5 books on IP Telephony [PDF]

October 30, 2024

These books are covering voice over IP technology, network infrastructure requirements, security protocols, call management features, quality of service optimization, integration with traditional telephony systems and troubleshooting common issues.

1. IP Telephony: Deploying VoIP Protocols and IMS Infrastructure
2011 by Olivier Hersent



"Comprehensive Deployment of VoIP Protocols and IMS Infrastructure" provides a thorough and highly practical reference that covers everything you need to know about deploying VoIP protocols, now updated with a new chapter on SIP and the IMS infrastructure. This book offers network engineers, designers, and managers a comprehensive and practical overview of Internet Telephony (IP) technology, addressing the essential protocols and issues involved in transitioning existing telephony infrastructure to a real-time IP communication service. Assuming a foundational understanding of IP and networking, the book delves into the technical aspects of real-time applications over IP. Drawing from extensive research and practical experience in VoIP, the author offers a single, accessible resource encompassing all relevant standards and cutting-edge techniques. Key features include coverage of major VoIP protocols such as SIP, H323, and MGCP, as well as practical deployment insights derived from the author's hands-on experience. This book is an invaluable guide for network professionals, decision-makers, project managers, market analysts, and consultants involved in VoIP implementations, as well as advanced undergraduate and graduate students studying data/voice/multimedia communications. Olivier Hersent, who established NetCentrex and later served as CTO of Comverse, now leads Actility, a provider of IMS-based M2M and smart grid infrastructure and applications.
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2. IP Telephony Interconnection Reference: Challenges, Models, and Engineering
2011 by Mohamed Boucadair, Isabel Borges, Pedro Miguel Neves, Olafur Pall Einarsson



"IP Telephony Interconnection Reference: Challenges, Models, and Engineering" explores the technical and regulatory complexities of IP telephony interconnection on a large scale, addressing the increasing prevalence of IP telephony services in both corporate and residential domains. The book delves into various business and interconnection models, emerging architectures like IMS and TISPAN, common challenges, and potential technical solutions. It offers a comprehensive overview of SPEERMINT activity and proposed architecture, i3 Forum initiatives, and the utilization of ENUM for interconnection, spanning both fixed and mobile networks. As one of the early works to provide insights into interprovider communications and interconnection of IP telephony clouds, this resource offers a clear and up-to-date view of the intricate VoIP landscape. It provides practical guidance on implementing VoIP interconnect services, presents a survey of deployed architectures for interconnection and roaming in fixed and mobile networks, and addresses regulatory issues, particularly in Europe and the United States. The book also introduces interconnection models and offers actionable solutions for technical challenges, making it an essential reference for staying informed about recent developments in IP telephony and ensuring a smooth transition to a fully IP-based communication model.
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3. IP Telephony: Deploying Voice-over-IP Protocols
2005 by Olivier Hersent, Jean-Pierre Petit, David Gurle



"Revolutionizing Telecommunications with IP Telephony: Implementing Voice-over-IP Protocols" illuminates the transformative potential of IP Telephony, powered by softswitches, to reshape the telecom landscape by merging voice and data on a single IP network, yielding cost savings and innovative multimedia services. This comprehensive guide provides network engineers, designers, and managers with a deep understanding of the technology underpinning IP telephony, covering essential protocols and the complexities of transitioning traditional telephony infrastructure to a real-time IP communication service. Drawing on their extensive expertise and research in VoIP development, the authors offer access to critical standards and cutting-edge techniques in one consolidated resource. "IP Telephony: Deploying Voice-over-IP Protocols" assumes a foundational knowledge of IP and networking, addressing the technical intricacies of real-time communication over IP, while also delving into packet media transport technologies and exploring major VoIP protocols like SIP, H323, and MGCP. The book further delves into strategies for designing services in public networks with untrusted endpoints and firewall constraints and examines potential challenges arising from incomplete protocol implementations or architectures optimized for private networks, which may not perform as desired in public settings. This richly illustrated, cutting-edge reference serves as an indispensable asset for professionals involved in the practical implementation of VoIP technology.
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4. IP Telephony Unveiled
2004 by Kevin Brown



"Unlocking the Potential of IP Telephony for Your Business" offers a comprehensive understanding of how IP telephony can revolutionize your business. The book outlines four essential points to guide the successful implementation of your IP telephony strategy: IP telephony is a proven technology that has already been embraced by thousands of satisfied customers, delivering tangible results. While there may be an initial cost, the long-term benefits include significant savings and improvements in your business processes. Distinguishing between voice over IP (VoIP) and IP telephony is crucial, as they are not the same. IP telephony goes beyond providing a simple dial tone; it can unlock numerous business-enhancing applications within your organization. In a marketplace rife with misconceptions, "IP Telephony Unveiled" is an invaluable resource for anyone responsible for shaping corporate strategies related to revenue generation, cost control, and customer satisfaction. By shedding light on the true value of IP telephony, this book enables you to recognize the strategic advantages concealed within your company's networks and assists in formulating an effective IP telephony strategy. Part of the Cisco Press Network Business Series, this volume offers IT executives, decision-makers, and networking professionals the essential knowledge on the latest technologies and business strategies in today's digital landscape.
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5. The Road to IP Telephony: How Cisco Systems Migrated from PBX to IP Telephony
2004 by Stephanie Carhee, Cisco Systems



"Mastering the Transition to IP Telephony: Cisco Systems' Successful Migration from PBX to IP Telephony" is your comprehensive guide to the intricacies of migrating to IP Telephony, featuring a wealth of invaluable resources to ensure a successful deployment. Designed for the entire project team involved in the transition to an IP Telephony solution, this reference book is a must-have. It offers over 200 best practices, lessons learned, and practical tips to navigate your IP Telephony deployment smoothly while minimizing risks and learning from the experiences of others. You'll gain insights into the top ten potential pitfalls during an IP Telephony deployment and receive a checklist of questions to engage and collaborate with your project team effectively. This book provides you with proven planning tools, such as sample checklists, templates, project plans, and workflow documents to guide your planning process. Additionally, it includes a Steps to Success poster that outlines every major step associated with an IP Telephony deployment, keeping the path to success at the forefront of your project team's focus. "Mastering the Transition to IP Telephony" delves into the successful migration of Cisco Systems to a converged, enterprise-wide network, offering implementation and operational insights, lessons from their experience, and guidance on developing your own successful methodology. The book emphasizes the importance of universal factors such as planning, communication, teamwork, understanding user requirements, and technical expertise. It serves as an invaluable resource for managing your IP Telephony deployment, covering everything from the initial stages and building your project team to setting the project's pace, engaging users, migration strategies, services and support strategies, and concluding with the decommission of the PBX. Written by Cisco IT experts, this book shares their implementation experiences and is an essential tool for those deploying new Cisco technologies. Part of the Cisco Press Network Business Series, this volume offers IT executives, decision-makers, and networking professionals critical insights into the latest technologies and business strategies.
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