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Glossary
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TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
. Session-based transmission protocol: it sets up, monitors and
terminates a connection between sender and recipient for transporting data.
TLS
Transport Layer Security
Protocol for encrypting data transmissions on the Internet. TLS is a superordinated
.
Toggling
Toggling allows you to switch between two callers or between a conference call
and an individual caller without allowing the waiting caller to listen to the call.
Transmission rate
Speed at which data is transmitted in the
or
. The transmission rate is
measured in data units per unit of time (Mbit/s).
Transport protocol
Controls data transport between two communication partners (applications).
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UDP
User Datagram Protocol
is a non session-based protocol. UDP does not
establish a fixed connection. The data packets ("datagrams") are sent as a broad-
cast. The recipient is solely responsible for making sure the data is received. The
sender is not notified about whether it is received or not.
URI
Uniform Resource Identifier
Character sequence for identifying resources (e.g. e-mail recipient, http://
gigaset.com, files).
, 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 Inter-
net subscriber with VoIP equipment.
URL
Universal Resource Locator
Globally unique address of a domain on the
A URL is a subtype of
. URLs identify a resource by its location on the
.
For historical reasons the term is often used as a synonym for URI.
User ID
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User identification
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User identification
Name/number combination for access, e.g. to your VoIP account.