What is data/voice integration?
All cables in a structured cabling setup can be used for data, voice, video or other control signals. But, usually, the data and voice infrastructure are kept different. This is done by installing the data and voice patch panels on different racks in the data center. When implementing data-voice integration, the cables are terminated on two patch panels — one for data, and the other for voice. If a user point is to be used for data, a patch cord is used to connect the data patch panel to the network switch port; the corresponding port on the voice patch panel is kept unconnected. Similarly, to use a port for voice, a patch cord is used to connect the voice patch panel to the PBX ports.
Related Questions
- Convergence of voice and data networks can make communications more vulnerable (single point of failure - SPF, opens voice to data network security issues); what can be done about that?
- What happens to voice quality when several users are making calls, and several others are making large data transfers?
- Can a voice/data IP network be as reliable as traditional circuit-switched voice networks?
