Although it has been possible to run VoIP over LAN for years, in the past, it could take a lot of work just to get a basic voice over IP system running. Today, network devices, such as switches, ...

Many of our larger clients were sold a ShoreTel VoIP system from a local phone vendor. This particular vendor did not put the phones on their own VLAN nor did they implement any QoS of any kind. Many ...

This chapter demonstrates how to properly configure the advanced technologies introduced in chapter 8. It will become a great reference tool to use when you are ready to configure these technologies ...

Enhancements to the operating systems of Cisco switches and routers should make it easier to use data networks for voice calls and multimedia, a move that could cut costs and open the door to new ...

The goal of network QoS is to ensure that your most critical network traffic gets to where it needs to go with the least amount of delay (or latency in network-speak). More specifically, you can ...

We mentioned last time that, as more and more application traffic (including voice) joins IP networks, the ability of enterprises to get their arms around quality of service provisioning and ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

Although it has been possible to run VoIP over LAN for years, in the past, it could take a lot of work just to get a basic voice over IP system running. Today, network devices, such as switches, ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...