VOIP Network
Assessments
The VoIP Deployment Challenge
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.
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 trans-
missions.
Consider the facts: “85% of today’s router-based data networks
are not ready for successful voice deployment.” - Gartner Group
Organizations that skip this important deployment step experience
poor call quality, dissatisfied users, upgrade cost overruns and
delayed deployments.
Your data network was originally designed to support emails,
file transfers and deliver Web pages, not carry high quality voice
transmissions. Voice traffic is very time sensitive and can’t be
queued like email or Web traffic. Delays up to a half hour for an
email or file 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.
Compare in Figure 1 the typical outcome of VoIP deployments that
include a VoIP Assessment vs. ones that skip this important step:
To ensure your VoIP deployment is successful and on budget, you
need to find answers to these important questions before deploy-
ing VoIP:
Figure 1 VoIP Deployment Comparison
What type of VoIP MOS (Mean Opinion Score) call quality can I
expect from my current data network for each business site?
Is network delay, loss or jitter the main problem impacting VoIP
call quality, and how do I fix it?
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?
The VoIP Deployment Solution
The fastest and most cost effective way to determine your network’s
VoIP readiness is to conduct a Toshiba VoIP Network Assessment.
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