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Glossary
G.726
.
G.726 delivers good voice quality. It is inferior to the quality with codec
G.711
but better than with
G.729
.
G.729A/B
.
The voice quality is rather low with G.729A/B. As a result of the high level of
compression, the necessary bandwidth is only around 8 kbit/s per voice con-
nection, but the delay is around 15 ms.
Gateway
Connects two different
, e.g., a router as an Internet gateway.
For phone calls from
to the telephone network, a gateway has to be
connected to the IP network and the telephone network (gateway/VoIP pro-
vider). It forwards calls from VoIP to the telephone network as required.
Gateway provider
See
.
Global IP address
See
.
GSM
Global System for Mobile Communication
Originally, European standard for mobile networks. GSM can now be
described as a worldwide standard. In the USA and Japan, national stand-
ards are now more frequently supported than in the past.
H
Headset
Combination of microphone and headphone. A headset makes handsfree
talking more convenient. Headsets that can be connected to the telephone
via a cable are available.
HTTP Proxy
Server via which the
can process their Internet traffic.
Hub
Uses one
to connect several
.
All data sent to the hub by one network subscriber is forwarded to all net-