Technical Terms
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H.323
A collection of international specifications (ITU), which
define the transmission of multimedia data to packet-
oriented data connections.
H.323 Alias Name
A symbolic name (e.g. TOMMY), which can be used as the
address of an H.323 terminal instead of an IP address.
H.450
Standard for additional performance specifications in H.323,
such as Conference, Call Forwarding, Hold, Call Swap, etc.
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol. A protocol for transmission of
data over a network. It is mainly used for loading websites
and other data from the World Wide Web (WWW) into a
Web browser.
Hub
A hub creates a network node in a star-shaped LAN and it
connects several clients to the network.
ID
Identification
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
International standardization committee
Instant Messaging
A service that uses the Instant Messenger software (client)
to enable real-time communication (chat) with other
subscribers. Short text messages are sent using push technol-
ogy via a network (server) to the recipient (usually via the
Internet), who can respond to them immediately. Files can
usually also be exchanged by this means. In addition, many
messaging programs offer video or telephone conferences.
IPEI
Hardware address (12 digits) of a DECT handset which
allows an unique identification.
IP
Internet Protocol
Fundamental protocol of the Internet, which combines
packet-oriented networks with different technical bases to
one large network.
Thus this protocol (on layer 3 of the OSI layer model) is
used for addressing and distributing data into packets.
IP Address
An IP address is a 32-bit number, which is usually shown as
a four-part number, e.g. 192.177.65.4, and which is assigned
to every computer connected to the Internet. Domain names,
which are unambiguously assigned to IP addresses using a
DNS server, were introduced in order to make these
addresses simpler and clearer for users.
IP PBX
IP Private Branch Exchange
A telephone private branch exchange (PBX) which is
created by a software application. It uses Voice-over-IP
(VoIP) technology for voice transmission.
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Explanation
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