Many people ask, “Does VoIP run well over 1Velocity?
Absolutely! 1Velocity customers use a variety of VoIP systems on our network (Cisco, Shoretel, Mitel, Polycom, etc.) with great call quality. And we are cross-connected to multiple hosted VoIP providers.
Two keys for top-notch call quality are a low latency connection and separating VoIP traffic from the rest of your data.
Latency is the time it takes for voice or data packets to get from one location to the next. If the latency is too high, your phone conversation slows down and you can get echo. For a phone conversation, you usually need less than 150 ms latency one way. Latency across the valley on 1Velocity is a screaming 1 ms, more than fast enough for real-time voice or video conferencing.
The other important task is separating voice traffic from other traffic. If voice and data share the same bandwidth, voice quality will suffer as the line gets congested. Virtual LANs (VLANs) and Quality of Service (QoS) allow you to virtually carve out separate lines for voice and data and prioritize the voice traffic, so that call quality on the voice VLAN stays consistent no matter how much data there is on the data VLAN.
Since 1Velocity’s network is Layer 2 at all points, you can set up multiple VLANs to separate different types of traffic and run QoS.
Testing the fiber will show you where the weakened signals are located. Physical characteristics of the fiber, increased signal levels, amplification nonlinearity, inconsistent or ‘dirty’ connector end-faces as well as components on the fiber such as splices and connector terminations can all be a factor that cause increased attenuation. Attenuation (loss and back reflection) can be measured by using an Optical Power Meter and an Optical Light Source, or an Integrated Power Meter / Light Source for bidirectional testing (pair needed), or an Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) and a Handheld Power Meter. (It is recommended to utilize a fiber reference jumper for all scenarios). When testing large fiber counts, data storage and the ability to download the information to a computer, is essential.
Video Conferencing is really a very convenient and very fast way in keeping in touch with your business partners.~”~
Video conferencing gave us a way to handle business meetings more efficiently”.*