SIP, or Session Initiation Protocol, is a signaling protocol that is typically used to set up and tear down multimedia communication sessions such as voice and video calls over the Internet.

In the next two to five years, SIP standards will have a significant impact on enterprise communications. The advantage of SIP is that it will allow enterprises to operate in an open environment and combine best-of-breed communication applications and third-party devices into a single framework.

While the potential is great, the market reality is quite different. Despite the standard's relative maturity, SIP is not yet able to easily provide the state-of-the-art, value-added communication features that enterprises want. It's important to know where and when it makes sense to use SIP.

Watch the tutorial to learn more about SIP find out whether it's compatible with your enterprise network. The tutorial also shows how Alcatel-Lucent's enterprise SIP offer can enhance network continuity, employee efficiency and process performance. Could SIP help your company become a dynamic enterprise?

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