Virtual Asterisk IP-PBX Operation Studying and Exploring at the University

A brief outline of the ITU-T concept of fixed mobile Future Networks is given. According to the concept, Future Networks are to support the virtualization of network resources. Studying the principles of virtualizing telecommunications systems and communications networks is a part of Infocomm Technologies and Communications Networks educational programme at the Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics. The students are taught how to install, set up and operate a virtual Asterisk IP-PBX. They study such additional features as call transfer and pickup, creating an interactive voice response, videoconferences. They also explore the interaction of the Asterisk IP-PBX and the public switched telephone network as well as the quality of service in IP telephony.