Overview
This book provides a comprehensive practical overview of the technology behind Internet Telephony, giving essential information to Network Engineers, Designers and Managers who need to understand the protocols and explore the issues involved in migrating the existing telephony infrastructure to an IP - based real time communication service. Assuming a working knowledge of IP (Internet Protocol) and networking, it addresses the technical aspects of real-time applications over IP. Drawing on their extensive research and practical development experience in VoIP from its earliest stages, the authors provide an accessible reference to all the relevant standards and cutting-edge techniques in a single resource. First published in 1999 this fully revised and updated volume contains: * A new ""Practical Deployment Issues"" chapter which details common problems found in real-life deployments and ways to solve them (covering applications such as call re-directing, PC to phone, IP addressing, etc) * Completely rewritten chapters on SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) and MGCP (Media Gateway Control Protocol), reflecting major new developments in both protocols * Increased emphasis on the ""hands-on"" aspect with a focus on real-world deployments carried out by NetCentrex Written by industry based experts IP Telephony: * Covers ALL the major VoIP protocols - SIP, H323 and MGCP * Includes a large section on practical deployment issues gleaned from the authors' own experience * Features a chapter on the rationale for IP telephony and description of the technical and business drivers for transitioning to all IP networks. * Accompanying web site is also available with tools, tips and demos. Essential reading for professional network engineers, designers and managers, decision makers and project managers overseeing VoIP implementations and market analysts and consultants.
Full Product Details
Author: Olivier Hersent ,
Jean-Pierre Petit ,
David Gurle
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 17.60cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 25.30cm
Weight: 0.816kg
ISBN: 9780470023594
ISBN 10: 0470023597
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 14 January 2005
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Out of stock
Author Information
Olivier Hersent is Chairman and CTO of NetCentrex, France (Market Leader in VoIP deployments in Europe). Jean-Pierre Petit is Head of Voice Technology at France Telecom. David Gurle is Vice President of Multimedia Communications for Reuters and was previously Head of the Real-Time Communications (VoIP) group at Microsoft.
