Regis, thanks for pointing out the MRV link. The parts that caught my eye are posted below. I had given some thought recently about the use of VoIP over VPNs, and my concerns were the potential adverse effects of latency and the awkwardness of setup that might be encountered on VoIP applications like this, due to 'fetching' interactions with directory and authentication servers and the like. Apparently, MRV has worked it out to the extent that they think they have a salable approach. We'll see.
I think MRV was on CNBC yesterday, but I missed their comments due to a phone call. Also, the Reltec white papers are interesting too. Later, Frank
---------MRV Snippet From biz.yahoo.com :
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The EdgeBlaster will enable the integration of voice over IP (VOIP) with the VPN data circuit, already established, thereby providing further savings and enhanced security.
According to Infonetics Research's User Plan for ''VPN Products and Services 1998,'' the remote-access-VPN market segment will explode over the next two years. Infonetics Research predicts by the year 2001, there will be 17.6 million remote-access VPN users worldwide.
Noam Lotan, president and chief executive officer, commented: ''The economics and convenience of using the Internet with the security of VPN are compelling reasons to deploy the EdgeBlaster. Tomorrow's networks will consist of fiber-optic cables transporting converged networks and using Internet technology. MRV Communications' leadership in high-speed optical networks integrates layer-one, layer-two and layer-three technologies to support the network of the future, today.''
The new EdgeBlaster features a high-performance, industry- standard encryption, combined with a full WAN router and the ability to transport voice traffic over IP. It can support up to 2,000 simultaneous connections, at a fraction of the price of similar devices offering a similar number of connections.
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