VOIP
Solid Solutions can help reducing communications cost by one of the following solutions:
- VoIP implementation over a managed IP VPN
Even though the IP Office operates as a traditional ‘circuit switched telephone system’ utilizing standard analog and digital handsets, the inclusion of an integrated Voice over IP (VoIP) Gateway allows significant cost savings to be realized by converging voice and data onto a single managed IP VPN.
A managed IP network or IP VPN is a private network of routers managed and partitioned by a single network service provider who assigns IP addresses and manages the network. Because of this the network service provider can guarantee throughput levels, minimize latency and ensure transmission speeds to give greater quality of service supported by a contracted service level agreement.
IP VPNs have some distinct advantages over Frame Relay networks: access bandwidth need not be pre-allocated between sites like Frame Relay’s PVCs, they are generally cheaper and their global reach is normally greater. Access to the IP VPN is via one of IP Office’s LAN ports.
- VoIP Implementation across the LAN
In a factory or campus environment, voice calls can also be linked utilizing 10/100 Mbps LAN connections, which can be copper or fiber. The optional Voice Compression Module (VCM) again facilitates this.In order to avoid bandwidth issues VoIP across the LAN will require some form of bandwidth management.
- VoIP implementation across the public network
Traditional circuit switched telephony over the public telephone network is restricted in the level of feature support that can be offered. By deploying VoIP over T1/E1/PRI, IP Office is unique in realizing the benefits of Q.931 and H.450 supplementary service support.