazine in the world covering all topics VoIP. ... |
www.tmcnet.com |
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Convergence & VoIP - Network World |
The Convergence & VoIP research center is your source for the latest convergence and VoIP news, analysis and research links from Network World. |
www.networkworld.com |
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VoIP News - Enterprise, Carrier, Small Business VoIP Information |
VoIP news, trends, experts, product reviews. Carrier and enterprise-class voice over ip. |
www.voip-news.com |
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O'Reilly Network -- What Is VoIP |
Ted Wallingford looks at why the VoIP technology, the key ingredient in Vonage, Skype, Cisco CallManager, and a host of other technology products, ... |
www.oreillynet.com |
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What is VoIP? - A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer ... |
This page describes the term VoIP and lists other pages on the Web where you can find additional information. |
www.webopedia.com |
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Access >> VoIP | CNET News.com |
EarthLink expands VoIP service. Eight more cities will get access to Net phone service that requires no ... Verizon sues Vonage for VoIP patent infringement ... |
news.com.com |
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Pages tagged with "voip" on del.icio.us |
All items tagged voip ??? view popular ... SunRocket Internet Phone Service · save this. by dbrogdon to VOIP ... saved by 18 other people ... 3 hours ago ... |
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VoIP (Voice Over IP) Solutions - AudioCodes |
VoIP, VoP Chip Processors and Voice over IP packets solutions developed by AudioCodes, leaders in the VoIP market for VoIP equipment and VoIP technology. |
www.audiocodes.com |
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