1st Edition

VoIP Handbook Applications, Technologies, Reliability, and Security

Edited By Syed A. Ahson, Mohammad Ilyas Copyright 2009
    472 Pages 231 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    The number of worldwide VoIP customers is well over 38 million. Thanks to the popularity of inexpensive, high-quality services, it's projected to increase to nearly 250 million within the next three years.

    The VoIP Handbook: Applications, Technologies, Reliability, and Security captures the state of the art in VoIP technology and serves as the comprehensive reference on this soon-to-be ubiquitous technology. It provides:

    • A step-by-step methodology to evaluate VoIP performance prior to network implementation
    • An invaluable overview of implementation challenges and several VoIP multipoint conference systems
    • Unparalleled coverage of design and engineering issues such VoIP traffic, QoS requirements, and VoIP flow

    As this promising technology’s popularity increases, new demands for improved quality, reduced cost, and seamless operation will continue to increase. Edited by preeminent wireless communications experts Ahson and Illyas, the VoIP Handbook guides you to successful deployment.

    INTRODUCTION
    Deploying VoIP in Existing IP Networks; K. Salah
    Multipoint VoIP in Ubiquitous Environments; D. Seong, K. Lee, and M. Oh
    VoIP in a Wireless Mobile Network; Q. Bi, Y. Yang, and Q. Zhang
    SIP and VoIP Over Wireless Mesh Networks; B. Rong, Y. Qian, and K. Lu

    TECHNOLOGIES
    Compression Techniques for VoIP Transport over Wireless Interfaces; Y. Yang and X. Wang
    QoS Monitoring of Voice-Over-IP Services; S. S. Gokhale and J. Lu
    Current and Future VoIP Quality of Service Techniques; B. Sweeney and D. Wijesekera
    Measurement and Analysis on the Quality of Skype VoIP; Z. Ren and H. Wang
    QoE Assessment and Management of VoIP Services; A. Takahashi
    Delay Performance and Management of VoIP System; Z. Mai, S. Wang, D. Xuan, and W. Zhao
    SIP-based VoIP Traffi c Behavior Profi ling and Its Applications; Z.-L. Zhang, H. J. Kang, S. Ranjan, and A. Nucci
    VoIP Over WLAN Performance; Á. Cuevas, R. Cuevas, A. Banchs, M. Urueña, and D.Larrabeiti
    Burst Queue for Voice over Multihop 802.11 Networks; X. Wang and H.-H. Chen
    Radio Access Network VoIP Optimization and Performance on 3GPP HSPA/LTE; M. Kuusela, C. Tao, P. Lundén, H. Wang, T. Henttonen, J. Ojala, and E. Malkamäki
    Emerging Methods for Voice Transport Over MPLS; J. A. Zubairi

    APPLICATIONS
    Implementation of VoIP at the University of Colima; P. García Alcaraz and R. Buenrosto Mariscal
    Multiparty Video Conferencing over Internet; A. Uyar
    IMS Charging Management in Mobile Telecommunication Networks; S.-I. Sou
    Commercial Interoperable VoIP IA Architecture; B. Sweeney and D. Wijesekera

    RELIABILITY AND SECURITY
    Security Issues of VoIP; M. Vargas Martin, P.C. K. Hung, and A. Brown
    VoWLAN Security Assessment through CVSS; G. Me and P. Ruggier
    Flash Crowds and Distributed Denial of Service Attacks; H. Sengar
    Don’t Let the VoIP Service to Become a Nuisance for Its Subscribers; H. Sengar

    Index

    Biography

    Syed A. Ahson, Mohammad Ilyas