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Deploying VoIP: Weigh the pros and cons of convergence
If your organization is currently contemplating a VoIPimplementation, one big decision you'll have to make is whether to keep theVoIP network separate from the data network or if convergence is the way to go.Convergence is one of the popular ITbuzzwords right now, and the connotation is generally positive.While there are...
Tags: VoIP and IP telephony, Security, Networking, Bandwidth
Technical articles 2007-05-31
Build a solid business case for your VoIP project
A business case for investing in a VoIP implementation requires evaluation of the associated ROI. VoIP offers many potential benefits, including reduced costs, new features, and converged networks. This sample chapter, taken from Cisco Press' Taking Charge of your VoIP Project, explains how to build a business case for VoIP....
Tags: accounting, advertisement, aggregation, benefit, BGP, business case, converged network, integration, network, propagation, QoS, ROI, VoIP, VoIP Project
Download resources 2005-08-01
Learn how to handle legacy phone technologies when you move to VoIP
This chapter from the O'Reilly book Switching to VoIP opens by explaining, "When first designed, landline phone service was intended to carry sound signals, and its uses as a carrier of data were years away from realization. It's ironic that the technology that predated the telephone was itself a data...
Tags: brainchild, carrier, computer, converged network, data network, distance, fax, fax machine, IP, IP telephony, landline phone, lifetime, messaging, modem, mold, network, P2P, realization, slew, telegraph, telephone, telephone network, telephony, tool, voice, voicemail, VoIP
Download resources 2005-07-02
Total Network Solutions Brings Converged Network to Isle of Man Hospital
In the heart of the British Isles, located in the Irish Sea, is the Isle of Man. The country of The Isle of Man was building a new large, modern hospital. The government originally planned to stay with its traditional PBX communications solution. But, recognizing that converged networks are the...
Tags: Network Solutions Inc., Hospital, Converged Network, Brings Co., Network, IP Telephony, PBX, Cisco Systems Inc., VOIP, Government, Telephony, Telecommunications, Networking
Case studies
Enterasys Converged Networks: Deploying, Optimizing, and Securing a Network for Unified Communications
Deployments of converged voice/video/data communications are increasing as new applications support interactive business communications anytime, anywhere over wired and wireless networks. This white paper explains the Enterasys open-architecture, standards-based approach to supporting any convergence application from any vendor. New applications and business efficiency through unified communications are the primary drivers...
Tags: Converged Network, Network, Enterasys Networks, Unified Communications, VOIP, Collaboration, Networking, Telecommunications
White papers 2008-07-01
Overcoming IP Telephony Performance Issues in a Converged Network
When implementing Voice over IP VoIP onto a data network, you must ensure that the equipment capable of handling the additional load, and, more importantly, that the traffic will be properly classified, marked, and prioritized for optimal performance. Voice traffic is highly intolerant to delay, jitter, and packet loss, so...
Tags: Traffic, IP, Global Knowledge, Network, VOIP, Telephony, Networking, Converged Network, Network Technology, Voice Traffic, IP Telephony, Telecommunications
White papers 2009-08-07
HP Open View Route Analytics Management System for Converged Networks White Paper
Voice over Internet Protocol VoIP is transforming corporate and consumer communications today. Service providers have invested in VoIP for years and are starting to see a noticeable ramp in VoIP subscribers, while a significant percentage of enterprises have now deployed some VoIP in their networks, at least in a pilot...
Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Converged Network, Network, Analytics, IP, Telephony, VOIP, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking
White papers 2006-07-01
Delivering the First-Ever Converged Olympic and Paralympic Games Network: It's All About Teamwork
To work together to deliver a single, highly secure, highly reliable converged network infrastructure across 15 geographically dispersed Vancouver and Whistler Games venues, as well as numerous support venues, meeting the voice, video and data communications needed as many as 90,000 individuals and a million plus spectators. To address the...
Tags: Teamwork, Converged Network, Nortel Networks Corp., VOIP, Ethernet, Games, Telecommunications, Networking, Personal Technology
Case studies 2007-05-01
Unified Wireless Switching: Enabling a Truly Converged Network
As businesses scale, traditional wireless network deployments become more complex, more costly and less secure. Users expect the ability to roam between access points. New applications like Wi-Fi VoIP require the ability to roam seamlessly and securely, for example. Wireless switches provide a simple, centralized, iron-clad solution, with management tools,...
Tags: Converged Network, Network, Wireless Switch, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Routers & Switches, Wireless And Mobility, Networking
White papers 2007-03-01
The New Converged Network: Presence Technology and IP Integration Lower Costs and Raise Productivity
Organizations of all kinds are taking advantage of IP network convergence solutions to integrate applications, boost productivity, save on network management and maintenance, and lower the cost of communication. These new solutions bring people together more efficiently to connect with customers, solve problems, and make better decisions. The underlying concept...
