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URL
Universal Resource Locator
Globally unique address of a domain on
the Internet.
A URL is a subtype of URI. URLs identify
a resource by its location) on the Inter-
net. For historical reasons the term is
often used as a synonym for URI.
User ID
See User recognition.
User recognition
Name/number combination for access
e.g. to your VoIP account.
V
Voice codec
See Codec.
VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol
Calls are no longer established and
transmitted via the telephone network,
but via the Internet (or other IP net-
works).
VoIP provider
A VoIP, SIP or Gateway Provider is an
Internet service provider that provides
a Gateway for Internet telephony. As
the phone works with the SIP standard,
your provider must support the SIP
standard.
The provider routes calls from VoIP to
the telephone network (analogue,
ISDN and mobile radio) and vice versa.
W
WAN
Wide Area Network
Wide-area network that is unrestricted
in terms of area (e.g. Internet).
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