[kwlug disc.] VoIP on WiFi

[Chris I]

On Wed, 2006-12-13 at 23:04 -0500, Richard Weait wrote:
> On 12/13/06, Rick <rickm at golden.net> wrote:
> [ ... ]
> > Or would most Wi-Fi setups be unable to handle the volume
> > of phone traffic?
> 
> Nope.  WiFi can support VoIP.  The bandwidth is ~8kbps per call IIRC.
> Asterisk will run on modest hardware, like commodity WiFi routers.
> You'll have to make smart choices to make it work, but it can be done.

We're using some proprietary solution at work, but we have about 20+
wifi phones we are rolling out over our network, and the traffic is
negligible. This is still on 802.11b, mind you (though we have not
tested to see how many handhelds can be used on a single WAP)

The only thing you really need to consider is latency.

-- 
Chris I <chris at chrisirwin.ca>