Title :
Deploying Open Source IP Telephony in Rural Environments
Author :
Lambrinos, Lambros
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Commun. & Internet Studies, Cyprus Univ. of Technol., Limassol
Abstract :
In the current era of advanced telecommunications and the Voice-over-IP revolution, areas lacking modern telephony facilities are still commonplace. In this paper we propose an architecture that utilises open source software and other technologies to provide enhanced telephony services in a rural community. Using a wireless network infrastructure we interconnect our SIP-based telephony exchange with the IP phones and the adaptors installed at various locations enabling seamless internal communication. Connectivity to the normal telephone network is facilitated through a satellite link and a number of analogue lines. A pilot implementation has provided some interesting findings and pinpointed some issues. We discuss potential ways of resolving those issues and enhancing our infrastructure even further.
Keywords :
IP networks; Internet telephony; protocols; public domain software; radio networks; IP phones; SIP-based telephony exchange; low-cost wireless voice network infrastructures; open source IP telephony; open source software; rural environments; satellite link; session initiation protocol; voice-over-IP revolution; wireless network infrastructure; Computer architecture; IP networks; Internet telephony; Linux; Mobile communication; Open source software; Satellites; Software packages; Web and internet services; Wireless networks; VoIP; open source; rural;
Conference_Titel :
Next Generation Mobile Applications, Services and Technologies, 2008. NGMAST '08. The Second International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cardiff
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3333-9
DOI :
10.1109/NGMAST.2008.99