IP Convergence in Global Telecommunications. Voice Over Internet Protocol (VolP)

Abstract

A key application on any converged global network will be voice telephony. On an Internet Protocol (IP) network, this is given the generic title Voice over IP (VoIP). This paper examines the motivation behind VoIP and the standards being deployed in support of the application. It discusses the factors that determine the voice quality to users, and measures that can be made. The impact of VoIP on Speakeasy is given some limited consideration.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA392641

Entities

People

  • Alfred Reynolds
  • Bill Blair
  • Ian Zahorujko

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Electronic Warfare

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coding
  • Commerce
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Communications
  • Computer Networks
  • Computers
  • Data Links
  • Electronic Commerce
  • Electronics
  • Engineering
  • Internet
  • Local Area Networks
  • Network Architecture
  • Network Protocols
  • Packet Loss
  • Transport Protocols
  • Voice Over Internet Protocol

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking