2. Technology - How VoIP Works - History Page - MI720 Voice Over IP Web Brief

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	Nov 28 2006, 9:06 PM EST	leuchsg	edit	1 word added 1 word deleted
Change: CitationsSources(1) Valdes, Robert. "How VoIP Works" Available at www.howstuffworks.com(2) Bain, Marshal. "How Telephones Work." Available at www.howstuffworks.com(3) Valdes, Robert. How VoIP Works. Available at www.howstuffworks.com(4) Voice Over Internet Protocol. Available at www.fcc.gov(5) Valdes, Robert. "How VoIP Works." Available at www.howstuffworks.com(6) Valdes, View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1644)
	Nov 28 2006, 8:34 PM EST	zhaolc	edit	1 word added 1 word deleted
Change: technoloigaltechnological mix is protocols. Protocols are complicated and difficult to understand, thus we will not linger with them long. However, it is important to understand View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1644)
	Nov 28 2006, 6:56 PM EST	leuchsg	edit	6 words added
Change: Works." Available at www.howstuffworks.com(10) Valdes, Robert. "How VoIP Works." Available at www.howstuffworks.comImagesATA and IP Phone Connection DiagramsKuhn, Dr. Robert M. "Understanding Voice Over IP." Compass Consulting International, Inc. Available at www.compassconsulting.comImages of ATA and IP PhonesCisco Systems, Inc. Available at www.cisco.com View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1644)
	Nov 28 2006, 6:54 PM EST	leuchsg	edit	29 words added
Change: at www.howstuffworks.com(9) Valdes, Robert. "How VoIP Works." Available at www.howstuffworks.com(10) Valdes, Robert. "How VoIP Works." Available at www.howstuffworks.comImagesATA and IP Phone Connection DiagramsKuhn, Dr. Robert M. "Understanding Voice Over IP." Compass Consulting International, Inc. Available at www.compassconsulting.comImages of ATA and IP Phones View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1636)
	Nov 28 2006, 6:47 PM EST	leuchsg	edit	12 words added 2 words deleted
Change: Available at www.howstuffworks.com(6) Valdes, Robert. "How VoIP Works." Available at www.howstuffworks.com(7) Valdes, Robert. "How VoIP Works." Available at www.howstuffworks.com(8) Valdes, Robert. "How VoIP Works." Available at www.howstuffworks.com(9) Valdes, Robert. "How VoIP Works." Available at www.howstuffworks.com(10) Valdes, Robert. "How VoIP Works." Available at www.howstuffworks.com View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1605)
	Nov 28 2006, 6:32 PM EST	leuchsg	edit	25 words added 15 words deleted
Change: Valdes, Robert. "How VoIP Works" Available at www.howstuffworks.com(2) Bain, Marshal. "How Telephones Work." Available at www.howstuffworks.com(2)(3) Valdes, Robert. How VoIP Works. Available at www.howstuffworks.com (3)(4) Voice Over Internet Protocol. Available at www.fcc.gov(4)(5) Valdes, Robert. "How VoIP Works." Available at www.howstuffworks.com(5)(6) Valdes, View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1593)
	Nov 27 2006, 5:42 PM EST	leuchsg	edit	120 words added
Change: The final piece of the VoIP technoloigal mix is protocols. Protocols are complicated and difficult to understand, thus we will not linger with them long. View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1581)
	Nov 27 2006, 5:30 PM EST	leuchsg	edit	8 words added 5 words deleted
Change: Each systemIf usesnecessary, a coder-decoder (Codec)(codec) is used to convert the audio signals of the conversation into a compressed digital signal. These digital signals are then transmitted as packets and decoded by the other system. Making a CallThere are currently three ways View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1460)
	Nov 27 2006, 4:44 PM EST	leuchsg	edit	9 words deleted 4 images added 2 images deleted
Change: Below is a picture of a Cisco ATA 186. IP Phones - IP Phones work exactly like a regular phone with the exception of the connection. Instead of using a View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1457)
	Nov 27 2006, 4:37 PM EST	leuchsg	edit	1 word added 11 words deleted
Change: as well as a diagram for how the connection works. IP Phones - IP Phones work exactly like a regular phone with the exception of the connection. Instead of using a View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1466)
	Nov 27 2006, 4:36 PM EST	leuchsg	edit	1 image deleted
Change: There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details. (Word count: 1476)
	Nov 27 2006, 4:34 PM EST	leuchsg	edit	1 image added
Change: There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details. (Word count: 1476)
	Nov 27 2006, 4:31 PM EST	leuchsg	edit	19 words added 2 images added
Change: 186, as well as a diagram for how the connection works. IP Phones - IP Phones work exactly like a regular phone with the exception of the connection. Instead of using View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1476)
	Nov 27 2006, 4:19 PM EST	leuchsg	edit	53 words added 1 word deleted
Change: - A device that connects to your standard phone and allows you to make VoIP calls by converting your analog voice signals into digital data.IP Phone - A special phone which connects, via an Ethernet connection, directly to your router and allows you to make VoIP calls. (1) View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1457)
	Nov 27 2006, 4:09 PM EST	leuchsg	edit
Change: There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details. (Word count: 1407)
	Nov 27 2006, 4:04 PM EST	leuchsg	edit	2 words added 2 words deleted
Change: convertsconvert your voice into a digital signal that travels over the Internet. If you are calling a regular phone number, the signal is converted to View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1407)
	Nov 27 2006, 4:02 PM EST	leuchsg	edit	78 words added 1 word deleted
Change: - Making computer-to-computer VoIP calls requires slightly more work than making VoIP calls with either an ATA or an IP Phone. To make a computer-to-computer View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1407)
	Nov 27 2006, 3:54 PM EST	leuchsg	edit	106 words added 20 words deleted
Change: work exactly like a regular phone with the exception of the connection. Instead of using a traditional phone connection and connecting to a telephone jack in your analoghouse, voiceIP signalsPhones use an ethernet connector and are connected directly to digitalyour signals. router. The hardware View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1324)
	Nov 26 2006, 8:16 PM EST	leuchsg	edit	10 words added 1 word deleted
Change: calls by conveerying your analog voice signals to digital signals. Key TermsCircuit Switching - A telecommunications network that establishes a constant and dedicated connection between two users. This is the basis of the traditional phone system.Digital Concentrator - A device, about the View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1239)
	Nov 26 2006, 8:14 PM EST	leuchsg	edit	51 words added
Change: an Internet connection is obviously needed (in most cases a broadband connection). ATA is probably the most common of the equipment types. In fact, companies View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1230)