Solution other than MPLS with Leased Line Link
We have MPLS managed services provided by the ISP. CE router connects to our router with L3 link and we are running OSPF on L3 links connected to CE routers. Earlier we had leased lines and we could use multiple leased lines with load balancing and high availability, terminated on the same router. But with [...]

Answer Question   |  November 1, 2010  12:26 PM
Leased line, MPLS, MPLS VPN, Router configurations

Can I use a Linksys print server as a bridge or access point?
Can I use a Linksys print server as a bridge or access point?  I want to use it to connect a VoIP phone.

Answer Question   |  October 30, 2010  8:43 PM
Access Points, Linksys, Print Server, VoIP, Wireless Access Points, Wireless bridges

Use of SAP in telecom
hi!  i have yrs of exp. in telecom project mgmt.I had a bresk of 2yrs in job ,now i have to start from begnning,should i start with SAP & if so ,please let me know which module help me? thank you!

Answer Question   |  December 7, 2010  11:01 AM
SAP careers, SAP modules, Telecom, Telecom Careers

Multisite Asterisk deployment
Hi, please i want to know how multi site deployment with Asterisk is being done and how it works. the equipment needed in each site and any other necessary information. Thanks in advance

Answer Question   |  October 26, 2010  11:38 AM
Asterisk, IP telephony, Telephony, VoIP Gateway

WIndows VOIP troubleshooting
If we have a voip nework that is fine internally but when brining in a remote vpn network we have latency. The problem is only heard on the other side. How can we troubleshoot it.

Answer Question   |  October 25, 2010  2:33 PM
VoIP, VoIP Configuration, VoIP network optimization

Session border controller on VoIP network
What is a session border controller and do I need one for my new VOIP network? All clients are Windows 7 running off a sonicwall pro 3060 network.

Answer Question   |  October 25, 2010  2:16 PM
SonicWALL, SonicWALL Pro 3060, VoIP, VoIP network design, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration

How does autoQOS work? Is it reliable
How does Cisco AutoQOS work when setting up a cisco router, HP switch and a Cisco IP phone? I am running Windows XP SP3. Does it replace needing to manually configure QOS across the network?

Answer Question   |  November 10, 2010  5:17 PM
auto qos, Cisco, Cisco AutoQOS, QoS, VoIP, Windows networking

Can we use a Windows Server 2003 configured as a router to do qos when the switch does not support it?
Can a Windows 2003 server be used as a QOS device to prioritize packets on the network to prevent VOIP latency? The current switch and gateway do not support qos.

Answer Question   |  October 30, 2010  5:10 PM
QoS, Routers, Terminal Server, VoIP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 configuration

If we set up QOS without a VLAN is it good enough for VOIP traffic?
priority over all other network traffic or do we need to setup a VLAN as well?

Answer Question   |  February 11, 2011  5:07 PM
QoS, VLAN, VLAN configuration, VLAN management, VoIP

Can you help with the differences between DSCP and TOSbit?
we use DSCP or TOSBit for 40 IP based voip phones on a segmented VLAN?

Answer Question   |  February 11, 2011  5:06 PM
DSCP, VLAN, VLAN configuration, VLAN protocols, VoIP

Enabling QOS on Windows Server 2003 network
How do I enable QOS on my network as we are introducing soft phones and IP phones to our network? The network has Windows 2003 servers, a sonicwall FW and a cisco router.

Answer Question   |  December 5, 2010  5:05 PM
Cisco Routers, Firewalls, QoS, SonicWALL, VoIP, Windows Server 2003

Optical network handoff pricing
how do I determine pricing for a 5mg optical hand off including setup? Need ASAP and info at all would be great.

Answer Question   |  October 29, 2010  2:47 PM
Optical Networking, Optical networks, Telecom, Telecom Engineer, Telecommunications networks

Adding softphones/voip to a win/mac network
We want to add soft phones to our network. We currently have windows and macs running on a new HP switch. How can we implement VOIP and Soft phones?

Answer Question   |  October 19, 2010  3:58 PM
HP switches, Mac, QoS, Snow Leopard, VoIP, Windows 7

Question about Internet connection speed and VOIP
over our VPN which is routed over the internet if we used a point to point ? Pricing allows for us to have a 100mbit Internet circuit. If we go with a PTP it will be closer to10MB and maybe even 5. Which is better for speed and reliability? .

Answer Question   |  October 19, 2010  3:26 PM
VoIP, VPN, VPN configuration, Windows 7

Deploying VOIP and QOS
We want to deploy VOIP to our network. We first need to implement QOS how can we do that? We have all HP switches and Cisco routers. The firewall is also a Cisco (PIX).

Answer Question   |  October 30, 2010  3:25 PM
Cisco, Cisco Routers, Firewalls, HP switches, PIX, QoS, VoIP

CUCM RSVP Reservation with CME
Hi,   I’m working on a Communications Manager  RSVP / Gatekeeper scenario and I hope that you can help me with an issue…   The topology I’m working on consists of two sites and the head office. You can find the topology here: http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Hb36AZH-5jo/TLcGVagh-EI/AAAAAAAAAUI/pBQOHPdqRwA/s800/topology.jpg   The phones in the two sites are registered on the [...]

Answer Question   |  October 14, 2010  1:42 PM
Cisco Gatekeepers, CME, CME credits, CUCM, Gatekeeper

Registry fix for forcing audio files to open in Windows Media player
Problem: QT takes over and tries to open audio files such as mp3, mp4 etc, instead of WMP. I have set WMP as default player in the “Set program access and defaults”; I have made sure that file associations were done in ctr. panel -> folder options -> file types for mp3 and mp4. I [...]

Answer Question   |  January 12, 2011  9:57 PM
File associations, QuickTime, Registry settings, Window Media Player, Windows Registry, Windows XP

How to configure encapsulation and bandwidth in D-link router
I am going to upgrade my Internet Leased Line Connection to 2Mbps. I have a Dlink DRO-250i router. My ISP provided me the following configuration for me to configure router: WAN IP = 172.***.***.***                Numbered SUBNET = 255.255.255.252 LAN IP = 210.***.***.***       GLOBAL/PUBLIC IP SUBNET = 255.255.255.248 Encapsulation = PPP BANDWIDTH = 1984 The leased [...]

Answer Question   |  October 12, 2010  7:18 PM
Bandwidth, Dlink, Encapsulation, ISP, ISP connection, Networking, Networking Equipment, Router configuration, Routers, WAN, WAN Connections

leased Line with public IP’s
i have a lease line with Huwaei SmartAX unit ,The ethernet interface directly connected to the firewall.The public IP’s  assigned for this lease line not reaching the firewall after ISP .Is it compusory have a Router to have public IP’s .

Answer Question   |  October 11, 2010  6:52 PM
Ethernet, Firewalls, Leased line, Public IP, Routers

How to set up ISDN DTI on cms 1000
We are expanding and this is my first ISDN DTI installation. Can anyone just help me get my mind around the procedures. Thanks

Answer Question   |  October 11, 2010  5:46 PM
CMS, ISDN, ISDN Configuration, ISDN Equipment/Services, Nortel CS 1000