Voip Requirements Checklist - Panasonic KX-NCP500 Networking Manual

2.2 VoIP Requirements Checklist

Use the following checklists to see if you can implement a VoIP network. The answers identified in underlined
bold-face letters are the required answers for the corresponding questions.
Bandwidth Assessment
No.
Does the network have enough
bandwidth to support VoIP
communications?
1
Make sure that there is more bandwidth
available for VoIP communications than the
amount actually required.
Network Configuration
No.
Is the IP network a managed network?
Make sure to use a managed IP network such
as Frame Relay, Leased Line, or IP-VPN
2-a
(Virtual Private Network). The MPR/
IP-EXT16 cards are not intended for use on
the Internet (including an Internet VPN).
2-b Is it possible to have static IP addressing?
Does only a single router provide access
2-c
to the IP network?
Does the router not use network address
2-d
translation (NAT/NAPT)?
Is there only a single IP network between
2-e
2 ends of a call?
Are the network devices located
appropriately for effective VoIP
communications?
2-f
It is recommended to connect the PBX as
close to IP telephones and the IP network
interface as possible.
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Question
Question
2.2 VoIP Requirements Checklist
Answer Memo
•
IP network bandwidth
=
•
Available bandwidth for
Yes
VoIP
=
No
•
Required bandwidth for
VoIP
=
Answer Memo
Type of IP network:
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Ref.
kbps
p. 14
kbps
kbps
Ref.
p. 17
p. 17
p. 17
p. 18
p. 19
p. 20
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