Spectralink NetLink Wireless Telephones Best Practices White P User Manual

Deploying NetLink Wireless Telephones Best Practices White Paper Version 1.0 May 2004

White Paper Page 9 3.0 Network Infrastructure Considerations 3.1 Physical Connections The NetLink Wireless Telephone infrastructure component

White Paper Page 10 Gateways, a separate TFTP server must be provided. Also, the NetLink SVP Server requires a separate TFTP server for softw

White Paper Page 11 4.0 Quality of Service 4.1 SpectraLink Voice Priority (SVP) Quality of Service (QoS) is a means of guaranteeing a level

White Paper Page 12 data transmission rate of 2 Mb/s. A NetLink SVP Server is required for applications using an IP telephony server or using

White Paper Page 13 5.0 Security 5.1 Security Concerns Security provisions are critical for any enterprise Wi-Fi network. Wireless technolo

White Paper Page 14 5.1.3 Emerging Security Standards Recognizing the need for stronger security standards, the IEEE is developing the 802.11

White Paper Page 15 the IP telephony protocol used on the telephony switch interface. The telephony switch vendor should be able to supply th

White Paper Page 16 5.5 Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) Virtual Private Networks are secured private network connections. VPNs typically emp

White Paper Page 17 6.0 NetLink Wireless Telephones and Subnets Subnets are used to create a boundary between network segments. Although t

White Paper Page 18 6.1 Subnets and NetLink Telephony Gateway Interfaces NetLink Wireless Telephones, NetLink Telephony Gateways, NetLink SVP

White Paper Page 1 1.0 Introduction Wi-Fi telephony is the convergence of wireless voice and data applications using a common Wi-Fi wireless

White Paper Page 2 2.1 Coverage One of the most critical issues in deploying NetLink Wireless Telephones is ensuring sufficient wireless cove

White Paper Page 3 voice is an application on the wireless LAN because the coverage area of the AP will be greatly reduced. If a site require

White Paper Page 4 and provides consistent coverage. 2.2.1 Site Surveys Performing a site survey can minimize the possibility of dead spots.

White Paper Page 5 2.3 Capacity The network capacity requirements also factor into the number of APs required, although in most cases the co

White Paper Page 6 The maximum number of simultaneous telephone calls an AP can support is determined by dividing the total available band

White Paper Page 7 2.3.2 Push-to-Talk Multicasting Considerations The push-to-talk (PTT) mode of the NetLink i640 Wireless Telephone uses Spec

White Paper Page 8 User Calling Intensity Light Moderate Heavy Erlangs per User 0.10 0.15 0.20 Max Active Calls per AP Users Suppo