As we seem to be moving toward an adoption of IPv6 sooner or later, I find myself wondering what the impact - if any - will be on VoIP.  After all, VoIP has been a major driving force over the past 10 years, and we've pretty much accepted the additional overhead that is incurred - at least with UDP and IPv4. And I can see at least two approaches to this

Jim, great job on the tutorial. I've printed it out and have studied it carefully. I've used it in constructing some plans for our next generation products. I've already passed along to co-workers as the document gives everyone an even playing field of understanding and terminology. More of the great work, please!

Over the years, email has evolved from the early days of being a network-based application to being primarily a program on the local PC.  And although we can debate about various platforms (e.g. Outlook versus Thunderbird), we're seeing a lot of good reasons for moving email back onto the network. In particular, the days of having all of your email, which is arguably your most precious resource, on your PC may be

Our team has been surveying sites where the existing analog PBXs are scheduled for replacement by VoIP installations.  We're looking at what might be reusable in the conversion, and what needs doing.  In most cases not much can be saved;  most sites need lots of preparation before completing the changeover.  Everyone's eager for new technology, but we must keep some key points in mind. Cable Lengths.  Many of this

Given the compelling case for securing the enterprise, why do CEOs fail to invest more in security solutions? Does this simply represent a failure of IT and security staff to make a compelling business case? Or are the CEOs in fact being short-sighted? For more on this topic, please see my blog post at http://www.cloud-compliance.com/blog/bid/27935/Is-Compliance-the-New-Security-Standard.

Having a Committed Data Rate (CDR) of some for is absolutely critical for all packet-based services. However, as the services become more complex, the parameters used to measure and enforce the CDR become increasingly complex. This is especially true for overhead-intensive protocols such as IP and Ethernet. Do you pay for data based on the entire packet size, for instance, or just the payload? Join us to explore these issues