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Re: Vonage needs to realize Here is why I think VoIP is a very big deal... It has nothing to do with saving $20/mo.
If you go back to networking 101, there are three basic types of networks: Circuit Switched, Packet Switched and Mail Switched ( Any one here remember Fidonet?? )
POTS/PSTN used to be all circuit switched. Now the backbone is primarily packet switched providing virtual circuits. But the individual lines from the CO/RT to the house are still circuit switch.
VoIP extends this concept by basically turning the phone line from a circuit to an application session. In turn this abstraction allows the phone to run as a service over a generic dumb fat pipe just like any other application you use.
This is a big deal because we are seeing all our various applications ( IPTV for one ) all converge over a single package based network. In the long run I think this is a very big deal and very important to how we design our networks in the future. One big network instead of dedicated silo'd networks that can't interop.
The phone companies hate this because they aren't sure how to base a business model on it, but it's going to happen anyways. There are just too many reasons to go this way |
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 JeffreyConnoisseur of leisurely thingsPremium
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| said by Enlightener:Here is why I think VoIP is a very big deal... It has nothing to do with saving $20/mo. If you go back to networking 101, there are three basic types of networks: Circuit Switched, Packet Switched and Mail Switched ( Any one here remember Fidonet?? ) Every once in a while, someone here will mention something about the 'old days' that really gives me a good flashback. A few months ago, someone mentioned the term "US Robotics Host Dual Standard" which really threw me back a number of years for a few seconds. Today, you mentioned Fidonet, which I haven't heard in a long time. Excercise for the brain, I love it. 
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gh4456Premium,VIP
join:2004-04-07
Beverly Hills, CA | reply to Enlightener
Actually,
Embarq is pushing for all packet switched lines. Currently there are over 1 million access lines in the network that are completely packet switched. |
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 batterupI Can Not Tell A Lie.Premium
join:2003-02-06
Netcong, NJ | reply to Enlightener
said by Enlightener:One big network instead of dedicated silo'd networks that can't interop. Are you saying *One System, It Works*. Like Ma Bell? That is what you just said. |
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Time4aNAPPremium
join:2007-04-09
Des Plaines, IL | reply to Jeffrey
If you like hearing "Fidonet", then you'll love to take a walk down memory lane with UUCP and bangpaths!  |
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