Siemens Gigaset A580 IP Manual page 194

V
Voice codec
£
Codec.
VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol
Telephone calls are no longer placed and transmitted over the telephone network
but over the
VoIP provider
A VoIP, SIP or
Gateway
provider must support the SIP standard.
The provider routes calls from VoIP to the telephone network (analogue, ISDN and
mobile) and vice versa.
W
WAN
Wide Area Network
Wide-area network that is unrestricted in terms of area (e.g. Internet).
Internet (or other IP networks).
Gateway provider
for Internet telephony. As the phone works with the SIP standard, your
is an Internet service provider that provides a
Glossary
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