Voice Over IP Technologies: Building the Converged Network

by Mark A. Miller

Voice over IP Technologies provides solid technical information on how to successfully design and implement a converged network, combining voice, data, fax and video transmissions into a cohesive networking infrastructure centered on the Internet Protocol.

Converged networks, which combine voice, data, fax and video transmissions into a cohesive networking infrastructure -- all centered on the Internet Protocol, or IP -- promise a number of advantages over existing, separate networking environments. But to successfully design and implement a converged network requires expertise on both the voice and data networking sides of the house. Unfortunately, few individuals have these credentials -- either you are a voice networking expert, and familiar with circuit switching and connections between PBXs, or you are a data networking expert, familiar with packet switching and connections between routers and servers.

The objective of this text is to bridge the gap between the voice and data networking sides, and provide the reader with the opportunity to fill in their areas of weakness with solid technical information. In addition, this text presents a number of case studies, from architectural, financial and technical perspectives that illustrate real-world applications for these technologies.

552 pages, Paperback

First published March 15, 2002

About the author

Mark Miller was an English and film studies teacher at Gahanna Lincoln High School in Ohio. He earned a bachelor's degree from The Ohio State University and a master's from Ashland University. His interest in classic films began at a young age and he met many celebrities through the years. His love of the Hammer horror films led him to pen a book about Christopher Lee with whom he maintained a friendship until his death.