Voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) is a remarkable technology that lets
us talk to one another from our home computers. It provides an efficient
and flexible way for us to communicate at work and at home, and the cost
savings versus conventional telephone services are incredible. It requires
little upfront investment, and you have the ability to travel with your
phone number all over the world. It is a technology that almost seems too
good to be true. As with any relatively new technology, though, there are
technical kinks with VOIP that continue to need refining and development
in order for the technology to reach its fullest potential as a
replacement for the current telephone systems that we are accustomed to
using.
At the beginning of a VOIP phone call, there is an analog phone (in use
with an ATA), an IP phone, or software that converts data from analog to
digital and routes the call to an endpoint. Along with these pieces of
equipment, there are protocols that are employed to get the job done
efficiently. A protocol is a set of rules that control data transfer
between two points, in this case, from the placement of a phone call to
the destination. Protocols are put into use by any combination of hardware
and software to define real-time communications performance.
There are several VOIP protocols used at this time that mark out which
programs (that transform the data) connect with one another along with the
network. The most common protocol being used for VOIP is know as H.323,
which was created by the International Telecommunication Union for the
purposes of videoconferencing. This protocol is actually a group of
several specific protocols that provide provisions for videoconferencing,
data sharing, and audio transmission (VOIP). However, since it was not
expressly designed for VOIP, there are often compatibility issues with its
use.
A newer protocol has come out known as Session Initiation Protocol, or
SIP. SIP was developed specifically for VOIP, and it is less complex than
H.323. Yet another protocol used for VOIP is known as Media Gateway
Control Protocol (MGCP). It focuses on destination control, and is
intended to be used for supplemental features such as Call Waiting. A big
problem arises because these three protocols do not always work together
very congruently. This is often a problem when placing VOIP calls between
different networks that use different protocols. And since there has not
been yet developed a uniform set of standards for protocols to use for
VOIP, problems are likely to continue until they are established.
Despite the technical glitches that can be encountered in using the
technology to place phone calls, VOIP is still far more efficient,
accommodating, and cost effective to what we are used to in telephone
communications. The direction in which VOIP is heading hints that it is
poised to one day replace our traditional telephone technology altogether.
As with any technology-driven product or service, developers of VOIP will
likely continue to improve upon current standards of VOIP and its
protocols, further improving the technology for widespread use. This will
provide users of VOIP even greater efficiency and reliability when they
want to make a telephone call.
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