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User ID
See
User identification
.
User identification
Name/number combination for access, e.g., to your VoIP account.
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Voice codec
See
Codec
.
VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol
Calls are no longer established and transmitted via the telephone network, but via the
Internet
(or other IP networks).
VoIP provider
A VoIP, SIP or
gateway provider
is an Internet service provider that provides a
gateway
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 telephone 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.,
Internet
).