IP Phones

An IP phone is a device which uses an internet connection to make and receive phone calls. Essentially, there are two types of IP phones: Hardware based IP phones that use an adaptor to plug your standard home telephone into your home network and software based IP phones (or soft phones) that consist of software which allows telephone calls to be made directly from your computer.

Hardware-based IP Phones

Hardware based phones consist of an ATA (Analogue Telephone Adaptor) which...

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Top Reasons for Using VoIP

The number one reason to switch to VoIP technology for telephone service is cost reduction. From that base, VoIP is able to provide some compelling features which makes switching even more attractive.

Eliminating Phone Lines

With VoIP service, you can cancel your traditional phone service through your local telephone company and place all of your telephone calls over your broadband Internet connection.

For a residential customer, this will save around $40 a month. For business...

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SPIT

VoIP spam or Spam over Internet Telephony (SPIT) is one of the foreseen future forms of spamming that Internet authorities are preparing for today. With the increasing use and dependence on the Internet for communications and data transfer, malicious software programmers have taken advantage by creating VoIP bots with the ability to harvest data and advertise massively at a very small cost. These advertising methods include email spams, SPIMS or spams over instant messaging applications...

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RSVP

RSVP (Resource ReSerVation Protocol) is a protocol used in VoIP to manage QoS (Quality of Service).

RSVP works by requesting that required bandwidth and latency be "reserved" for the VoIP telephone call by every network device between the two endpoints.



RSVP is defined in RFC 2205: Resource ReSerVation Protocol (RSVP).

RSVP is a unicast and multicast signaling protocol, designed to install and maintain reservation state information at each router along the path of a stream...

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Where you can get VoIP Training

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is a relatively new technology, because of which individual businesses will need someone who is well versed in the intricacies of VoIP. Companies are often willing to invest in training their IT administrators in VoIP because of the sure returns. But, where do you go to obtain a training course that delineates all the necessary concepts and details you need?

There are various options available for those wanting to get themselves trained in VoIP...

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VoIP Security

Any technology that involves transfer of data or information is prone to compromised security. It happens with telephones, cell phones, email and Internet transactions. Because VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) has the internet as its mode of transference it's possible to have your Internet-based called intercepted. To make matters worse, there are techno-troublemakers who are armed with the hacking skills needed to eavesdrop on virtually any call over the Internet they want to. It is...

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How to Compare VoIP Providers

VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) is changing the way people communicate. VoIP utilizes a broadband internet connection for routing telephone calls, as opposed to conventional switching methods, providing efficient use of existing Internet connections as well as lowering overall costs. Interestingly, there is no need for any large scale infrastructures; just combine a conventional phone with a broadband Internet connection to utilize a single service with minimal software and hardware...

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