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  • Cisco VoIP management guide: Recommendations and summary

    Enterprises now have solid choices of management solutions for their Cisco VoIP deployment. The short list for any enterprise should include Prognosis, Infovista, or Cisco. 

  • Cisco VoIP managment guide: Required management tasks

    Comprehensive VoIP management includes the basic network management tasks, but also includes monitoring services such as dial tone delivery, call success rates, telephony delays and impairments, as well as call quality. VoIP telephony management is c... 

  • Cisco management guide: Selecting a VoIP solution

    Selecting a VoIP solution means deciding on independent VoIP tools or a VoIP solution suite of integrated products. 

  • Cisco VoIP management guide: VoIP management lifecycle

    VoIP lifecycle management enables enterprises to safely pursue large production deployments. The management lifecycle includes the following four elements. 

  • December: VoIP for mobile workers

    Skype used with VoIP or traditional cell phones can provide a convenient way for mobile workers to eliminate long-distance charges. However, there can be hidden costs such as draining network resources or compromising corporate security. In this mont... 

  • Comparing VoIP vendors

    For many companies, the tough decision isn't whether to use IP telephony or not -- it's which vendor to choose. We've collected some of Carrie Higbie's tips and tricks for vendor selection, garnered from her "Ask-the-Expert" section. Carrie regularly... 

  • Voice over IP Fundamentals: Chapter 9, 'Billing and Mediation Services'

    Voice over IP Fundamentals: Chapter 9, 'Billing and Mediation Services' 

  • Planning for the IP call center

    Call centers are critical to business operations. Until recently, however, most enterprises have been dubious of VoIP quality, reliability and the soft benefits that make it so difficult to project and quantify ROI. Staying competitive demands higher... 

  • Power over Ethernet Crash Course

    Discover what Power over Ethernet is, how it works, and whether it's right for your network with these tips and resources. 

  • Helping PoE reach its potential

    Power-over-Ethernet is helping bring to organizations and individuals to enjoy the benefits of a wired world. But with success comes greater responsibility. Now that the Power-over-Ethernet standard, or PoE, is so widely adopted—most networking equip... 

  • See More: Essential Knowledge on VoIP Migration and Implementation
  • SIP trunking (Session Initiation Protocol trunking)

    Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) trunking is the use of voice over IP (VoIP) to facilitate the connection of a private branch exchange (PBX) to the Internet. In effect, the Internet replaces the conventional telephone trunk, allowing an enterprise t... 

  • VoIP (voice over IP)

    VoIP (voice over IP) is an IP telephony term for a set of facilities used to manage the delivery of voice information over the Internet. (Continued...) 

  • G.722

    G.722 is a standard for high-quality digital voice communications that is expected to lead to increased use in Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)... (Continued) 

  • private branch exchange (PBX)

    A PBX (private branch exchange) is a telephone system within an enterprise that switches calls between enterprise users on local lines while allowing all users to share a certain number of external phone lines. 

  • The benefits of linking VoIP islands

    In this podcast, industry expert Jon Arnold explains how voice-centric IP PBXs are limited compared with converged communications, which can integrate other modes such as video, chat, email and so on. Learn about the importance of SIP trunking and ho... 

  • Power over Ethernet podcast

    This podcast discusses the emergence of Power over Ethernet and its many benefits to enterprise networks. Is the technology ready yet for mainstream adoption? Is it ready yet for your network? Let's find out… 

About VoIP Migration and Implementation

Here you'll find VoIP migration and implementation strategy articles, expert advice, news and other resources to plan for a VoIP implementation, including integrating your legacy network with hybrid systems, or mapping out a new IP PBX migration plan, all while overcoming interoperability issues and troubleshooting common, and not-so-common, deployment problems.