Chapter 7. Gateway and Gatekeeper Design Requirements

This chapter discusses the design and implementation guidelines for gateways and gatekeepers in a service provider H.323 Voice over IP (VoIP) network. Protocols that gateways and gatekeepers use in an H.323 VoIP network are discussed in Chapter 2, “VoIP Network Architectures: H.323, SIP, and MGCP.” This chapter addresses several areas that are essential in understanding how to design and implement a large scale VoIP network:

Gateway and Gatekeeper Design

This section identifies important elements ...

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