Using the GNS3 Platform for Characterizing the Traffic in a VoIP Network and Study Its Performance

The present work proposes the use of the GNS3 IP network modeling platform to study VoIP networks. The applicability and capabilities of the platform will be demonstrated with a practical example of a working VoIP network model. In order to get a full idea of the possibilities of the GNS3 for studying VoIP networks, the modeled network will be connected to the Internet and to a real physical network, and video calls will be built between subscribers in the modeled network and real physical network. The study is conditionally divided into two parts—characterization of the traffic in the modeled network and study of the performance of the modeled VoIP network.