17.4. Summary
This chapter just scratched the surface of the world that is IP-based voice. It covered a good number of basic voice concepts. I hope this gets you going and makes you want to learn more.
I started out talking about the benefits of combining your voice and data networks. Next, I took you through the most common voice devices you will see on a network. I started with a phone and video end point and moved through the components, all the way to the device that controls them—the call agent. Then, I went through the types of interfaces that are used for voice. I showed you both analog and digital interfaces.
Once you'd been introduced to the devices and interfaces that connect everything together, I showed you how calls are set up and ...
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