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Your first step into the world of IP telephony
Your first step to the world of IP telephony begins here!
Welcome to the world of voice over IP
We use either a telephone or e-mail for much of our day-to-day communication. Today, these two worlds are merging, and companies can place phone calls over their existing data network infrastructures using a technology called voice over IP (VoIP).
No prior experience with VoIP technology is required
Voice over IP First-Step is anyone’s introduction to the world of VoIP networks. The concepts in this book are presented in plain language, so you don’t need in-depth background knowledge to comprehend the technologies covered. If you work with data networks, if you work with telephony networks, if you’re a home user interested in how VoIP can reduce your monthly phone bill, or if the concept of VoIP simply intrigues you, this book is for you.
Download - 276 KB -- Chapter 3: Paving the Pathway to a Voice over IP Network
Introduction
Chapter 1 Touring the History Museum of Telephony
Dissecting a Telephony Network
The Public Switched Telephone Network: The Phone System That You Grew Up With
Private Branch Exchanges: How Big Businesses Talk
Key Systems: How Small Businesses Talk
Ringing, Dial Tone, and Other Bells and Whistles
Supervisory Signaling
Address Signaling
Information Signaling
Case Study: Your Turn to Put the Pieces in Place
Design Diagram for XYZ Company:
Design Description for XYZ Company:
Rationale for a VoIP Solution:
Suggested Solution
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
What You Will Learn
Chapter 2 Making Waves: Turning Your Voice into 1s and 0s
Chopping Your Voice into “Byte”-Size Pieces
Squeezing Your Voice into a Smaller Package
Download - 103 KB -- Index
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Technical Reviewer Bio
Todd Stone is a Technical Marketing Engineer in the Unified Communications business unit of Cisco, the maers of Unity, Unity Connection, MeetingPlace, MeetingPlace Express, IP Communicator, VT Advantage and IPVC. Todd's career spans more than nineteen years in the computer and communications industry, including an initial stint in the US Army as a tech controller at a fixed communications station near Washington DC. His background includes telecommunications, voice systems, and data communications management and design; large scale server and infrastructure deployment projects; administration and management with various directories and messaging systems. He has also been heavily engaged in various other design and deployment activities.
Todd and his wife have three kids and they live in a small town located on the Kitsap Peninsula on the western side of Puget Sound in the state of Washington. Todd attended Northern Kentucky University and has also held various technical certifications.