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- 20:00, 3 December 2010 FOC (hist) [149 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Firm Order Committment''' This is a commitment on the order requesting that the LEC install the local loop to the customer's premise.")
- 19:59, 3 December 2010 Extending the DMARC, A Classic Gotcha in T1 Ordering (hist) [997 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Nothing is more frustrating for T1 buyers than hidden costs that pop up during and after an installation. The kingpin of hidden costs is by far the dreaded DMARC Extension. Hidde...")
- 19:58, 3 December 2010 LEC (hist) [364 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Local Exchange Carrier''' The carrier that delivers the local access loop is known as a Local Exchange Provider, or LEC. LEC’s operate in a local market and have a net...")
- 19:58, 3 December 2010 Latency & VoIP (hist) [674 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "With the advent and growing popularity for business grade Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) however, latency has never been so important. The networks of tier-one carriers of w...")
- 19:57, 3 December 2010 What exactly is Hosted IP-PBX? (hist) [2,354 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''What exactly is Hosted IP-PBX and how does it differ from a normal PBX?''' To dissect the name of the latest buzz-word worthy telecom product titled Hosted IP-PBX first let...")
- 19:55, 3 December 2010 ISDN (hist) [1,944 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Overview== '''Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)''' is a type of circuit switched telephone network system, designed to allow digital transmission of voice and data ove...")
- 19:54, 3 December 2010 Why is a T1 router more expensive than a DSL or Cable router? (hist) [555 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "The attributes of a T1 router that garner a higher price are derived from the work load that a T1 router performs as compared to a lower end router. A T1 router holds the routing...")
- 19:53, 3 December 2010 Editing Switch or Hub (hist) [2,400 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Though the hottest new brand of telecommunications, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is packetized and transmitted as data bits, it is still characteristically similar to a tr...")
- 19:52, 3 December 2010 One-way Audio (hist) [3,437 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "One-way audio is an annoying and common occurence with VoIP. The primary cause for one way audio is the NAT enabled device hiding the topology of the customers network. Many lega...")
- 19:52, 3 December 2010 E911 compliance (hist) [2,403 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "With today's rapidly growing technology, everyone carries a mobile device. 911 is used to call the police or other emergency response units. At the emergency call center, calls...")
- 19:51, 3 December 2010 Redundancy (hist) [6,211 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "There are three types of redundancy: backbone redundancy, access redundancy, and hardware redundancy. The first one is easy: Buy T1 ports from two different providers li...")
- 19:51, 3 December 2010 What is Dark Fiber? (hist) [473 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Dark fiber refers to unused fiber-optic cable. Often times companies lay more lines than what's needed in order to curb costs of having to do it again and again. The dark strands...")
- 19:50, 3 December 2010 What do I need to know before transitioning my business to VoIP (hist) [7,781 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "A proper VoIP installation plan executed with the assistance of a top tier provider can make you wonder how you ever lived without VoIP, but missing a couple of key and seemi...")
- 19:49, 3 December 2010 Topics (hist) [169 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{:Internet Connectivity}} <br><br><br> {{:VoIP Page}} <br><br><br> {{:Network Services}} <br><br><br> {{:Hardware}} <br><br><br> {{:Traditional Voice}} <br><br><br>")
- 19:48, 3 December 2010 How do I configure my Hosted VoIP solution? Call Flow Configuration. (hist) [3,455 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "The most common mistake made by service providers in selling Hosted VoIP solutions to Small-to-Medium businesses (SMB) is thinking a voice solution is simply provided by sell...")
- 19:47, 3 December 2010 When is a BLA used? (hist) [751 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "A Bridged Line Appearance is used on either an MGCP or SIP phone when there is a need to have an instance of another line other than that of the current phone. Fo...")
- 19:41, 3 December 2010 What is SIP (hist) [1,309 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is a text-based protocol, like HTTP or SMTP, used in multimedia (voice, video, instant messaging) applications to initiate, modify or terminate ...")
