| The IP Phone is a marvelous means of making calls. | | | | acceptance of the policies of the service provider. On |
| The VoIP phone becomes indispensable once the | | | | acceptance, a Node Identification number is provided. It |
| person starts using it. This system of telephony when | | | | would read as follows: |
| brought to use makes the user create calls for oneself | | | | IP Routing : Enabled |
| on a designated VoIP route and finally terminating it to | | | | Priority : Very High |
| the end user. This telephony service may work on an | | | | Maximum Hops : 10 |
| IP call group and establishes the VoIP routes based on | | | | Node Identification: |
| IP telephony. | | | | NId : 192.168.100.1 |
| The IP phone is a new means of terminating calls to | | | | The next step is to create call groups for each remote |
| people at low rates in comparison to the traditional | | | | node. Two call groups are configured. The method |
| means of connectivity. This IP network has its | | | | remains the same where one has to enter the IP |
| dimensions defined and so the user can explore these | | | | group fields that include the Name, NId and channels |
| to inevitably connect to people all around the globe. | | | | for each group. After the completion of the entries, the |
| The method is simple and is based on transferring | | | | call group for the end nodes would appear to be in the |
| some digital packages to the end users who retrieve | | | | form as below: |
| the calls by converting them to its original analog form. | | | | The IP group field for node 5 and node 6 appears as: |
| The VoIP phone can be used to avail connectivity | | | | Name : ipnode5 |
| after registering to a particular IP call group. The | | | | NId : 192.168. 99.1 |
| registration formalities include the entry of one's name, | | | | Channels : 4 |
| the entry of the Node ID(NId) or IP address of the user | | | | Name : ipnode6 |
| and the number of channels that are configured to a | | | | NId : 192.168. 99.1 |
| group. | | | | Channels : 4 |
| Having finished the registration, one has to establish the | | | | Thus, this dial plan would mean that a number that is |
| VoIP routes. The user has to give the local telephone | | | | called starting with a "5" would be sent to ipnode 5 and |
| numbers for each port. Normally four ports are | | | | number starting with '6' is directed to ipnode 6. The |
| explicitly created and one port known as the default | | | | power of IP phone is thus enhanced with tens or |
| port is kept as an option. Calls to any other number not | | | | hundreds of such nodes whereby it becomes possible |
| present in the other four ports are sent to this 5th | | | | to connect to a number of contacts at the same time. |
| calling group that remains as a default route. This port | | | | Infact the callers can now have a large number of |
| would then transfer the call to its destination. | | | | individual call routes so that the maintenance of such |
| The system works on the principle that the service | | | | routes become a significant issue in itself. |
| provider is enabled locally first. This includes | | | | |