Daniel Minoli, Emma Minoli
ISBN: 0-471-38606-5
Cloth
512 pages
September 2002

Voice over IP (VoIP) means using the Internet, in combination with regular data networks, to send telephone signals to the desktop. The vision is to make the PC monitor into a voice receiver, bypassing the telephone. In the past few years VoIP technology has moved from research topic to pilot phase on the carrier side, and is gaining momentum in the enterprise. Cisco Systems in particular has accelerated the market by releasing a suite of VoIP products, voice-enabling its servers and switches, and undertaking an impressive public education program. Minoli is considered a classic VoIP reference because of its focus on the carrier side, while most available literature serves the enterprise market. Much has changed in VoIP technology since the first edition, and it's time for an update on standards and practices across the industry.