Chapter 1: Technical Overview

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This chapter provides a technical survey of the main components of Enterprise Voice. The following topics describe the software and hardware components that work together to provide a rich voice experience whose quality and reliability are comparable to that of traditional telephone networks. This chapter also introduces concepts and terminology that are discussed in greater detail in the chapters and topics that follow.