Muratec MFX-C2280 Feature Overview Manual page 4

INTERNET FAXING
Hard copy original sent to an Email address – Requires Email server and T .37
protocol on sending and receiving unit . Please note that with the introduction
Internet Faxing enables the transmission of a hard copy document over
the Internet in the form of hard copy output . In essence it is the same
as a fax transmission .
It is sent as a hard copy document and received as a hard copy document;
however, it is transmitted over the Internet instead of a traditional phone line .
Since the transmission occurs over the Internet, there is no additional cost
incurred . Your only cost is your monthly fee for Internet service .
Transmissions can be sent over the Internet from one T .37 Internet Fax
device to another . Since T .37 Internet Fax machines are assigned Email
addresses, it is possible to send a fax transmission over the Internet instead
of over the traditional phone lines . The Email address of the receiving T .37 fax
device is stored in the address book or can be manually dialed just like a fax
number or a regular Email address . In this case, the Email address is assigned
to the device .
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) established the T .37 Internet
protocol . This is a "store-and-forward" protocol . Messages are sent and stored
in a gateway until it can be forwarded to the intended recipient . The messages
are not sent in "real-time . " Unlike a fax transmission that can be sent and
received in "real-time," transmissions over the Internet using the T .37 protocol
cannot accomplish this "real time" sending .
The T .38 Internet Protocol can accomplish this capability, however, T .38
Internet Faxing requires communication within a managed network (within
a corporation or organization) . Due to this limitation, T .37 remains the more
popular and prevalent protocol for Internet Faxing .
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