[Asterisk-Users] Can exsiting router handle VoIP traffic?

[James Fogg]

> I'd like to test a pure VoIP call center set up under 
> Asterisk, Can I use existing IP routers to get VoIP traffic 
> from service provider to Asterisk with good quality of voice? 
> In other words, do I have to do any hardware upgrade to make 
> VoIP work in existing enterprise environement, we have 10g 
> Ethernet LAN?

A router is a router and IP is IP. Any router can route VoIP. The issue
you might run into is QoS. If your WAN link is busy your voice will need
to be protected somehow, and QoS is the current best method. Most
routers, other than "home network" routers like Linksys, support QoS.