- 19:38, 3 December 2010 Fractional DS-3 (hist) [1,268 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Fractional DS3''' circuits can run from speeds of 3 Mbps up to 45 Mbps, the speed of a full DS3. A full DS3 is made of 28 T1s or 672 individual channels, thus...")
- 19:38, 3 December 2010 SIP or MGCP ? (hist) [28,342 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Michael Lamy <br> Chief System Architect<br> ADTRAN Enterprise Networks Division<br> <br> Introduction As telephony moves toward the world of IP, legacy call control protocols ...")
- 19:34, 3 December 2010 Router Latency (hist) [851 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Router latency Since latency is the measurement of time it takes a packet to travel from place to place, and the underlying fiber and copper networks they traverse handle packet...")
- 19:30, 3 December 2010 T1 Circuit Installation/Provisioning (hist) [32 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{:Installation_Timeline_Terms}}")
- 19:29, 3 December 2010 MOS score (hist) [1,043 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "MOS Scoring is a subjective test of a call quality originally designed by the Bell Companies to quantify the quality of a voice call; with 1 being unacceptable and 5 being super...")
- 19:28, 3 December 2010 MPOE (hist) [491 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Minimum Point of Entry ''' The point at which a carrier's network accesses a property or premise. The carrier's responsibility generally ends at this point and the customer's...")
- 19:27, 3 December 2010 How secure is MPLS (hist) [1,789 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "MPLS is highly secure. Its security is equivalent to that found in traditional Layer 2 networks such as Frame Relay or ATM. This is due to the fact that an MPLS VPN pro...")
- 19:26, 3 December 2010 MLPPP (hist) [846 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Multi-Link Point to Point Protocol''' MLPPP-"Multilink PPP (MLPPP) is a method of splitting, recombining, and sequencing data across multiple logical data links. LARGE FILES ...")
- 19:26, 3 December 2010 What causes Latency on a Carrier Network (hist) [91 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Router Latency Architecture and Peering Induced Latency Packetization Latency")
- 19:25, 3 December 2010 Rate Center (hist) [260 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "A rate center is a geographic area used by an LEC to determine boundaries for local calling, billing, and assigning phone numbers. Typically, a call within a rate center is a...")
- 19:24, 3 December 2010 VoIP IAD (hist) [1,388 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Integrated Access Devices''' (IAD) consolidate voice, data, Internet, and video services using ATM over T1/E1 lines. An IAD is an access device that can simultaneously deliver...")
- 19:23, 3 December 2010 NxT1 (hist) [3,097 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "== What is a NxT1? == With the NxT1 Access option, the user can obtain bandwidth above 1.5 Mbps (T1) without requiring DS3 access. NxT1 connects 2, 3, or 4 dedic...")
- 19:21, 3 December 2010 DS3 (hist) [2,970 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "== What is a DS-3? == To meet the ever-expanding need of high-end IP throughput for today’s large enterprise, tier-one providers are rapidly expanding their DS-3 foot...")
- 19:21, 3 December 2010 What are some Performance Metrics for a VoIP Network (hist) [1,126 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "While monitoring all calls in a VoIP network can be an invaluable tool, other service metrics should be used as well to measure quality performance. Service-centric metrics b...")
- 19:19, 3 December 2010 Configuring Asterisk for bandwidth.com (hist) [7,156 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Below is the setup of a known working configuration of Asterisk using bandwidth.com's SIP Trunking service. Due to the various ways in which networks may be setup this configura...")
- 19:18, 3 December 2010 Ethernet (hist) [6,619 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "The term Ethernet actually refers to the LAN cabling that is the preferred network medium of almost every business in America. The most commonly deployed Ethernet is 10 BaseT, wh...")
- 19:18, 3 December 2010 When is a DMARC extension required (hist) [1,618 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "When a buyer orders a T1 from an ISP, they are ordering two services: a port and a T1 loop. The port is the actual transport on the ISP's backbone which gives...")
