Details

Preface. <p>Acknowledgments.</p> <p>Background and Introduction.</p> <p>Technologies Supporting VoIP.</p> <p>Evolution of VoIP Signaling Protocols.</p> <p>Criteria for Evaluating VoIP Service.</p> <p>A Testbed for Evaluating VoIP Service.</p> <p>VoIP Deployment in Enterprises.</p> <p>VoIP in the Public Networks.</p> <p>VoIP for Global Communications.</p> <p>Conclusions and Challenges.</p> <p>Appendix A. Call Progress Time Measurement in IP Telephony.</p> <p>Appendix B. Automation of Call Setup in IP Telephony for Tests and Measurements.</p> <p>Appendix C. Evaluation of VoIP Services.</p> <p>Glossary of Acronyms and Terms.</p> <p>Index.</p>

"…short and to the point, and still offers quite a comprehensive presentation of VoIP and the technologies related to it." (<i>IEEE Network</i>, September 2004)

BHUMIP KHASNABISH, PhD, is a distinguished member of the technical staff at Verizon Laboratories, Waltham, Massachusetts, where he works on various next-generation network architecture projects related to delivering enhanced voice and data services to business and residential customers. Dr. Khasnabish has authored and coauthored more than 115 patents, books, chapters, technical reports, and articles for various international archival journals/magazines and referenced conference proceedings. He is also a member of the Board of Editors of the Journal of Network and Systems Management and an adjunct faculty member of Brandeis University and Bentley College.

A hands-on guide to the theoretical and practical aspects of today’s voice communications technology <p>The standards and technologies for transmitting voice via the Internet protocol (IP) are areas of major commercial importance in modern telecommunications. Until recently, the majority of traffic over communications networks was made up of circuit-switched voice calls. Today, the amount of voice traffic is dwarfed by the huge volume of packet-switched data (including text and audio files, streaming video, etc.) that is overtaking the medium. Consequently, public and private networks must be configured to route all voice calls using IP-based protocols.</p> <p>Aimed at industry professionals such as network architects and IT practitioners as well as graduate students of electrical and computer engineering, Implementing Voice over IP provides a detailed explanation of the design and architectures for Voice over IP while covering important implementation features.</p> <p>Written by a leading industry professional, Implementing Voice over IP . . .</p> <ul> <li>reviews existing and emerging standards for Voice over IP</li> <li>provides detailed guidance on how to engineer an efficient Voice over IP network</li> <li>discusses quality of service enforcement techniques</li> <li>illustrates how to prototype and test a network’s performance</li> </ul> <p>. . . and ultimately provides readers with all the information necessary to build a packet-switched network that can support high-quality voice communication.</p>

US