| The fax-server concept is quite simple. You send | | | | In the first case the specified messages are accepted |
| faxes from your workplace in the function of printing | | | | by the client of e-mail installed for the receiver. In other |
| to the fax printer. The printer, in its return, transmits | | | | words, the e-mail address should be assigned to the |
| your document to the server. The latter makes an | | | | receiving side. The table of routing for a server, |
| outgoing order for sending during a call through | | | | available for users, can include an e-mail address |
| fax-phone. This technology exchanges the traditional | | | | which is used by a server for appropriate routing of |
| one, when there should be printing of individual | | | | fax documents. The faxes sent in such a way, will be |
| documents and their further acceptance to the | | | | transformed in Graphics format that after their |
| fax-machine for sending. Such technological | | | | acceptance they could be viewed with any viewer |
| modification saves time because there is no need to | | | | (for example, that one which is installed by default). It |
| print documents and to submit them to the device | | | | means that is not necessary to install preliminary |
| manually. | | | | special computer software on the computer of the |
| On the reception side another server transmits | | | | receiver as it is enough to use a good viewer. |
| received documents directly to the client of the e-mail | | | | But what to do in cases when a receiver e-mail |
| on the desktop. Time saving leads to essential | | | | address of the message is unknown? In this case |
| economy of means in those companies which use | | | | IP-routing can be fulfilled by conversion of the |
| servers at the organization of the business processes. | | | | packaged messages to a format of outgoing phone |
| But there is one shortcoming in sending and delivering | | | | call on a remote server in a mode of local telephony |
| information through the server if compared with | | | | of a receiver. |
| e-mailing. The transmission of the documents through | | | | Thus, delivery of the document does not demand the |
| the channels of the telephone connection costs | | | | organization of a long-distance call. In other words, the |
| money. For typical average or large corporation cost | | | | message is delivered to the fax device of the receiver |
| of transferring faxes even between various offices | | | | free of charge. For the companies which have many |
| can make an essential part of total expenses on the | | | | offices, between which the intensive traffic is |
| telecommunications organization. This happens in those | | | | organized, such IP-routing with the least expenses can |
| cases when transmission is really necessary means of | | | | be realized now by application of specialized server |
| company work organization. | | | | products, and its usage is accompanied by essential |
| For better using, various deliverers of servers have | | | | saving of expenditures. Thus, at carrying out of the |
| already offered a lot of classical technologies of | | | | present trials there was the task to check up and |
| routing with the least least cost routing, but realization | | | | estimate characteristics of servers which are used for |
| of such routing with the help of IP-technologies gives | | | | IP-routing of faxes to a remote server which directs |
| much more. In this case it is possible not only to | | | | outgoing fax-phone calls in a mode of local telephony. |
| minimize expenses on telephone connection used for | | | | Solved tasks |
| fax traffic organization between two offices, but | | | | So, we answered the following questions: |
| practically to eliminate expenditures of this kind out of | | | | - Is IP server system difficult in installation and |
| the company budget. All this is achieved by transmitting | | | | customization? |
| faxes in the form of IP-packages instead of using | | | | - Is it simple in administration? |
| traditional telephone long-distance call, for example. | | | | - Is the client interface convenient at usage of the |
| Technology of "the cheapest routing" | | | | Microsoft Outlook e-mail client? |
| There are two main technologies of transmission via | | | | - How do system characteristics correspond at usage |
| the IP-protocol: sending of documents in the form of | | | | of a traditional server and an IP-fax server? |
| attachment to an e-mail message and conversion of | | | | - How do characteristics of a traditional server and |
| the packaged fax messages to a format of outgoing | | | | various IP-fax servers correspond with each other? |
| phone call. | | | | |