Softswitch: Architecture for VoIP
Voice Over IP Architecture,Softswitch: Architecture for VoIP (Professional Telecom)
| Book Title: | Softswitch: Architecture for VoIP (Professional Telecom) |
| Author: | Frank Ohrtman |
| Publication: | McGraw-Hill 2002 |
| ISBN: | 0071409777 |
Book Review: Voice Over IP Architecture,Softswitch: Architecture for VoIP (Professional Telecom)
Softswitch is the need for the moment in the Internet telephony industry as it tends to completely change the needs of hardware dependent operations and is the most sizzling topic regarding the VoIP telephony..Details about Softswitch Technology
Softswitch are defined as those software applications that can be used in place of very expensive hardware devices hence cutting the cost to much in VoIP networks. Softswitch are not very complex but still not many people are aware of this VoIP Technology and that’s why the writers effort attract a large number of reader interested in this technology.Book Aims at Network Managers
The book aims at those network managers, network planners and system maintenance managers who create, test and run VoIP systems at both carrier and service providers end as they can use the technology to replace almost every hardware switching device by the Softswitch software applications.It provides in-depth information regarding the software applications and how can is be used in place of the currently used hardware switching technology. Especially those network managers who have yet to find out the effect of VoIP networks can learn much about it as the book is full of pro and con’s of the VoIP system and hence is a charm for most people connected to networking.
Talks about economics of Softswitches
Author does not talk only of the technological part of the Softswitch but also concentrates on the economical part of it and put a vision of the future to make it much clear the advantages and disadvantages of Softswitch technology as compared to currently used hardware circuits switches.In-Depth info about PSTN, IP Centrex and other useful Technical terms
Author provides many aspects of interfaces with PSTN and is a really wonderful book according to most of its readers. Specially the fact that this books not only concentrates on technology, makes it very easy to follow because of the political, future and economical trends of the switching technologies. It provides excellent explanation of all arrays of Softswitch technology like IP-EBX, IP Centrex and Class 4 and 5 replacements which makes it very popular among both beginners and experts in the field.Another review of this book
