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| − | * '''ATA''' - ''ATA = Analogue Telephone Adaptor '' Connects an Analogue Telephone to a VOIP network Usually has an Ethernet jack, and an RJ-11 phone jack. Sometimes referred to as VOIP Gateways, TA (Telephone Adaptor), FXS Adaptor, etc. Some ATAs are locked to a particular provider, and useless with any other. Virtually all ATAs use either the SIP or IAX industry standard protocol. [http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-ATA source]
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| − | * '''Extension''' - an additional telephone that operates on the main line. Each extension has its own (internal) number, which often can only be reached via the internal telephone network.
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| − | * '''PBX''' - A Private Branch eXchange (also called PBX, Private Business eXchange or PABX for Private Automatic Branch eXchange) is a telephone exchange that serves a particular business or office, as opposed to one a common carrier or telephone company operates for many businesses or for the general public. ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pbx Source])
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| − | * '''Termination''' - When used in telephony-context, the line or route reaches an end-user. When connecting from a VoIP telephone to an end-user on the PSTN, somewhere a PBX should make te connection between those two networks and this PBX can terminate the route.
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| − | * '''Trunk''' - A trunk is the telephony service line that you will be using to make an external call on, e.g. the Telstra telephone line that you have at home is a trunk (or it can be used as a trunk if you wish but not necessarily so). A VOIP service provider (VSP) that you have signed up with is also a trunk. ([http://dumbme.voipeye.com.au/trixbox/trixbox_without_tears.pdf Source, p.29])
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GBE-Case study for Thales
Glossary
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