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TLS
Transport Layer Security
Protocol for encrypting data transmissions
on the Internet. TLS is a superordinated
.
Transmission rate
Speed at which data is transmitted in the
or
. The transmission rate is meas-
ured in data units per unit of time (Mbit/s).
Transport protocol
Controls data transport between two com-
munication partners (applications).
See also:
,
U
UDP
User Datagram Protocol
. Unlike
non session-based protocol. UDP does not
establish a fixed connection. The data pack-
ets ("datagrams") are sent as a broadcast.
The recipient is solely responsible for mak-
ing sure the data is received. The sender is
not notified about whether it is received or
not.
URI
Uniform Resource Identifier
Character string for identifying resources
(e.g., e-mail recipient, http://gigaset.com,
files).
On the
, URIs are used as a uniform
identification for resources. URIs are also
described as SIP addresses.
URIs can be entered in the phone as a
number. By dialling a URI, you can call an
Internet subscriber with VoIP equipment.
URL
Universal Resource Locator
Globally unique address of a domain on the
A URL is a subtype of the
. URLs identify a
resource by its location on the
. For
historical reasons the term is often used as a
synonym for URI.
User ID
See
User name
Name/number combination for access e.g.,
to your VoIP account or your private address
directory on the Internet.
V
Voice codec
See
.
VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol
Telephone calls are no longer placed and
transmitted over the telephone network but
over the
VoIP provider
A VoIP, SIP or
is an Inter-
net service provider that provides a
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 tel-
ephone 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.,
).
