What is VOIP – Voice Over Internet Protocol?
VoIP means sending voice in digital form in discrete packets, using the Internet Protocol (IP), rather than in the traditional public switched telephone network (PSTN). A major advantage of VoIP and Internet telephony is that it avoids the tolls charged by ordinary telephone service. It is currently difficult to guarantee Quality of Service using public networks, but better service is possible with private networks managed by the organization or by a service provider. Internet telephony does not yet offer the same quality of service as direct telephone connections, but given the potential cost savings, organizations are often willing to overlook that. VOIP was originally developed for the large enterprise and has been adopted in our region by the schools, human services agencies and large companies. The recent trend is for companies to develop systems specifically for small business. Allows businesses to add phones to their system on their own, without a setup cost. Potential Users of
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is a technology for communicating using “Internet protocol” instead of traditional analog systems. Some VoIP services need only a regular phone connection, while others allow you to make telephone calls using an Internet connection instead. Some VoIP services may allow you only to call other people using the same service, but others may allow you to call any telephone number – including local, long distance, wireless, and international numbers. ——————————————————————————– How VoIP Works VoIP converts the voice signal from your telephone into a digital signal that can travel over the Internet. If you are calling a regular telephone number, the signal is then converted back at the other end. Depending on the type of VoIP service, you can make a VoIP call from a computer, a special VoIP phone, or a traditional phone with or without an adapter. In addition, new wireless “hot spots” in public locations
VoIP is a popular buzzword these days. It stands for voice over IP (internet protocol), and it might just be the way you’ll be talking over the phone in the near future. Why are so many people are excited by this technology? You avoid most of the costs that come with a traditional phone line, at least at this point of the game. That’s a savings of hundreds, or even thousands of dollars for some people. Most of the primary entities who are interested in this technology are large corporations, but it can be significant even for the homemaker. Anyone who has used voice chat software is familiar with the latency issues that proliferate with any sort of data transfer involving the Internet; VoIP addresses the latency issue using RTP, or real time protocol. This protocol ensures that packets arrive in a timely manner. Voice over IP features some additional advantages including: • you can talk to many people at once • ability to send other types of data other than voice (such as files) • inno
