Tips
Tips
Voice networking and VoIP
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VoIP bandwidth: Calculate consumption
The bandwidth needed for VoIP depends on compression technology, packet overhead and the protocol used. Learn how to figure out what bandwidth you'll need. Continue Reading
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Best practices for instant messaging security
In this tip, Brien Posey details the steps you can take to protect your organisation from security problems when implementing an instant messaging system. Continue Reading
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Building a UC strategy
To create a UC strategy, you must first understand your current business processes and incorporate your business partners into the strategy. Continue Reading
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Voice quality and MOS
Defining the nine elements of voice quality and Mean Opinion Score (MOS), the standard numeric value used to measure and report on voice quality. Continue Reading
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BT's SDK for do-it-yourself VoIP apps
BT's SDK takes the complexity out of VoIP application development. Continue Reading
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Beyond Asterisk -- Other open source PBXs
Asterisk is the most widely known open source PBX, but other developers are making competitive products in the unified communications market. Learn more in this tip from Gary Audin. Continue Reading
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Open source PBX: Risk or value?
Open source IP PBX systems like Asterisk have benefits and risks. Learn what they are and assess your readiness for the IP PBX implementation in this tip from Gary Audin. Continue Reading
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VoIP/IP Telephony vendor security solutions
Are vendors' VoIP security features all you need, or is it prudent to buy additional security tools to lock down your network? Continue Reading
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What's in a VoIP packet -- An introduction to bandwidth for VoIP
Learn what makes up a VoIP packet, how headers work, what protocols transport voice traffic over the Internet and how this traffic uses network bandwidth. Continue Reading
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Manipulating VoIP Security
This tip provides an extensive list of sites that track and document VoIP attack tools. Continue Reading
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VoIP security -- Free IP telephony fuzzing tools
Protect your organization's VoIP security with free VoIP security tools designed to test IP telephony vulnerability. Continue Reading
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VoIP security - problems inherited from data networking
VoIP security problems present a challenge for voice and network staff because IP telephony brings with it not only the security problems of data networks but also new, added threats specific to VoIP. In this tip, learn about the data network ... Continue Reading