by Ian McLeod | Aug 13, 2020
Local Exchange Routing Guide or LERG is a database of the first 6 digits of a telephone number. This is updated on a regular basis and provides information for routing telephone calls over the Public Switching Telephone Network. The Local Exchange routing guide... by Ian McLeod | Aug 13, 2020
Inter-Asterisk eXchange Protocol IAX Trunk. (pronounced “eeks”) Now commonly referring to IAX2 is an Asterisk communications protocol for setting up interactive user sessions (both audio and/or video) and supports any type of codec between two Asterisk... by Ian McLeod | Aug 13, 2020
Wireless Fidelity according to some sources, while others argue WiFi is simply a trademarked phrase. A wireless networking technology that uses radio waves to provide connectivity between computers and devices in certain areas called hotspots or Wireless Local Area... by Ian McLeod | Aug 13, 2020
Virtual Private Network or VPN. Network technology that uses a public network, like the Internet, to establish a secure connection between private networks. Voice, video, and data traffic can then be sent and received as if you were connected via a secure and... by Ian McLeod | Aug 13, 2020
Voice over Internet Protocol or VOIP. Technology that allows you to transmit voice calls as digital data packets through IP networks rather than use the traditional method that sends analog signals sent along the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). Placing a... by Ian McLeod | Aug 13, 2020
User Datagram Protocol or UDP is a data transmission protocol used as an alternative to Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). Like TCP, UDP sends data Packets to an IP Address. Uses for UDP include Voice over IP (VoIP) and video... by Ian McLeod | Aug 13, 2020
A SIP Trunk is a single transmission channel between your existing analog or premises-based Private Branch Exchange (PBX) and your Internet Telephony Service Provider (ITSP). Delivering Hosted Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone services and unified... by Ian McLeod | Aug 13, 2020
Session Initiated Protocol or SIP. A standard communications protocol that establishes, modifies, and terminates real-time multimedia communications sessions transmitted over the internet. These communications generally include Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)... by Ian McLeod | Aug 13, 2020
A Static IP Address an IP address assigned by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) that never changes. This is different from a dynamic IP address, which is the standard provided by ISP’s and assigned whenever your device connects to the Internet. Often times...