Thank you Henry, Peter, Mehdi, Todd, Bob, Irwin, Tracy, John, Karsten, Karl, Shawn. Howard, Darren, Mike and Paul for taking the time to answer. This has helped greatly.
Regards Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Christopher Bird > Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 4:39 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: IP telephony > > > > There has been much buzz of late about using IP telephony > solutions in place of the more common analog based solutions. > > Traditional telephony has very high reliability (many years > without loss of dial tone for some companies). From what I > have seen in this group about networking, router behaviors, > etc. it seems to me that the IP networks that exist aren't > yet ready for the prime time of IP telephony. As we move > buildings, my company is looking at installing an IP > telephony based solution (packet switched) instead of a > traditional analog based solution (circuit switched). I am > worried that the reliability will likely be lower than I am > used to. However the cost savings look quite compelling, so I am torn. > > The more I read in here about threats and attacks against IP > networks and the amount of maintenance we need to have in > place to keep our IP networks hanging together, the more I am > concerned about the viability of an IP telephony solution. > > Does anyone here have any thoughts, experiences, etc. about > the use of IP telephony in corporate environments? > > Thanks in advance > > Chris > > > > > > > >
