Introduction to VoIP
217

This course is part of the

DATA COMMUNICATIONS training programme (two weeks) consisting of the following courses, it is recommended that all five courses are attended to complete training on the topic:
202, Understanding Local Area Networks (LAN)
203, Introduction to TCP/IP
204, Understanding Wide Area Networks (WAN)

217, Introduction to VoIP
205, Introduction to ATM
Description

An introduction to voice over IP technologies
Aims To examine issues relating to voice over IP architectures and infrastructures.  The course will show why the need for packetised voice services has become a priority issue, and outlines the challenges of integrating voice over data networks.
Who Would Benefit? Telecommunications professionals and systems administrators responsible for planning, implementing or managing an IP network.
Prerequisites Practical experience of data and/or voice network technologies
Content
  • Review of IP
  • Benefits and new applications
  • VoIP Architecture Characteristics and Quality
  • Supporting Voice within IP Networks
  • Software issues

  • Voice over IP over Wireless

  • REVIEW of TCP/IP
  • Reviews TCP/IP protocol suite
  • Reviews IP addressing, subnets and datagrams

  • Illustrates the benefits of both UDP and TCP in the VoIP system.

  • BENEFITS and NEW APPLICATIONS
  • Presents the potential business cost benefits ad challenges of implementing voice over and existing IP network

  • Introduces new and cost effective applications such as FoIP, On-line Call Centre access and IP phones.

  • VoIP ARCHITECTURE CHARACTERISTICS and QUALITY
  • Describe the elements involved in the VoIP Point of Presence
  • Discuss features such as product interoperability and IP-PSTN interworking
  • Describe how voice quality can be maintained to acceptable parameters Describe how IP network performance considerations could impact upon voice quality

  • Sumarises System Management issues.

  • SUPPORTING VOICE WITHIN IP NETWORKS

  • describes the VoIP Protocol Structure illustrating-

  • IP, UDP, TCP, MPLS

  • RTP, RTCP, RSVP

  • H.323, SIP

  • Coding Standards

  • SOFTWARE ISSUES

  • Describes the software requirements for voice to packet conversion-

  • Voice processing (sampling)

  • Call establishment (signalling and address mapping)

  • Packet processing

  • Network Management accounting, configuration

  • VOICE OVER IP WIRELESS

  • Highlights the challenge of implementing IP over a wireless environment

  • Discusses issues such as header compression and error recovery.
Provider & Location   SCN Ltd: Blandford Forum, Dorset
Charges Tuition Fee:  None
Administration and Processing Fee:  £15.00
Daily Charge:  £100.00 + VAT @ 17.5%
Duration 1 day