Chapter 12 Terms Flashcards
MGCP
A protocol used for communication between media gateway controllers and media gateways.
Proxy Server
A server that accepts requests for location information from user agents, then queries the nearest registrar server on behalf of those user agents.
PBX
A telephone switch used to connect and manage an organization’s voice calls.
H.323
An ITU standard that describes an architecture and a suite of protocols for establishing and managing multimedia services on a packet-switched network.
SIP
Codified by the IETF as a set of signaling and control protocols for multiservice packet-based networks.
VoIP
The provision of telephone service over a packet-switched network running the TCP/IP protocol suite.