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Glossary
URL
Universal Resource Locator
Globally unique address of a domain on the Internet.
A URL is a subtype of the URI. URLs identify a resource by its location on the Internet. For
historical reasons the term is often used as a synonym for URI.
User ID
See User identification.
User identification
Name/number combination for access, e.g., to your VoIP account.
V
Voice codec
See Codec.
VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol
Calls are no longer established and transmitted via the telephone network, but via 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).