> > VoIP over the Internet may be of lower quality due to lost packets, but in > a > setup such as iProvo's, I'd have to wonder why there would be lost > packets. > They have fiber interconnects with the callmanger (PBX) located on the > same > network. Granted, I'm not familiar with iProvo's setup, but I have to > assume > that they have done it correctly. BYU has been using VoIP for it's phones > for 3 years now. I've used the phones on the setup since the testing phase > and while there were problems with quality during testing (due to low > bandwidth network connection and lack of priority routing of VoIP packets) > it has not been a problem since VoIP was fully implemented (bandwidth of > network connection increased and priority routing implemented). I think > iProvo would have a similar setup in place. >
I would think that the government would mandate that certain precautions be in place so that the VoIP worked very similar to POTs. 911 would have to function correctly, phone must still be usable in power outage for emergency communication (I know BYU is required to have so many working phones in a building when there is a power outage), quality of service, etc... It seems that since they are serving as a utility company, they would be regulated by the government. Robert LeBlanc -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
