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To: Jim Oravetz who wrote (151)	5/22/2003 1:01:40 PM
From: Jim Oravetz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 211

Voice over IP (also known as "Voice over Packet", "Voice over Internet Protocol," or "VoIP")* is comprised of several interconnected processes that convert a voice signal into a stream of packets on a packet network and back again. Voice over IP (VoIP) allows the human voice and fax information to travel over a packet data network concurrently with traditional data packets. VoIP provides rich benefits for all levels of users, from networking equipment manufacturers who are providing next-generation equipment to service providers, who can now market new services to business and home users. At the very minimum, these benefits include more cost-effective traditional voice and fax service. However, users will also benefit from revolutionary, new VoIP-based services. VoIP will fundamentally change the way communication occurs. New applications such as web-enabled call centers, collaborative white boarding, remote telecommuting, and personal productivity applications such as "follow-me" services and unified message handling, are all part of the VoIP sea change. In other instances it is the way the services are delivered which are revolutionary. While early implementations of VoIP consisted of using the internet for low-cost PC-to-PC voice communication, today, due to adoption of standards, interoperability among networking equipment and improvements of quality of service (QoS), VoIP is one of the hottest communications technologies being adapted for transmission over broadband technologies such as Cable and DSL. When voice is added to the foremost broadband applications, Cable and DSL, new applications are formed, such as Voice over Cable (VoCable) and Voice over DSL (VoDSL). Texas Instruments' integrated silicon and software solutions are playing a fundamental role in bringing about these advances, truly Giving Voice to the Net™. TI's market-leading programmable DSPs and Telogy Software™ products for Voice, Fax and Data over IP are complete, integrated silicon and software solutions which enable equipment manufacturers to develop connected products (such as VoIP Gateways, IP Phones, Cable Modems, and DSL Modems) that send real-time voice, fax and data over packet networks (IP and ATM). With TI's programmable DSPs and Telogy Software products, manufacturers of all product categories can reduce their time to market, lessen technological risk, minimize support requirements and reduce development costs. focus.ti.com