Tags: Converged Network, Network, IP, Integration, Networking, Network Technology
White papers 2007-10-01
Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP): A New Standard for Discovering and Managing Converged Network Devices
Networks must incorporate best-of-breed solutions at every layer of the network, regardless of which vendor chosen. Link Layer Discovery Protocol LLDP allows enterprises to build a best-of-breed open converged network that can easily accommodate new applications, such as voice, while achieving five 9s availability. The open nature of LLDP forms...
Tags: Converged Network, Network, Firmware, Avaya Inc., Link Layer Discovery Protocol, VOIP, Networking, Telecommunications
White papers 2005-08-10
Interactive Museum Improves Communication, Brings History of Texas to Thousands of Visitors With New 3Com Secure Converged Network
The Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture in Dallas is located in a restored 1890's courthouse that was reopened last year after an extensive six-year restoration and renovation project. According to Ross Crabtree, manager of Information Technology for the Old Red Museum of Dallas County History &...
Tags: Converged Network, Network, 3Com Corp., Museum, Networking
Case studies 2008-08-01
3Com Converged Network Helps Spain Ministry Ease Housing Crisis
Tasked with easing the housing crisis in Spain, where prices are twice the average in the European Union, the nation's Ministry of Housing faced a housing crisis of its own. Previously operating in the Ministry of Development's Madrid headquarters, the housing agency was forced with urgency to relocate to a...
Tags: Converged Network, Network, 3Com Corp., Retail, Advertising & Promotion, VOIP, Marketing, Telecommunications, Networking
Case studies 2009-01-01
3Com Global Services Delivers Turnkey Network Solution to Grow Award-Winning Scottish Law Firm, EMEA
With two offices in Glasgow, Scotland, and one in Manchester, England, Golds Solicitors Golds is a highly successful UK law firm. Golds sought a converged network solution to deliver maximum performance at minimum cost of ownership. Golds also required the new network to be simple to manage and fully scalable...
Tags: Converged Network, Network, 3Com Corp., Litigation, VOIP, Ethernet, Networking, Business Operations, Telecommunications
Case studies 2009-01-01
County of Nevada, California, Leverages Its Existing 3Com Secure Converged Network to Increase Capacity and Cut Costs
The County of Nevada, located in the heart of Northern California's Gold Country, has a long history of making the most of its resources. The County's approach to managing its IT infrastructure is no different. Having committed to 3Com IP telephony solutions in 1999, the County's IT leadership recently embarked...
Tags: Converged Network, Network, 3Com Corp., County, VOIP, Telecommunications, Telecom & Utilities, Telephony, Networking
Case studies 2007-06-01
New 10-Gigabit 3Com Converged Network Brings Bank Communications Up to Speed Fast
Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad BPMB, a state-owned financial institution established in 1973, provides medium-to long-term lending for local projects involving capital-intensive infrastructure and with businesses in the maritime and technology sectors. The institution received three awards in 2005 from the Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific...
Tags: Bank, Converged Network, Network, 3Com Corp., Financial Services, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking
Case studies 2007-07-01
Andrade Gutierrez Builds Converged Network on Stable Check Point Foundation
Andrade Gutierrez AG is one of Brazil's largest heavy construction firms with projects throughout Latin America and Europe. To sustain its rapid growth, AG required a more reliable, higher-performing, and easier-to-manage network. When the company redesigned its infrastructure to converge voice and data on a single network, it needed a...
Tags: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Converged Network, Network, Andrade Gutierrez, Security, Networking
Case studies 2008-02-20
Migrating to Converged Networks and IP Telephony Applications
This paper explores the new requirements that migration to converged voice and data networks is creating for IP Telephony architectures and their operation and management.
Tags: Converged Network, Telephony, Network, IP Telephony, IP, Avaya Inc., VOIP, Telecommunications, Telecom & Utilities, Networking
White papers 2005-05-01
Converged Network Analyzer for Corporate WANs
Corporate WAN connectivity is one of the most basic - and visible - aspects of information technology. Providing reliable yet affordable corporate WAN connectivity is a particularly challenging task for most CIOs and Infrastructure VPs. Avaya Converged Network Analyzer CNA eliminates the performance and availability risks associated with moving traffic...
Tags: Converged Network, Network, Avaya Inc., Avaya Converged Network Analyzer, WANs, Network Technology, Networking
White papers 2005-05-01
Dental Provider Gains Efficiencies With Converged Network
The Productivity of dental office staff was hampered by lack of adequate phone service. The network capacity limited growth, and lack of redundancy put company at risk for business disruption. Willamette Dental lacked the capacity and resiliency to implement electronic dental records application. Cisco switches and routers reduced equipment needs...
Tags: Phone, Converged Network, Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco IP Phone System, Telecom & Utilities
Case studies 2008-02-01


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