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To: Ingenious who wrote (60070)	2/23/1999 1:00:00 PM
From: The Phoenix	Read Replies (1) of 61433

Leland, This could be a long discussion. But let me put it this way. Voice over IP is a given. We all use IP to access the net and therefore if convergence is going to take place it will happen on IP. The next question becomes one of transport. Is it better to transport Voice over IP packets on an IP backbone or on and ATM backbone. This is a more complex issue. I agree that ATM has been fundamentally architected to deliver real time traffic either via CBR or rtVBR but, as Jorj pointed out there are a number of standards which are moving IP towards real time delivery as well. From a carrier perspective is it easier - given that the end points are all IP - to support a single IP based network and hire IP tech weenines or is it easier to support a more complex IP over ATM solution. Yes, IP over ATM (at least on the surface) looks to deliver better latency but will the improvement be detectable by the naked ear....and if not is it worth the additional cost/margin hit. Again, this is a multifaceted issue and is probably too long of discussion to have here on SI. OG

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