James L. Seibert, P.E., RCDD, Telecommunications Team Leader, Brinjac Engineering, Inc., Harrisburg, Pa.

Making the Switch to VoIP

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is the transport of voice-coded information embedded in an IP packet, typically using Ethernet as the data network physical transport medium. This is opposed to transmission over copper analog circuits using private branch exchange (PBX) switching technology. This technology has many benefits for the user to consider: reduction of long-term maintenance and st...