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Comprehensive Reports & Other Publications  [ Return to listing ]

The Basics of Voice over Internet Protocol

Format: Soft-Cover or CD-ROM, 148 pages
ISBN:0-931695-26-1
Price: $80.00

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Overview ·  Table of Contents ·  Contributors ·  Features · 

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

The Opportunity for Voice Traffic in IP Networks
Open Standards for VoIP

Chapter 2: Characteristics of Voice and IP Traffic

Public Telephone Network Service versus IP Networking
IP Voice Standards
Basics for Transmitting Voice in IP Packets
VoIP Overhead and Its Effects
The General VoIP Architecture Model
Voice Content Packetization
Voice Packet Transmission
Voice Packet Reception
Standards for VoIP Beyond H.323
Interconnecting VoIP Nets to the Public Telephone Network
Assigning IP Telephone Addresses – DHCP

Chapter 3: VoIP Models for Connection

Enterprise Connection over Public and Private Networks
Residential Connection over Networks
VoIP Terminals

Chapter 4: VoIP Using the H.323 Protocol

The ITU H.323 Protocol
Terminals
Gateways
Gatekeepers
The Operation of an H.323 Network
The H.323 Frame
H.323 Audio Coding and Compression
H.323 Call-Setup Signaling and Message Flow
Operation of Gateways and Gatekeepers in an H.323 Network
Real-Time Transfer Protocol

Chapter 5: SIP for Voice Transmission

SIP Messages
SIP Headers and the TCP/IP Packet
SIP Addressing and Operation
The Specifics of User Agents Using SIP Proxy Servers
The More Detailed Flow Using Proxy and Redirect Servers

Chapter 6: Gateways and Gatekeeper Protocols

Media Gateway Control Protocol – MGCP
The MGCP Commands
Media Gateway Control Protocol – MEGACO
Simple Gateway Control Protocol
Skinny Protocol – An Alternative to MGCP and MEGACO
Summary Comparison of the Protocols

Chapter 7: Transmitting Voice over a Public WAN and IP Network

IP Voice over Frame Relay – IP VoFR
IP Voice over ATM – IP VoATM

Chapter 8: Service-Provider VoIP Offerings

RBOC VoIP Services
CLEC VoIP Services
Long-Distance Carrier VoIP Services
Cable VoIP Services
Small Service-Provider VoIP Services

Chapter 9: Strategies for Vendors, Regulators, and Customers

The Federal Communications Commission
Interexchange Long-Distance Carriers
Regional Bell Operating Companies
Competitive Local-Exchange Carriers
Service Providers
Enterprise Businesses
Residential Customers
VoIP Hardware and Software Vendors

Chapter 10: Conclusion

Appendix: VoIP Terminals and Other Equipment

IP PBX Components and Prices
IP Phones and Prices
H.323 IP Phones and Prices
SIP–Only Phones
General List of IP Phones and Vendors
Cisco Systems Gateway and Module Component Costs
Avaya Gateway and Module Component Costs

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