achuchma
join:2001-04-11
Tampa, FL | reply to sporkme
Re: VoIP isn't POTS....
You are correct...I tend to avoid using "VoIP" to describe the digital transport section of the voice networks since most people tend to associate VoIP and Internet together.
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sporkme
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said by achuchma  :Do keep in mind when you use the POTS network in the US, voice data is usually transmitted on private, dedicated fiber trunks with no other traffic other than voice traffic. If mixed with data, voice will get the highest QoS. VoIP runs on the "best effort" Internet, which is with a pot luck of other data... Actually that was accurate back in 1996 or so. Today most carriers are using VoIP on their own network. It allows for more statistical multiplexing (ie: oversubscription) than traditional TDM voice carriage does.
VoIP does not need to go over "the internet" to be VoIP.
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achuchma
join:2001-04-11
Tampa, FL
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said by TKJunkMail :POTS isn't POTS either. If you are making a long distance call in the US, your call is being converted from analog into digital between cities anyway. The Earthlink svc isn't any different in that regard. Do keep in mind when you use the POTS network in the US, voice data is usually transmitted on private, dedicated fiber trunks with no other traffic other than voice traffic. If mixed with data, voice will get the highest QoS.
VoIP runs on the "best effort" Internet, which is with a pot luck of other data...
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