The VoIP technology acts as a fully transparent ISDN or Q.Sig network to the PABXs. The Q.Sig includes all the advanced PABX features including Call Back, Centralised Operator, Message Waiting indicator, Calling Name Display as well as Calling Number Display. A light Weight Network Management program was written to stop VoIP during outages, usually on microwave links. The Voice quality is near Toll Quality. Billing System has been written that invoices the caller and generates MIS reports.
Gatekeepers work and vastly simplify routing tables.
Initially they are in Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne. Public information of the Tender are available. A Network Monitoring Application AARNet call VoIPMonitor that is scalable to a network the size of AARNet that stops VoIP over links that are failing. Assist AARNet Members to connect to the AARNet Voice Service. A loose status of the installation of VoIP at each member institution is maintained.