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CounterPath eyeBeam 1.5
RFC
RTP
Signaling
SIMPLE protocol
SIP
SIP account
SIP address
SRTP
TCP
TLS
UDP
URI
URL
USB device
VAD
vCard
VoIP
VoIP service provider
WAV
Request for Comment. A document that describes an aspect of an internet technology.
An RFC may be a proposed, draft or full internet standard.
Real-time Transport Protocol. A protocol for delivering the media portion of a data
transmission over an IP network. SRTP is another media protocol.
In a VoIP phone call, the information in a call that deals with establishing and
controling the connection, and managing the network. The non-signaling portion of
the call is the Media.
Session Initiation Protocol for Instant Messaging and Presence Leveraging
Extensions. The instant messaging (IM) protocol followed by eyeBeam. It
encapsulate the rules for exchanging instant messages.
Session Initiation Protocol. The signaling protocol followed by eyeBeam for handling
phone calls.
An account that provides the user the ability to make VoIP phone calls. The account
encapsulates the rules and functions the user can access.
The address used to connect to a SIP endpoint. In other words, the "phone number"
used in a VoIP phone call. For example, sip:joseph@domainA.com.
Secure Real-time Transport Protocol. A protocol for delivering the media portion of a
data transmission over an IP network. SRTP is a secure protocol, which means tht the
media is encrypted. RTP is another media protocol.
Transmission Control Protocol. A transport protocol for delivering data over an IP
network. Other transport protocols are TLS and UDP.
Transport Layer Security. A transport protocol for delivering data over an IP network.
TLS is a secure transport protocol, which means that all the data being transmitted
(signaling and media) is encrypted. Other transport protocols are TCP and UDP.
User Datagram Protocol. A transport protocol for delivering data over an IP network.
Other transport protocols are TCP and TLS.
Uniform Resource Identifier. A name or address that identifies a location on the world
wide web. A SIP address is a type of URI.
Uniform Resource Locator. A URI that both identifies a name or address and indicates
how to locate it.
Universal Serial Bus device. A device that follows a specific communications
standard. A headset may be a "USB type" of headset.
Voice Activity Detection. A technology that detects if audio is a human voice or
background noise. eyeBeam includes a feature (Preserve bandwidth on the Network
pane of the Options window) that controls whether audio is transmitted when VAD
determines that noone is actually speaking.
An electronic business card that is often attached to an email. It often appears as a
"signature" block that identifies the person, their title, and their business.
Voice over Internet Protocol. A variation of IP used for sending voice data over the
internet, in other words, used for making phone calls over the internet.
A business that provides a VoIP service, allowing a user to connect to the internet in
order to make VoIP phone calls using eyeBeam. The VoIP service provider sets up a
SIP account for the user.
Or WAVE. A file format standard for storing audio on PCs.
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