FoIP put to the test by the SIP Forum and i3

The SIP Forum and the i3 Forum have announced a new testing program for Fax-over-Internet-Protocol (FoIP) services. The testing program is aimed at finding impairments and interoperability issues on networks using T.38 protocol which supports the use of IP networks for the transmission of real-time faxes.

Set to take place between September to December 2010, the FoIP testing program will bring together carriers from all over the world including North and South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East with testing . During the tests, the SIP Forum FoIP Task Group will log fax calls between carriers and create a database of info about how IP fax calls are handled amongst the program participants.

"As an organization of international carriers, it is our primary interest to rely on reliable Fax-over-IP interconnection. Fax is an important service for our members' customers, and as a result, we are committed to solving the service reliability problems experienced while migrating international interconnect to IP. We are sure that, on the basis of the experience gained in this testing campaign with SIP Forum FoIP Task Group, we can improve the IP interconnection implementation time and save time and money presently devoted to troubleshooting and bug fixing," said Philippe Millet, Chairman of the i3 Forum in a release.

For more:
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