AVM FRITZ!Box 6320 Cable, Installation, Configuration And Operation

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Glossary
bandwidth management
Bandwidth management distributes the available bandwidth
of an Internet connection among various Internet applica-
tions.
The bandwidth management of the FRITZ!Box ensures that
the speech quality during telephone calls over the Internet is
not reduced by surfing activity. The FRITZ!Box adjusts all up-
loads and downloads to the currently available bandwidth.
Furthermore, the FRITZ!Box grants Internet telephony connec-
tions a higher priority than Internet data connections. This
largely prevents undesired disruptions during Internet tele-
phone calls.
DDNS
short for Dynamic Domain Name System
DDNS is a service which allows a PC always to be reached un-
der the same domain name despite constantly changing pub-
lic IP addresses. This means the home network can always be
reached from the Internet, regardless of the user’s location.
Even private users have an economical way of placing their
own Internet offers on their PC at home.
Every time the Internet connection is established, the Internet
Service Provider assigns a new public IP address.
Each time the IP address changes, the current IP address is
transmitted to a special DDNS server. Except for the few sec-
onds between the cancellation of the old IP address and the
notification of the new IP address, the computer can always
be reached at the selected domain name.
DECT
short for Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications
DECT is a European standard for cordless telephony which
was drafted by the European Telecommunications Standards
Institute in 1991 and officially adopted in 1992. DECT defines
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