Most important terms and definitions of VoIP technology

When considering using a VoIP telephone system in your office, it is important to understand the terms associated with it. This section enlists the most important terms and definitions related to VoIP technology. The video tutorials and explanations will provide a good reference for you during your introduction to VoIP phone services.

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The most important and commonly used VoIP terms to be familiar with:

  • What is VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol)?
  • What is SIP (Session Initiation Protocol)?
  • What is PABX (Private Automated Branch Exchange)?
  • What is IP PBX? (Internet Protocol Private Branch Exchange)
  • What is VoIP PBX (Voice Over Internet Protocol Private Branch Exchange)?
  • What is SIP Trunking (Session Initiation Protocol Trunking)?
  • What is SIP Trunk (Session Initiation Protocol Trunk)?
  • What is Direct Dial In: DID?
  • What is IVR (Interactive Voice Response)?
  • What is RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol)?
  • What is RTCP (Real-time Transport Control Protocol)?
  • What is SRTP?
  • What is H323?
  • What is VoIP Tunnel?
  • What is PSTN Gateway?
  • What is CAPI?
  • What is FXO?
  • What is FXS?
  • What is PRI/E1?
  • What is PRI/T1?
  • What is PRI/J1?
  • What is PRI?
  • What is ISDN NT?
  • What is ISDN TE?
  • What is VoIP Client (Voice Over Internet Protocol Client)?
  • What is SIP Client?
  • What is SIP Server?
  • What is VoIP Server (Voice Over Internet Protocol Server)?
  • What is Dial Plan?
  • What is Asterisk?
  • What is VLAN?
  • What is VoIP Phone?
  • What is SIP Phone?
  • What is IP Phone?
  • What is SIP Account?
  • What is ATA?
  • What is Ring Group?
  • What is Virtual PBX?
  • What is Hosted PBX?
  • What is PSTN?
  • What is SDP (Session Description Protocol)?
  • What is DECT?
  • What is VoIP Call?
  • What Is VoIP Cluster?
  • What is Trunk?
  • What is Fring?

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