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Glossary
User name
Name/number combination for access e.g. to your VoIP account or your private address
phonebook on the Internet.
V
Voice codec
See Codec.
VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol
Telephone calls are no longer placed and transmitted over the telephone network but over
the Internet (or other IP networks).
VoIP provider
A VoIP, SIP or Gateway provider is an Internet service provider that provides a Gateway for
Internet telephony. As the phone works with the SIP standard, your provider must support
the SIP standard.
The provider routes calls from VoIP to the telephone network (analogue, ISDN and mobile)
and vice versa.
W
WAN
Wide Area Network
Wide-area network that is unrestricted in terms of area (e.g. Internet).
