A fundamental issue when building a PC-based telephony system is the question of sizing: What type of host server do I need to handle X number of users on VoIP and PSTN? Very often you end up by using a server that you know is oversized, and once up and running you quickly confirm this by executing vstat and noting that the system never runs at over 20 per cent of capacity. And what is wrong with that? After all, PC computing power is cheap, and for little more than $1,000, you can buy a powerful, multiprocessor machine. It is true that the server cost is overshadowed by other costs such as the cost of installation and configuration, so for those who are installing single, complex systems the answer is pretty universal: Bigger is Better!
Presented by:
| Doug Vilim
VP Marketing and Sales
Sangoma Technologies |
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IP Communication: Open for Business
(OS-02)
Friday - 01/26/07, 10:00-10:45am
Open source can play a key part in migrating the traditional phone network to IP, while saving communications providers capital — enabling them to pass the cost savings onto their customers. Open source also provides a level of flexibility in creating IP-based solutions that proprietary systems can not. The speaker will discuss:
• How companies (from the enterprise to the SMB) can take advantage of open source based solutions to save money and increase efficiencies in their business.
• How developers and technology companies can use Asterisk in their VoIP solutions.
• The role Asterisk can play in migrating to VoIP by running hybrid solutions incorporating IP and traditional telephony.
• How carriers and service providers are leveraging open source to roll-out their VoIP solutions.
This topic applies to telecom execs at all levels, especially service providers developing IP-based solutions.
Presented by:
| Mark Fawcett
Head of Global Professional Services
Aculab |
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Roadblocks to Business Grade VoIP
(OS-03)
Friday - 01/26/07, 11:00-11:45am
This presentation covers the obstacles to achieving a business grade reliable, high quality and secure VoIP solution. Issues such as network reliability, bandwidth availability, Jitter, echo, failed hardware at the end user site, failed infrastructure at the network operational center and security problems will all be highlighted. Each of these obstacles has an architectural, technological or best practice that solves the problem. The audience will also go through the design of a solution that can provide high reliability, high quality, and secure Internet based VoIP service for any business (small and medium business included).
Presented by:
| Joe Rhem
President and CTO
Star2Star Communications |
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