IP Telephone Demystified

by Ken Camp

Book Overview

IP (Internet Protocol) telephony, the transmission of voice over the internet, is a disruptive technology with the potential to revolutionize the long distance voice market. Information Technology professionals are being asked to implement it or investigate what IP can do for their firms, This book will clarify IP telephony for business people and technology generalists, explaining how it can benefit them and how to decide when deployment makes financial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071406700
• ISBN13: 9780071406703
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Demstifying TCP/IP

As a librarian I am always looking for books that get to the heart of the information and can give the reader implicit information. Camp delivers. As a student in a VOIP course, the book filled in the missing information that was not understood by the professor. I recommend this book as a place to start. Camp explains how the OSI model layers are affected by the implementation of VOIP. Additionally, having had a network course I still did not understood the function of the DNS and the DHCP which are very important to the precise functioning of a network. Camp explains without missing a beat. And Camp erodes the confusion about VOIP being IP telephony. You get more than you bargain for when you read this book.

Comprehensive, yet succinct coverage of IP Telephony

Are you a professional (engineer, manager, director, account executive) who needs to understand the salient issues surrounding IP Telephony quickly? If so, Ken Camp's new book is for you. I've been studying this topic for several years and never before have I come across a volume that is so succinct and approachable, and yet complete in its coverage of this much discussed technology arena. Are you a scientist or software developer who needs a book that covers every last bit of technical minutae, right down to the definition of every bit's function according to every published standard? If so, go get a copy of the standards. This book is for people who need to quickly understand the relevant aspects of IP Telephony and make sound business and technical decisions; if that includes you then you can't do better than Camp's latest work.

A Practical, Down-to-Earth Treatment of a Complex Subject

Ken Camp's "IP Telephony Demystified" is a valuable resource for anyone comtemplating the deployment of an IP telephony infrastructure. The introductory material in the beginning prepares the reader for discussion of more complex topics to come. Chapters 4, 6 and 7 deal with the details of the technologies involved in an IP telephony architecture. They are written in an easy-to-understand fashion and offer meaningful comparisons among competing IP telephony standards. Whereas most treatments of this subject focus almost exclusively on the technical details, Mr. Camp's approach places equal emphasis on the business aspects of IP telephony implementation. Chapter 5 offers a particularly honest discussion of the potential benefits of IP telephony in a number of business settings. To summarize, whether you're on the technical side trying to make sense of the myriad of details that comprise IP telephony or on the non-technical side trying to make the best business decisions possible for your organization, there's something in this book for you.

Finally, a book that explains it right.

This technology is complex and difficult to understand. The advantages of IP Telephony can be hard to grasp. Ken Camp's book truly demystifies IP Telephony. Ken explains the technology in ways that keep technical people interested, yet simplifies it for decision makers to implement IP Telephony solutions successfully. I will continue to take advantage of this book as an Internet consultant. More importantly, so will my clients.

All Fortune 1000 IT Managers would Benefit from this book

Mr. Camp's IP Telephony Demystified does an excellent job of providing the reader with a managerial and "why it matters" look at the issues and reasons surrounding the application of IP Telephony. What I appreciated most was the grace and style of dealing with a myriad of complex interrelated aspects of this complicated subject matter area. I especially found Chapter 7, Gateways between Networks, relevant to sorting out the various ILEC, ITSP and Enterprise Models. In addition, Chapter 8, Premise-based Telephony, contains some keen insights not seen in other related books.