Voice over IP

VoIP

Most businesses and many individuals now have an always-on, often un-metered, connection to the internet. Users can spend all day downloading data from the other side of the world at no additional cost. When those same users make a phone call they are charged by the minute, whether the call is local, national or international. But the phone call is turned into data and travels by the same mechanism owned by the same people. Only the charging mechanism and price is different. Imagine the difference if the telephone call went with the internet traffic and was included in the user's internet bill.

This is Voice-over-IP ("IP" refers to the technology that carries the data over the internet). VoIP technology replaces the expensive telephone system that most companies require. Existing computer hardware can be used, such as switches, routers and Ethernet cabling, to handle telephone traffic. Telephone system functions such as call-transfer and hold is handled by the software; and telephone devices can be plugged into any network point on your LAN.

A VoIP Gateway is a device which connects a telephone device or line to a computer network. You can use a VoIP Gateway to communicate with anyone else on the Internet who is similarly equipped or has software to drive their PC and soundcard. For best performance both ends need broadband connectivity.

A common extension of this use is to connect company sites to allow free telephone between the sites. In this scenario, a VPN is established between the two sites over the internet. The VoIP traffic is encrypted as it travels over the internet, but to the users the extensions appear as just another extension on the telephone exchange.

Absolute Network Solutions can provide and install the technology you need to enable you to

• connect your remote users to your central telephone systems
• control your costs
• Provide increased productivity and flexibility
• TOLL FREE Calls
• easy office moves and changes
  

With the correct equipment /telephone system calls can be made via the Internet toll FREE to any location in the World.

VOIP Considerations

When deploying VOIP companies must first consider and evalute thier Infrastructure this is were Absolute provide a comprehensive report and action plan.