Chapter 8. VoIP Networking

Chapter Syllabus

  • VoIP SOHO Network Application Configurations

  • VoIP Network Components

  • Summary

  • Key Technical Terms

  • Review Questions

A new SOHO application is VoIP telephony. For a small office this can save long-distance telephone charges and provide cost-effective PBX capabilities using the SOHO LAN. This chapter shows how to build a SOHO VoIP network.

The VoIP market is exploding with many new products. These products range from standalone devices that turn any phone into a VoIP network device that can call any other telephone, to sophisticated gateways aimed at providing VoIP telephony to large networks. Our focus is on products and services that can be effectively used in conjunction with a SOHO LAN. The main intent ...

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