Gigaset DE900 IP PRO User Manual page 184

Glossary
RSS feed
Really Simple Syndication (also Rich Site Summary)
Provision of data in RSS format. RSS is an Internet service that summarises an Internet
page in a short paragraph and includes a link to the original page. Users can subscribe
to an RSS feed and receive automatically updated information.
RTCP
Real-Time Control Protocol
Is used to control the RTP protocol. The RTCP protocol is a control protocol and there-
fore knows which of the transferred RTP sessions belong together.
RTCP port
(Local) port by means of which voice data packets are sent and received for VoIP.
RTP
Real-Time Transport Protocol
Global standard for transferring audio and video data. Often used in conjunction with
UDP. In this case, RTP packets are embedded in UDP packets.
S
Server
Makes a service available to other network subscribers (clients). The term can indicate
a computer/PC or an application. A server is addressed via the IP address/domain
name and port.
SIP (Session Initiation Protocol)
Signalling protocol independent of voice communication. Used for establishing and
ending a call. It is also possible to define parameters for voice transmission.
SIP address
See URI.
SIP port/Local SIP port
(Local) port by means of which SIP signalling data is sent and received for VoIP.
SIP provider
See VoIP provider.
SIP proxy server
IP address of your VoIP provider's gateway server.
SSID
Service Set Identifier
The SSID is used to identify the stations in a wireless network (WLAN). All wireless net-
work components with the same SSID form a common network. The SSID can be
assigned by the network operator.
Static IP address
See Fixed IP address.
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