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What Is VoIP?
Voice communication through either dedicated or public internet, also known as VON (Voice On the Net) or VoIP (Voice over IP, or Voice over Internet Protocol), while the traditional telephony is carried over dedicated pairs of cables, using either analog or digital technologies.
The most common standards of VoIP are H323 or SIP.
SIP is a global standard, enables:
- Open and inter operable connectivity.
- All sort of multimedia services (Voice, video and data).
- It is upgradable.
The industry trend is replacing the old H323 for SIP.
Industry evolution:
- From post mail to e-mail.
- From vixed telephony to mobile telephony.
- From analog to Digital TV.
- From circuit switched to IP based technology.
VoIP is an integrated solution, providing:
- Savings in centralized and single connection.
- Easy to add more integrated services.
- Easy to administrate from a network operator's point of view.
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