VoIP: Deployment Infrastructure Requirements over a Carrier Network
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Broadband Wireless Technology is now a force in the last-mile broadband access arena.  Exciting new standards, like WiMAX, are helping to shift the economics of broadband wireless to make it cheaper than ever to deploy.  However, it's obvious that with the increasing "arms race" of broadband data-offerings, it's only a matter of time before the data-only broadband operator becomes a dinosaur.

The term VoIP describes the transport of voice over IP based networks - including the Internet.  Voice can be transported reliably and securely using IP and higher-level protocols - MGCP, H.323, SIP, etc for signaling and device control.

VoIP is increasingly being deployed to provide next generation access network solutions in end-to-end carrier networks.  However, there are a number of issues that a service provider must consider in order to provide a PSTN-quality service in this way.

This session outlines the architecture and infrastructure requirements of adding a VoIP offering on a carrier broadband access network as part of a new service deployment strategy.  It then goes on to examine the main potential issues in such deployments and the key decisions a service provider must make in order to successfully use VoIP in this role.