VoIP Deployment: Getting Started
Before you know how much a VoIP deployment will cost and how
successful it will be, you need to understand if your data network
can carry high-quality voice transmissions. The odds are that a
network upgrade will be needed to successfully deploy VoIP.
Consider the facts: Most “router-based data networks are not
ready for successful voice deployment.” - Gartner Group
Your data network was originally designed to support emails,
fi le transfers and deliver Web pages, not carry high quality voice
transmissions. Voice traffi c is very time sensitive and can’t be
queued like email or Web traffi c. Delays up to a half hour for an
email or fi le transfer are generally not a problem, but delays of
only a few hundred milliseconds can ruin a VoIP call, producing
choppy conversations or dropped calls.
To ensure your VoIP deployment is successful and on budget,
you need to fi nd answers to these important questions before
deploying VoIP:
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What type of VoIP MOS (Mean Opinion Score) call quality can
I expect from my current data network for each business site?
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Is network delay, loss or jitter the main problem impacting
VoIP call quality, and how do I fi x it?
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How many concurrent VoIP calls can my network carry without
impacting existing data services?
Knowing this information before deploying VoIP will ensure your
success, but what is the most accurate and cost effective method
to obtain it?
Toshiba’s VoIP Assessment
The fastest and most cost effective way to determine your
network’s VoIP readiness is to conduct a Toshiba VoIP
Network Assessment.
The assessment quickly diagnoses the majority of your network
issues so that by the time you begin your VoIP deployment, you
have a converged network that will carry high-quality voice
transmissions.
Organizations that skip this important deployment step experience
poor call quality, dissatisfi ed users, upgrade cost overruns and
delayed deployments.
Compare in Figure 1 the typical outcome of VoIP deployments that
include a VoIP Assessment vs. ones that skip this important step:
without
Toshiba Assessment
VoIP Network Assessments
SYSTEM
APPLICATIONS
COLLABORATION
UNIFIED
COMMUNICATIONS
PRODUCT
OVERVIEW
CALL
CENTER
TOSHIBA
OVERVIEW
Figure 1 VoIP Deployment Comparison
