Voice Over Packet Networks

✍ Scribed by David J. Wright

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 271
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

One of the hottest topics in the telecommuncations industry today is the migration of voice traffic from the circuit switched Telco networks to packet switched networks such as IP, ATM, Frame Relay and access technologies such as DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) and Packet Cable. The sheer volume of voice traffic, together with the efficiencies of packet transport and the opportunity to offer new features on voice calls, has made internetworking, between circuit and packet transport, vital while this migration is in progress.Presents a concise treatment of a complex subject providing up-to-date coverage of all relevant packet voice technologies and an evaluation of how they compareExplains how and why to transport voice over packet networksIncludes MEGACO: Media Gateway ControlProtocol, Voice over Packet Cable and Voice over DSLEnables the reader to obtain information rapidly by featuring numerous bulleted lists and extensive diagramsVoice over Packet Networks is comprehensive and compact and will be welcomed by both engineers and planners in the telecommunications industry, as well as graduate and senior undergraduate students on telecommunication courses.

✦ Table of Contents

Voice over Packet Network......Page 1
Wiley Series on Communication Technology......Page 3
Copyright......Page 5
Summary Contents......Page 7
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 14
Introduction......Page 18
Part1 Voice Packetization......Page 20
Ch1 Business Drivers for Pack Voice......Page 22
Ch2 Quality of Service......Page 34
Ch3 Distributed Network Architecture......Page 62
Part2 Packet Transport Technologies......Page 86
Ch4 Voice over Internet Protocol......Page 88
Ch5 Voice over ATM......Page 132
Ch6 Voice over Frame Relay......Page 174
Ch7 Comparison among Alternative Transport Technologies......Page 198
Part3 Broadband Access & Network Evolution......Page 206
Ch8 Voice over Cable......Page 208
Ch9 Voice over DSL......Page 222
Ch10 Network Evolution......Page 236
Epilogue......Page 250
Acronyms......Page 252
Standards Bibliography......Page 258
Index......Page 264