| Word |
Definition |
| BDSG |
BDSG stands for Bundesdatenschutzgesetz, a Federal Data Protection Act enforced in Germany. The Act, framed in the 1970s aims to protect an individual�??s personal data from unauthorized use. |
| Dial-Peer Hunting |
A feature of VoIP systems where the originating device attempts to find an alternative call endpoint when a connection cannot be established to the intended endpoint. In order for dial-peer hunting to work the originating device must have a list of dial peers (all can route a call to the same endpoint, but use different destination routers) so the originating device can proceed to the next in the dial peer sequence. |
| Clearinghouse |
A VoIP clearinghouse is a feature that enables a local Internet Telephony Service Provider to have a single point of access in its global network. It eliminates the need for multiple traffic sharing agreements with various service providers in various parts of the world. |
| Voice over IP (VoIP) |
Voice over IP or VoIP is an IP telephony system, which enables users to transmit voice messages over the Internet. VoIP is superior to the traditional telephony in that it avoids all toll charges, making it less expensive. |
| REN (Ringer Equivalency number) |
Indicates the extent of inserted impedance a telephone ringer may have. Popularly known as the Ringer Equivalence Number in the UK, REN in the US has been defined as per the Code of Federal Regulations. Traditional telephone systems have a REN of 1, whereas modern systems have a REN much lower than 1. |
| H.323 Protocol |
H.323 is a protocol standard for multimedia communications. H.323 was designed to support real-time transfer of audio and video data over packet networks like IP. The standard involves several different protocols covering specific aspects of Internet telephony. |
| (-: |
Left-handed smile, or smiley from the southern hemisphere |
| SMB |
Small to Mid Size Businesses |
| ASR (Answer Seizure Ratio) |
Also referred to as call completion rate, ASR is the ratio of successful calls to the total number of calls attempted. ASR can be calculated by using the formula: (successful calls/total attempted calls) * 100 |
| BRI (Basic Rate Interface) |
BRI constitutes one of the two ISDN interfaces, the other being primary rate interface (PRI). The BRI supports two 64kbps B channels, apt for carrying multimedia signal, including voice, image and data. Additionally, BRI supports one 16kbps D channel to carry information related to the data packet and signaling. BRI is also known as 2B+D. |
