Additionally, the paper provides a detailed introduction to the new Windows CE .NET 4.2 Telephony User Interface (TUI), the components of the VoIP Application Interface Layer (VAIL), and the network layer support for rapidly developing and bringing VoIP-enabled client devices to market.

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Microsoft Windows CE .NET 4.2 -- An Integrated, Flexible Software Platform for Building VoIP-Enabled Client Devices

by Balz Wyss, Ph.D.
Product Manager
Microsoft Embedded and Appliance Platforms Group (EAPG)
Abstract

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is a rapidly emerging technology for voice communication that uses the ubiquity of IP-based networks to deploy VoIP-enabled devices in enterprise and home environments. VoIP-enabled devices, such as desktop and mobile IP phones and gateways, decrease the cost of voice and data communication, enhance existing features, and add compelling new telephony features and services.

Microsoft Windows CE .NET 4.2, available in the first half of 2003, is a robust, real-time operating system platform that enables original design manufacturers (ODMs), original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and network operators, such as Internet service providers (ISPs), cable companies, and carriers, to rapidly develop and bring to market a wide range of IP-networked devices with integrated VoIP functionality. The latest version of Windows CE .NET includes an integrated, easy-to-use Telephony User Interface (TUI), VoIP Application Interface Layer (VAIL) with extensive call functionality, and a complete network layer stack that facilitates VoIP-enabled device development and infrastructure integration.


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