VoIP HowTo/FAQ

Roberto Arcomano berto@fatamorgana.com

1. Introduction

• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Copyright
• 1.3 Translations
• 1.4 Credits

2. Background

• 2.1 The past
• 2.2 Yesterday
• 2.3 Today
• 2.4 The future

3. Overview

• 3.1 What is VoIP?
• 3.2 How does it work?
• 3.3 What is the advantages using VoIP rather PSTN?
• 3.4 Then, why everybody doesn't use it yet?

4. Technical info about VoIP

• 4.1 Overview on a VoIP connection
• 4.2 Analog to Digital Conversion
• 4.3 Compression Algorithms
• 4.4 RTP Real Time Transport Protocol
• 4.5 RSVP
• 4.6 Quality of Service (QoS)
• 4.7 H323 Signaling Protocol

5. Requirement

• 5.1 Hardware requirement
• 5.2 Hardware accelerating cards
• 5.3 Hardware gateway cards
• 5.4 Software requirement
• 5.5 Gateway software
• 5.6 Gatekeeper software
• 5.7 Other software

6. Cards setup

• 6.1 Quicknet PhoneJack
• 6.2 Quicknet LineJack
• 6.3 VoiceTronix products

7. Setup

• 7.1 Simple communication: IP to IP
• 7.2 Using names
• 7.3 Internet calling using a WINS server
• 7.4 ILS server
• 7.5 A big problem: the masquering.
• 7.6 Open Source applications
• 7.7 Setting up a gatekeeper
• 7.8 Setting up a gateway
• 7.9 Compatibility Matrix

8. Communications using PSTN line

• 8.1 Overview
• 8.2 Scenario
• 8.3 What can be changed in this configuration?

9. Bandwidth consideration

10. Glossary

11. Useful links

• 11.1 Open software link
• 11.2 Commercial link