Windows XP End of Sales Info LST's IP Telephony Solution LST offers unmatched experience in the State of Alabama for IP Telephony, with more installs in the state than any other Cisco Certified Provider. IP Telephony is the technology for transmitting voice communications over a network using open-standards-based IP. Enabled by Cisco AVVID (Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data), Cisco IP Telephony solutions use a single network infrastructure for the transmission of data, voice, and video traffic, delivering the business benefits of a converged network (increased productivity, greater business flexibility, and reduced operational costs) to enterprise-level organizations. With Cisco IP Telephony, you have a comprehensive suite of IP-based hardware and software solutions to choose from that scale to meet your needs. In addition, this suite of solutions can integrate with existing systems to help you migrate to full IP Communications and protect your technology investments. The Cisco IP Telephony solution has four primary components: Infrastructure Includes public switched telephone network (PSTN) gateways, analog phone support, and digital signal processor (DSP) farms. Cisco IP Telephony infrastructure solutions can support multiple client types such as hardware phones, software phones, and video devices, as well as provide options for integrating traditional PBX, voice mail, and directory systems. Typical products used to build an infrastructure include Cisco voice gateways, switches, and voice application systems. IP Phones Cisco IP phones combine the functions of a traditional telephone with an Ethernet connection and optional customizations such as access to stock quotes, employee extension numbers, and Web-based content. The Cisco IP SoftPhone is a Windows-based application for the PC that offers IP functionality in conjunction with a Cisco IP phone or as a standalone end station. Cisco CallManager This software-based call processing agent extends enterprise telephony features and functions to packet telephony network devices such as IP phones, media processing devices, voice-over-IP (VoIP) gateways, and multimedia applications. Voice Software Voice applications are physically independent from the call processing and voice processing infrastructure, and they may reside anywhere within your network. For more information please contact the LST sales team at 800-494-9080.