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Business VoIP: IMPORTANT NETWORK ASPECTS

Business VoIP systems that use IP Phones or an Analog Phone coupled to an ATA (Analog Telephone Adaptor) require excellent internet connectivity for optimal performance. Cable companies usually provide adequate connectivity. For office use it is recommended to use a high capacity business plan instead of the cable internet home plan which is good for a home VoIP system.

The network capacity and performance will define the number of concurrent calls that your system will support (15 concurrent calls require about 1Mbps), which is about normal for cable internet home service.

A VoIP Phone Service Test, which will perform measurements of the network performance, can be done from this page free of charge. This phone service test will allow you to determine the capacity and expected QOS (Quality of service) of your internet connection.

Network connectivity to a VoIP system is like the Power grid for your air conditioning system. If your network is down, your office phones or home phone will be down. To prevent missed calls, you can set up your Phone.com system to automatically route all incoming calls to your cell phone or voicemail if there is a network downtime or power failure.

About 90% of the business VoIP features you use on a daily basis will continue to work from your cell phones. Even outbound calls can be accomplished.

Proper connection of your network components and ATA units to a simple UPS system can provide power to the network components even when the power grid is down. This will keep your home or office phones alive and prevent you from missing important client contacts and personal calls.

How can VoIP Phone Service Test help me?

The VoIP Phone Service Test is a UDP connection test intended to help establish whether a network connection is sufficient to carry a quality VoIP call. The test measures the metrics of Jitter and packet loss – the factors that impact the performance and quality of VoIP and other UDP based applications.

VoIP Phone Service Test Measures UDP jitter

Jitter occurs when data packets do not arrive at their destination in an appropriate time in relation to when they were sent. This test simulates voice traffic over a UDP connection and measures the amount of jitter occurring, and this shows you the associated level of voice call quality.

VoIP Phone Service Test Measures the quality MOS score

MOS tests for voice are specified by ITU-T recommendation P.800.

The MOS is generated by averaging the results of a set of standard subjective tests where a number of listeners rate the heard audio quality of test sentences read aloud by both male and female speakers over the communications medium being tested. A listener is required to give each sentence a rating. This test predicts the MOS score by evaluating objective network parameters. The score is normally between 1 and 5 with 5 being the best.

Now that you understand the benefits of performing a VoIP phone service test and see how a business VoIP system will keep you from missing important calls, it’s time to sign up for your Virtual Office business phone system. Don’t let network issues interfere with your business’ productivity – sign up for the phone service that will keep you connected today!