Smoothstone Resources

Information Resources to Help You Make the Move to Unified IP Communications

Migrating to unified IP communications doesn’t have to be complicated; Smoothstone makes it easy with a complete suite of hosted services and on-demand applications. Our Solution Design teams will work with you to ensure that you get a solution that is right for your business, no matter if you are new to IP communications, already have IP infrastructure deployed or are looking to extend the life of existing PBX or key systems.

Contact us to schedule an introductory webinar on how to put IP communications to work in your enterprise.

Understanding SIP Trunking
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP trunking) is often the first move to IP communications for many customers, providing the benefits of reduced cost and increased service levels compared with traditional telco technology. In this series of whitepapers, we discuss SIP technology, and how it is used in IP communications:

SIP Whitepaper

SIP in the Larger Context of the Internet Protocol Suite
A series of tutorials on the Session Initiation Protocol

Volume 1, May 2009



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SIP Whitepaper

Understanding SIP
A series of tutorials on the Session Initiation Protocol

Volume 2, June 2009



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SIP Whitepaper

Components of a SIP–based Network Architecture
A series of tutorials on the Session Initiation Protocol

Volume 3, July 2009



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Concepts of SIP Trunking
A series of tutorials on the Session Initiation Protocol

Volume 4, August 2009



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Managing the SIP Network
A series of tutorials on the Session Initiation Protocol

Volume 5, September 2009



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Understanding the benefits of “cloud” based communications services
For many customers, the move to IP communications involves a fundamental choice between the do–it–yourself approach, sourcing equipment & services from multiple vendors and then deploying and maintaining them using in–house IT resources, or using hosted applications and services where the infrastructure is provisioned and managed by a service provider.

   

Download a Yankee Group whitepaper discussing the benefits of using cloud computing to accelerate your UC deployments



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Download an IDC whitepaper discussing how hosted communications are the platform for next–generation communications services



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