VoIP - ToIP

[guest]

Hi,

I just had a small question, what is the difference between VoIP and ToIP ?

[admin]

ToIP, meaning "Text over IP", which is the transport of real-time text over IP from a ToIP enabled IP phone, PC based client, or from a textphone (TTY) device connected to a PSTN gateway.

For further information try the following link: http://www.packetizer.com/voip/toip/

[Mike]

Hello Mathieu,

We are not that familiar with the term ToIP, but it appears to us to be the French translation of VoIP, and hence VoIP and ToIP are the same thing.

Just to clarify, with VoIP you can use your existing regular phone if you use what is commonly known in the USA as an Analog Telephone Adaptor (ATA), or you can use a VoIP ready (IP enabled) telephone, or you can use a PC based software program, commonly known as a 'softphone', for making phone calls.

With regular phones the ATA converts your analog voice into IP packets digital). With a VoIP phone, this conversion from analog to digital is all done in the one hardware package for you, so you dont need the ATA device.

With the PC based version, you would use a microphone and speakers/headphones rather than requiring an actual phone.

So, there are 3 main options for using VoIP, and we assume the same for ToIP.

If you are interested, our website provides a basic introduction to VoIP and an advanced introduction to VoIP at the following web addresses:

Basic: http://www.whichvoip.com/voip/voip_what_is_it.htm
Advanced: http://www.whichvoip.com/voip/voip_w...t_advanced.htm

Mike

[guest]

Hi,

First i want to thank you for your quick and very smart answer, now i understood what was tyhis difference, and i received some informations from other people, and i'm more sure that the term ToIp is specially use in Europe, that's why for us VoIP is often used to speak about LAN phone speaking, and when you can use Internet to speak we say it is ToIP. And for informations these terms arrived when Cisco came in the VoIP/ToIP!!

I've an other question, do you have some experiences about VoWLAN ?

Concerning VoWLAN, i some need informations about different things to be careful with if I want to put this wireless system through 2 houses with about 150meters between the 2.

I know i'm going to use an AP on each side with a switch to plug the different IP phones. It will only have voice on this wireless system, no datas.

And an other question, is do i have to use specific antenna ?

Regards...
Mathieu

[Mike]

Hello Mathieu,

Not sure what your actual question is, but assuming you are using something
like Wi-Fi to connect between 2 buildings. In our opinion this should work, as
long as you have the range in your system. The wireless side should be
seamless, its just a physical layer for transferring the information, like a
cable. Some main things to consider in the wireless system are reliability,
and that it has a low latency. We are assuming you can get 'off-the-shelf'
antennas for Wi-Fi. The following link provides some useful introductions to
antennas for Wi-Fi systems:
http://www.radiolabs.com/Articles/wifi-antenna.html

We wish you luck in your project.

Best Regards,
Mike