Polycom SoundPoint IP 601 Administrator's Manual page 10

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Administrator Guide - SoundPoint IP / SoundStation IP Overview
The phones connect physically to a standard office twisted-pair (IEEE 802.3) 10/100
megabytes per second Ethernet LAN and send and receive all data using the same
packet-based technology. Since the phone is a data terminal, digitized audio being just
another type of data from its perspective, the phone is capable of vastly more than tra-
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ditional business phones. As SoundPoint IP and SoundStation IP run the same pro-
tocols as your office personal computer, many innovative applications can be
developed without resorting to specialized technology. Regardless of the diverse
application potential, it is fundamentally a good office phone, providing the productiv-
ity enhancing features needed today such as multiple call appearances, full-duplex
speakerphone, hold, transfer, conference, forward, voice mail compatibility, and con-
tact directory.
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