Article on VoIP Deployment Planning
Here's a nice article I saw on ITWorld on VoIP deployment tips that I spotted this morning. ITWorld reprinted it from WindowsNetworking.Well done article.
Planning VoIP deployments
ITworld.com, WindowsNetworking.com10/30/2006
Barrie Dempster, WindowsNetworking.com
(WINDOWSNETWORKING.COM) This article discusses management of the VoIP PBX, and proposes that it be treated as another service which should be comprehensively managed by the network administrator. It will demonstrate how Voice connectivity relates to data networks and how to effectively and securely implement a PBX within the context of a network infrastructure.
Convergence
Network administrators now have multiple, varied methods of communication running on their network. Whilst protocols and services such as web and email, SMTP and HTTP, are well understood and the techniques for securing these are widely known and discussed, VoIP understanding is often lacking. With the convergence of voice and data networks comes the convergence of roles within an organisation. IT and Telecoms staff are not distinctly separate and there can be an overlap in roles. This can often lead to misunderstandings by staff who make assumptions about systems that they are not familiar with, in environments they are not used to.
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Hello, I would just like to point out that the article is not actually from ITWorld, but is from WindowsNetworking.com. ITWorld has republishing rights and is allowed to publish articles from WindowsNetworking.com.
Regards,
Michael Vella
Posted by: Michael Vella | October 31, 2006 12:24 AM
Michael,
You're absolutely right and it's obvious looking at it. I just missed it, but fixing that now. Thanks!
Posted by: Ken Camp | November 1, 2006 8:23 AM