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Page 1: VoIP enabling legacy products David Duffett, Aculab
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VoIP enabling legacy products

David Duffett, Aculab

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Our agenda

Defining the challenge Gateways; principles and practice Pitfalls to avoid Implementation advice

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My job for the next few minutes

Keep you awake and engaged! Maintain non-commercialism Raise the right questions to enable you to

make the best choices when VoIP enabling your legacy equipment

But first…

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VoIP: where are we now?

Time

Expectations

Hype

Adoption

Scepticism

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Gateways

Used to connect dissimilar interfaces

Circuitswitched

equipment

Packetswitchednetwork Gateway

A – law – law

G.711G.723.1G.729 (A+B)

Q.931TDM

SIPRTP

Packetswitchednetwork

H.323RTP

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Traditional gateway

Call control

Media

H.323SIP

RTP

T1 signalling

T1 bearers

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Decomposed gateway

Mediagatewaycontroller

Mediagateway

H.323SIP

RTP

T1 signalling

T1 bearers

MediagatewayRTP T1 bearers

MediagatewayRTP T1 bearers

H.248/MEGACO/MGCP

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Gateway: choices

H.323 or SIP or BOTH? Gatekeeper Registrar, proxy

T1, E1 or both protocols? Codecs Proprietary or open standards?

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Gateway: considerations

Protocol capabilities Existing equipment Current network provider Potential solutions

Quality of Service IP network provider

Type of traffic Conferencing, ASR, SVI

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Gateway: considerations

What other work might the solution do? Routing CLI/DDI authentication Number portability Address translation Billing information

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Gateway used for routing

IP network

PSTN

Legacyinterface

PBXACD

Gateway

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Gateway: buy or build?

Flexibility Cost Business objectives Skill levels

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Gateway: buy or build?

Support requirements Protocol support ROI

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Gateway

If your solution needs to be custom made be sure to use open standard components

Interoperability is key

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Pitfalls to avoid

Don’t get intimidated by your existing: Equipment provider Network provider

Don’t be a CHEAP JERK! Buying the cheapest off the shelf option may

leave you in trouble• Reliability• Changes

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Implementation advice

Think RESPONSIBILITIES You Network provider Equipment (component or solution) provider

Think FUTURE How will things change

• Protocols• Scaling

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Implementation advice

Think SOLUTIONS Don’t be afraid to ask questions, and to question

the answers you get There is a rich supply of people to help you here

at the conference

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Haben Sie

etwa Fragen? Cuestiones?Any questions?

Quel questionnes?

Haben Sie

etwa Fragen?Cuestiones?

Haben Sie

etwa Fragen?

Cuestiones?

Any questions?

Quel questionnes?Cuestiones?

Quel questionnes?

Any questions?

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Summary

Defining the challenge Look at the precise functionality required

Gateways Choices and considerations

Pitfalls Don’t get hustled, and don’t be a cheap schmuck

Implementation advice THINK first, spend next

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Thank you

David [email protected]

Stand no. 303