Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) is a link layer discovery protocol that has been integrated into Cisco switches and routers ever since I can remember. Cisco introduced CDP support into their routers ...

Two years ago, National Commerce Financial turned to Cisco Systems when it wanted to test the waters of Internet telephony. The midsize Memphis, Tenn., bank installed 150 VoIP (voice over Internet ...

Voice over IP (VoIP) is a dream concept that has been a while in the making. The idea of conducting all your telephone calls over the Internet--and avoiding high long distance charges from Telcos in ...

A recent software upgrade that can turn most Cisco access routers into IP PBXs could provide users with a simple path to follow for converging voice and data networks, and at the same time is causing ...

Two years ago, National Commerce Financial turned to Cisco Systems when it wanted to test the waters of Internet telephony. The midsize Memphis, Tenn., bank installed 150 VoIP (voice over Internet ...

Some organizations consider taking the plunge off PBX platforms into IP telephony as being pretty daring, but that’s nothing compared to what Sam Houston State University (SHSU) is doing. The south ...

The convergence industry is starting to plan and build appliances that distribute intelligence and computing power over residential full-duplex broadband via DOCSIS cable modems and xDSL. For VoIP to ...