Abbreviations And Specialized Terms - Siemens optiPoint 410 Administrator's Manual

Abbreviations and Specialized Terms

Abbreviations and Specialized Terms
You will find more information in the relevant literature on the Network
Technology and Æ VoIP.
Canonical Format
The canonical format is an international standardisation of call numbers. In
order for to be able to dial these numbers correctly, the dialing rules (con-
version information) must be defined.
Example of a station number in canonical format:
+49 (89) 72212345
DHCP
Abbreviation for "Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol".
The dynamic assignment of IP addresses to the subscribers of an IP net-
work with the help of a central DHCP server.
DNS
Abbreviation for "Domain Name System".
Internet service for the conversion of voice address names into Æ IP ad-
dress.
E.164
Standardization of telephone numbers according to the International Tele-
phone Number Plan of ITU with a maximum of 15 digits. Usually assem-
bled from the following components: Country Reference Number (CC,
Country Code), Place Reference Number (NDC, National Destination
Code) and Subscriber Number (SN, Subscriber Number).
FTP
Abbreviation for "File Transfer Protocol".
Is used for transferring files in networks, e.g., to update telephone soft-
ware (Æ Download Firmware).
G.711
Audio protocol for uncompressed voice transmission. Requires a band-
width of 64 kbit/s.
Local District Code
Extension number
Station number
Local Area Code
Local Country Code
Alphabetical Reference
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