Group Research Report 1 Review

Reading for next class Ch. 10: Modulation and Modems There will be a quiz

What is the three most important things in scientific writing?

Organization, Organization, Organization.

Guiding Questions for Organization Does your piece have a clear beginning, middle, and end? Does your piece have a strong beginning that hooks the reader? Does your piece have a strong ending that fits the focus? Are the ideas and actions connected to each other? Can your reader follow the piece logically from beginning to end? Is it complete? Does it feel finished?

Example: VoIP Section 1: Introduction What is VoIP?

Example: VoIP Section 2: Principles of VoIP RTP and SIP

Example: VoIP Section 3: Types of VoIP Implementations Major types of VoIP implementations analog telephone adaptor (ATA) IP Phones computer-to-computer

Example: VoIP Section 4: VoIP Devices and Technologies How does a VoIP telephone (e.g., Cisco 7942G) work? What is Peer-to-Peer (P2P) communication? How does Skype use a P2P communication network? What would be needed if a resident customer wants to keep using her regular phone when subscribing VoIP (e.g., services provided by Vonage)?

Example: VoIP Section 5: Benefits and Disadvantages 3 pros and 3 cons. How can a corporate deployment of VoIP be designed to reduce or eliminate the limitations of VoIP while still maintaining the benefits? Explain the reasoning for the “annoying delay” or “lag” that users experience when calling a company that uses a VoIP-transmitted, offshore support service…

Example: VoIP Section 6: Conclusion

Report 1 resubmission optional Due: Wednesday, 2/17 at 11:59pm