V.110 describes a method of aligning bitsteams with 0.6, 1.2, 2.4,
2.8, 7.2, 9.6, 12, 14.4, 19.2 and 38.4 kbit/s with the ISDN bitstream
of 64 kbit/s.
Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line. See DSL.
See VLAN.
A network can be divided up into one or more logical sub-networks–
so-called Virtual Local Area Networks (VLAN) – by the network com-
ponents no longer forwarding the data packet of a defined sub-
network to other sub-networks. Each VLAN is assigned a unique
number, This number is called a VLAN ID (VID) and assigned to the
data packets in the VLAN tag.
A voice mailbox is a user's personal answering machine in a voice-
mail system.
A voicemail system enables voice messages to be stored, accessed
and forwarded, like an answering machine, but with more options.
Voice over IP (VoIP), also known as IP telephony, refers to the
transmitting of voice via an IP network. The telephone is connected
and disconnected using signalling protocols, e. g. SIP.
A virtual private network (VPN) is used to transport private data
packets through a public network. The data is separated from the
publicly accessible data by being encapsulated in new protocols so
that they can be routed to the intended recipient. In this context, one
also refers to a tunnel that is established between the private net-
works of the two connected parties. VPN protocols are IPSec,
PPTP, L2TP and GRE.
The Virtual Service Set (VSS) refers to a prefix for wireless LAN in-
terfaces.
In the context of hotspots, a walled garden refers to the area of the
website which is available to users free of charge and without log-
ging in.
A Wide Area Network (WAN) refers to a network that is spread over
a large geographic area. Global WAN networks provide access to
the Internet.
The Wireless Distribution System (WDS) is used to establish a wire-
less connection between access points.
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