Overheard in the tech blogosphere » traffic engineering http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard A Whatis.com blog Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:32:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Overheard: VoIP traffic engineering http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/overheard-voip-traffic-engineering/ http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/overheard-voip-traffic-engineering/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:02 +0000 Margaret Rouse http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/overheard-voip-traffic-engineering/ ip_pbx_voip_call_centre-copy.jpg VoIP uses a traffic engineering term called Quality of Service (QoS) that refers to the implementation of controls to ensure that delay sensitive IP packets are prioritized as they flow through the pipe. To forgo these controls would result in acoustic problems like jitter and echo, as well as dropped calls.

Michael Talbert, Choosing a Broadband Provider for VoIP

(Today’s word is traffic engineering.)

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