Voice Over IP Crash Course (Paperback)

Part I: Introduction

Chapter 1: The PSTN

Chapter 2: The Challenge of QoS.

Chapter 3: Enterprise Service Models

Chapter 4: Voice Digitization Techniques

Chapter 5: The So-Called “Legacy PSTN.”

Part II: Evolution

Chapter 6: The Evolution to VoIP

Chapter 7: The Economic Promise of Converged Network Architectures

Chapter 8: High-level Issues and Trends

Chapter 9: Changes in the Enterprise Model that Make VoIP Desirable

Chapter 10: IP and Wireless

Part III: IP Protocols

Chapter 11: Overview of TCP/IP and Related Protocols

Chapter 12: Switching vs. Routing and Layer 2/Layer 3 Conundrum

Chapter 13: VoIP Standards

Part IV: VoIP Networks

Chapter 14: IP Protocols vs. PSTN

Chapter 15: Network Components

Chapter 16: Interworking between SS7 and IP-based Protocols

Appendix A: VoIP Products and Manufacturer Strategies for Success.

Glossary

Resources