What’s the best way for me to make the switch to VoIP in a small office?
I’m looking to move away from the landline in our small office and port the number to a VoIP, Internet-only phone service. I’d like to have just one number and be able to call a few different extensions around the house. Would a few of the Cisco 7960G Unified IP Phones do the job? What [...]

Answer Question   |  October 14, 2010  2:22 AM
Cisco VoIP System, Soho, VoIP desktop devices, VoIP hardware selection

VoIP voice quality differences
I am trying to commission a network of Cisco Call Manager Express systems with (mainly) Cisco 521 phones connected to a private IP network for a corporate client. Prior to the “proper” solution being introduced a temporary solution using Asterisk with Grandstream GX-2000 phones was installed to provide limited service. Both solutions are using SIP [...]

Answer Question   |  February 14, 2011  11:52 AM
CME, SIP, Voice clarity, VoIP, VoIP hardware, VoIP vendors

Telecom Bandwidth Allocation Software
Dear Sir , We are running an ISP . We are provoding the BandWidth  to customer with the ratios 1:1 ,1:2 ,1:3 …. etc. We are using the ET bandwidth manager for providing the bandwidth but we cannot provide the ratios of 1:10 or 1:20 like with this software . So can u plz provide [...]

Answer Question   |  February 8, 2010  6:28 PM
bandwidth allocation, Telecom, Telecom Software

UC520 vs. Avaya IP Office 500
What advantages does the UC520 system have over the Avaya IP Office 500 system? Has anyone compared the two? I noticed a big price discrepancy and wanted to know what system features might be involved in that difference. Thanks.

Answer Question   |  April 22, 2010  4:16 PM
Avaya, Avaya IP Agent, Avaya IP Office 500, Cisco UC520, UC500, UC520, Unified Communications, Unified Communications Hardware

WAN connections thru 1 ISP.
Hi, I have newly joined an AUTOMOBILE company as an IT supervisor. We have about 10 branches connected with each other thru different WAN connections (Leased line,MPLS,VPN over DSL,..etc) and with different service providers. Our ERP system is based in Head Office and the DMS (Dealer management system) is based in our main branch. I [...]

Answer Question   |  April 13, 2010  2:32 PM
ISA Server, ISP, Lotus Domino, SAP, WAN, WAN Connections, Windows Server 2003

bit robbing with PRI
How does bit robbing work with a PRI? Why would you use it, what would you gain, and what equipment is neede?

Answer Question   |  February 4, 2010  9:23 PM
IP PBX, VoIP, VoIP security

The IT Blog Top 10: Feb. 4, 2010
Here are the most popular blog posts on the ITKnowledgeExchange network this week. Read the rest of the top 10 on the Community Blog, or apply for your own blog by e-mailing me at Michael@ITKnowledgeExchange.com. 1. How to allow the root user to log in to VMware ESX Server with SSH David Davis’ how-to on [...]

Answer Question   |  February 4, 2010  4:49 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, DataManagement, Development, Exchange, ITKE, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP

Difference between FDMA, TDMA and CDMA
What is the difference between FDMA, TDMA and CDMA? Could you give me an example?

Answer Question   |  April 18, 2013  7:42 PM
CDMA, Cellular networks, FDMA, Network protocols, Networking, TDM switching, TDMA

Basic Need & Infrastructure for Social Networking
Hi Experts, I am planning to start a social networking site. Could you anyone please let me know what are the basic Infrastructure is required to start a social networking site. Do we need server at starting stage or shall we host site on share server? If we can host site on shared server then [...]

Answer Question   |  February 2, 2010  4:44 PM
Infrastructure, Social networking, Start up

The most-watched IT questions this week: Feb. 2, 2010
Tick tock, tick tock. What’s that sound?  The countdown for the Nexus One Challenge. What? You’ve moved on? Well

Answer Question   |  February 2, 2010  3:36 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, DataManagement, Development, Exchange, ITKE, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP

Cisco Unified Communications Manager: Max logins per user?
Is there any information out there about the maximum number of logins per user in CUCM? We want to know for extension mobility, NOT the number of login/logout requests (which I believe is 250/min.)

Answer Question   |  February 20, 2010  5:57 PM
Cisco, Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.1, Unified Communications Hardware

linksys voip
how can i reset linksys phone adapter ?

Answer Question   |  February 1, 2010  4:44 AM
Linksys, VoIP

Resources for RF Microwave Products
Hi Sir . Can u specify the websites to know latest information on new prodcuts and upcomign products in market for the RF micro wave products . Example are like airspan , pointred .. maksat .. etc .The RF and microwave equipments . Thanks in advance. ksr 1234

Answer Question   |  November 29, 2011  5:47 PM
Airspan, MakSat, Pointred, Satellite telecommunications industry, Telecom

2IPS’s, 2 routers (1 router per each ISP) connected 8 workstations through 2 L1-switches – will this work?
2IPS’s, 2 routers (1 router per each ISP, diferent LAN-subnet on each router) connected to 8 workstations (through 2 L1-switches) – will this work? (it does actually work but with disruptions)? 2 ISPs are required in case one IPS’s connection is down. Thequestion is will the other ISP’s connection kick in automatically if I just [...]

Answer Question   |  February 22, 2010  2:06 PM
D-Link routers, ISP, L-1 Switches, Network Configuration, Routers, Routing, Routing & Switching, Switches, Windows XP

Sticker giveaway: Ask a great question, receive a free IT Knowledge Exchange sticker
We’ve recently received some spanking new IT Knowledge Exchange stickers and we’d like to send them to you, our steadfast question-askers. The rules are simple: Ask a question in the community, then send me an e-mail with: Link to the question Your preferred mailing address We’ll mail you a free IT Knowledge Exchange sticker. There [...]

Answer Question   |  December 24, 2010  6:34 PM
AS/400, CIO, CRM, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, Giveaways, ITKE, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP

p2p network
In unstructured peer to peer network, is it possible to have more than one connections for each node? 

Answer Question   |  January 27, 2010  6:17 AM
Java, Java Database Connectivity, Java Swing, P2P

3G to 4G tranistion
Will today’s 3G mobile devices work with the budding 4G networks when they come fully online?

Answer Question   |  January 30, 2010  6:43 PM
3G, 4G, LTE

what is the difference between a symbian & a windows mobile
what is the difference between a symbian & a windows mobile 1) in functionality 2) in connectivity 3) in compatibility 4) use etc.

Answer Question   |  January 22, 2010  3:53 PM
Mobile, nokia, samsung, Symbian, Windows Mobile

Telecommunication certifications
I want to know what are Telecommunication certifications and which one would be best for a diploma Holder?

Answer Question   |  July 12, 2010  10:23 PM
Careers, Certifications, IT careers, Telecom, Telecom Careers, Telecom certifications, Telecommunication certifications

Voice VLAN over Telco Bridge
I have two vlans going over a Telco Bridge to 5 locations each with one SIP Phone. The main location has an shdsl of 2mbs and each location has a speed of 512kbps. I can’t get all locations to work together only 2 locations at a time. What could be the problem? Any help is [...]

Answer Question   |  January 29, 2010  3:51 PM
ip phone, IP phone configuration, Knowledge Point Challenge, sip phone, VLAN, VoIP