Voice over Internet P ackets (VoIP)
In Conclusion
I hope that I have not unnecessarily confused you here. But knowledge of the basic functions of a telephone communications system are crucial so that you may fully comprehend the complexity of how a VoIP system can interface with an actual "wired" telephone system. Otherwise you are just spinning your wheels. You can design the most elaborate Voice over Internet Packet system, get it to interface flawlessly using TCP/IP and yet not be able to call into or receive calls from your local telephone system. Hence you have a very pretty and impressive mass of blinky and flashing lights, that just takes up space. BUT THEY WILL DEFINATELY BE PRETTY, Unless you forget to hook up all those ever impressive LEDs. I would suggest that you first attempt to utilize a Voice over LAN system. This would allow you to "benchmark" a system and software suite that you will gain experience in setting up/configuring and managing. This will also help to enlighten you to the many "pit falls" and "possible system shortcommings" that can be experienced with a data/voice network that is merged onto a single network. The Telephone Companies (You know - those folks you pay every month for that telephone line that you use to call other people on; or would it be more accurate to say the telephone line that those tele- marketers use to un-relentlessly harras you into buying all of that useless stuff that you were convinced "you just had to have". Here are a couple of Links where you can
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