- 19:17, 3 December 2010 Editing What is Considered Acceptable Latency for a VoIP Network (hist) [675 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Traditional analog systems that business has used for over 100 years has a normal latency of 45 milliseconds (Ms). Considering that an analog call is the benchmark by which VoIP ...")
- 19:16, 3 December 2010 FOC date (hist) [349 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "This step documents the firm order commitment FOC date that the LEC returns and completes installation. The installation is marked as complete when the LEC arrives at the...")
- 19:15, 3 December 2010 T1 (hist) [2,602 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "== What is a T1? == A T1 line belongs to the Tcarrier family of telecom products, and as such is a tried and true means of getting Internet Access (particularly as opposed to the...")
- 19:14, 3 December 2010 When is a T1 no longer enough? (hist) [6,644 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Since the mid 1990's, the T1 has been the standard Internet Access solution for small to medium-sized businesses across the United States. The T1, for many small businesses, ...")
- 19:11, 3 December 2010 SIP Trunking (hist) [3,618 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "==SIP Trunking Overview== *[http://www.bandwidth.com/pdf/sip_trunking_reduced.pdf Read more about SIP Trunking here] SIP Trunking is the de facto standard for VoIP application...")
- 19:10, 3 December 2010 Benefits of VLANs (hist) [2,237 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "VLANs offer many benefits not found in typical LANs, some of which are listed below. '''Performance Enhancements:''' Since broadcast frames are targeted and pro...")
- 19:09, 3 December 2010 NPA.NXX (hist) [4,182 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "== What is it? == The term NPA.NXX refers to the first six digits of a phone number, or prefix, as derived from the North American Number Plan (NANP). The area code is the first ...")
- 19:05, 3 December 2010 What does a wan accelerator appliance do (hist) [11,903 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "There are several things this sort of appliance can accomplish. In a nut shell, the appliance can; enforce quality of service rules, compress data, compress IP headers, acce...")
- 17:13, 3 December 2010 What is the difference between DSL and T1 (besides the price?) (hist) [3,389 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "It's obvious by the vast difference in price between DSL and T1 that they are not the same. From the outside looking in, however, it is hard to define exactly what sets them apar...")
- 17:09, 3 December 2010 Advantages of SIP Trunks over PRIs (hist) [1,096 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "SIP Trunking is a cost effective way to increase productivity while reducing costs while offering the highest quality communication experience. SIP trunks can be purchased in inc...")
- 17:08, 3 December 2010 Active Articles - Network Services (hist) [315 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "#Can I configure BGP4 with any T1? #External Border Gateway Protocol #VPN's, MPLS or Frame Relay #What is MPLS #How_secure_is_MPLS #MPLS_Acronyms #[[VLAN'...")
- 17:07, 3 December 2010 Active Articles (hist) [2,917 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "#NPA.NXX #Dial-up #ISDN #Cable #*How_is_Cable_delivered #DSL #*How is DSL delivered #T1 #*What are the pros/cons of Fractional T1s? #*[[What i...")
- 17:07, 3 December 2010 ATT (hist) [64 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "AT&T MIS T1 | AT&T NxT1 Description {{Article Footer}}")
- 17:06, 3 December 2010 AT&T NxT1 Description (hist) [1,139 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "With the AT&T NxT1 Access option, the user can obtain bandwidth above 1.5 Mbps (T1) without requiring T3 access. N x T1 connects two to four dedicated T1 circuits (3 Mbps, 4.5 Mb...")
- 17:05, 3 December 2010 ASR Request (hist) [235 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Access Service Request''' An industry standard form which contains data elements and usage rules used by the parties of the agreement to add, establish, change, or disconnec...")
- 17:03, 3 December 2010 AS (hist) [105 bytes] WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "An Autonomous System can be a network or grouping of computers that works independently of other systems.")
