Voice and Data Internetworking (Networking Series) - Softcover

Held, Gilbert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072122161 ISBN 13: 9780072122169

Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 1999

Synopsis

This text shows network managers how to take advantage of their existing networks to make voice calls to and from multimedia-capable PCs, and how to use videoconferencing over existing data networks.

About this title

Review

"...Gil Held is pitching the whole nine yards explanations of technology, hands-on design guidelines and the business case." --Steven Saunders, Executive Editor Data Communications Magazine, on the first edition"

From the Back Cover

Transmit voice over data networks with help from this hands-on guide

Deploy real-time voice communications over IP and frame relay networks, intranets, and the Internet using this practical resource. Written by data communications expert and well-known award-winning author Gil Held, this book will show you everything you need to transmit real-time voice over existing data networks lowering your company's communications costs considerably. Updated with all new material on the latest standards and protocols including H.323 multimedia standards and IP gateways this book covers all topics needed for implementing this technology. You'll learn about voice compression methods, bandwidth, quality of service, traffic control methods, and much more. Whether you're an administrator, engineer, architect or systems programmer you'll benefit tremendously from this up-to-date book. Packed with application notes, tips and techniques, and examples, this is your one-stop guide to the hottest topic in networking today.

This book will show you how to:

-Route calls via an IP address
-Get details on the entire TCP/IP protocol suite and frame relay networks
-Move real-time voice over data networks
-Use management tools to determine if existing networks are equipped to carry voice
-Understand the need for QoS
-Learn about all IP Telephony-related protocols
-Work with voice over IP and frame relay gateways
-Discover various router queueing methods

Coverage includes:

-IP headers and IP addressing
-IEEE 802.3p and Q standards
-MultiTech and Micom V/IP gateways and Cisco routers
-IP over ATM
-Frame relay over ATM
-Tag switching and MPLS
-Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
-Real Time Protocol (RTP)
-ReSerVation Protocol (RSVP)

Edition details

• Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072122161
• ISBN 13: 9780072122169
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352