《Cisco 2600》.pdf

C H A P T E R 4 Configuring Voice over IP This chapter explains how to configure voice network modules with recEive and transMit (EM), Foreign Exchange Office (FXO), and Foreign Exchange Station (FXS) interfaces for your router. Voice network modules convert telephone voice signals into a form that can be transmitted over an IP network. This chapter is divided into the following sections: • Voice over IP Overview, 1 • Configuring the Voice Interface, 4 • Voice over IP Configuration Examples, 7 • Where to Go Next, 21 You need both a voice network module and a voice interface card for a voice connection. You can install one voice interface card in a 2-channel voice network module, and two voice interface cards in a 4-channel module. At least one other network module or WAN interface card must be installed in the router to provide the connection to the IP LAN or WAN. Voice over IP Overview Voice over IP (VoIP) enables your router to carry live voice traffic (for example, telephone calls and faxes) over an IP network. VoIP offers the following benefits: • Toll bypass • Remote PBX presence over WANs • Unified voice/data trunking • Plain old telephone service (POTS)-Internet telephony gateways Configuring Voice over IP 4-1 Voice over IP Overview Voice Terms The following is a list of terms common to voice technology: ACOM—Term used in G.165, “General Characteristics of International Telephone