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ERIC Number: EJ711525
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Mar-1
Pages: 2
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0192-592X
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Integrating Voice into the School Network: Benefits of Wireless VoIP
Flatland, Jeanne
T.H.E. Journal, v32 n8 p26 Mar 2005
Voice Communications are critical for the proper functioning of primary, secondary and higher education environments. At the K-12 level, teachers and staff must be able to communicate with each other between classrooms and the school office. Also, teachers often need to communicate between schools within a district as well as with the district office. Similarly, higher education institutions require faculty to be accessible not only in their offices, but while they are traveling about campus. In addition, many colleges and universities now offer voice services to students living on campus. Wireless VoIP can also help schools deploy additional voice services quickly and cost-effectively. Therefore, a school does not have to completely replace its current phone system to implement VoIP. Instead, they can use wireless technology to extend voice services to areas where it is currently unavailable. Most schools already have a high-speed IP network to provide access to the Internet and other network resources. So, by adding strategically placed wireless access points to the network, a school can allow access for mobile laptop users as well as provide the backbone for deploying Wi-Fi-equipped phones to teachers and other school personnel. Implementing the proper communications infrastructure is critical to the smooth operation of K-12 and higher education institutions. The use of wireless VoIP lets schools reduce their network costs significantly, while providing an ideal foundation for the institutions' evolving needs. Although integrating voice into the school network can be challenging, the combination of VoIP and wireless technology removes many of the previous obstacles to deployment. It can also result in numerous benefits for faculty, staff and students.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Kindergarten
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Language: English
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