VoIP Primer: Introduction to Voice over IP

From: The VoIP Essentials Series

By: Ken Camp

In order to understand and appreciate some of the business and technical issues driving the popularity of carrying voice over the Internet Protocol (IP), you need a basic framework of how telephony works. This article provides a brief overview of the basics so that you can explore why Voice over IP (VoIP) is a smart solution in today’s network environment.

As communications has evolved over time, we’ve reach the point at which we can pick up the phone and call someone on the other side of the world. The delivery of information, or an idea, is nearly instantaneous. Our culture has shaped us to expect things to happen very quickly, and we have become impatient about delays in delivering information in any form.

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