An analysis on skype a voip application / Nik Mohd Nazim Nik Zahari

Skype is a peer-to-peer VoIP client developed by KaZaa in 2003. Skype claims that it can work almost seamlessly across NATs and firewalls and has better voice quality than the MSN and Yahoo IM applications. It encrypts calls end-to-end, and stores user information in a decentralized fashion. Skyp...

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Main Author: Nik Zahari, Nik Mohd Nazim
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2005
Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/1719/
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description Skype is a peer-to-peer VoIP client developed by KaZaa in 2003. Skype claims that it can work almost seamlessly across NATs and firewalls and has better voice quality than the MSN and Yahoo IM applications. It encrypts calls end-to-end, and stores user information in a decentralized fashion. Skype also supports instant messaging and conferencing. These researches analyze the voice packet in Local Area Network and also analyzing the security method of Skype application between users across the internet while using instant messaging services. This research is using Sniffer Pro to analyze the voice packet and Ettercap to sniff the Skype application while the user is using instant messaging services. After the analyzing has been done the result is that Skype application has a good quality voice and the delay is normal. Compare to other instant messaging services, Skype uses encryption method to encrypt the text to send to other user across the internet.
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spelling uitm-17192019-07-22T03:32:32Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/1719/ An analysis on skype a voip application / Nik Mohd Nazim Nik Zahari Nik Zahari, Nik Mohd Nazim Skype is a peer-to-peer VoIP client developed by KaZaa in 2003. Skype claims that it can work almost seamlessly across NATs and firewalls and has better voice quality than the MSN and Yahoo IM applications. It encrypts calls end-to-end, and stores user information in a decentralized fashion. Skype also supports instant messaging and conferencing. These researches analyze the voice packet in Local Area Network and also analyzing the security method of Skype application between users across the internet while using instant messaging services. This research is using Sniffer Pro to analyze the voice packet and Ettercap to sniff the Skype application while the user is using instant messaging services. After the analyzing has been done the result is that Skype application has a good quality voice and the delay is normal. Compare to other instant messaging services, Skype uses encryption method to encrypt the text to send to other user across the internet. 2005 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/1719/1/TD_NIK%20MOHD%20NAZIM%20NIK%20ZAHARI%20CS%2005_5%20P01.pdf Nik Zahari, Nik Mohd Nazim (2005) An analysis on skype a voip application / Nik Mohd Nazim Nik Zahari. (2005) Degree thesis, thesis, Universiti Teknologi MARA.
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title An analysis on skype a voip application / Nik Mohd Nazim Nik Zahari
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title_fullStr An analysis on skype a voip application / Nik Mohd Nazim Nik Zahari
title_full_unstemmed An analysis on skype a voip application / Nik Mohd Nazim Nik Zahari
title_short An analysis on skype a voip application / Nik Mohd Nazim Nik Zahari
title_sort analysis on skype a voip application / nik mohd nazim nik zahari
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/1719/