| S Bus |
| Device used to connect data
terminals such as video conferencing units to
ISDN lines.
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| Server |
| A computer, or software
package, that provides a specific kind of
service to client software running on other
computers. The term can refer to a particular
piece of software or to the machine on which the
software is running. A single server machine can
have several different server software packages
running on it, thus providing many different
services to clients on the network.
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| SIP – Session Initiation
Protocol |
| An Internet Engineering Task
Force (IETF) standard, SIP is an open, Internet
genuine protocol for establishing and
maintaining multi-party, mixed media sessions
over converged networks. SIP enables the
creation and deployment of feature rich services
that go far beyond simple VoIP calls.
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| Soft PBX |
| The term used to describe a
software application that provides server based
telephony. Performing similar functions to a
hardware PBX, Soft PBXs offer a range of PBX
functions, voicemail and integration with other
server based applications such as Unified
Messaging and contact management systems.
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| Structured
Cabling |
| A structured cabling system
comprises standards-compliant components, such s
wall outlets and connections, and the cable
itself, which is likely to be Category 5e UTP
(Unshielded Twisted Pair) copper cabling along
the floor, often leading to multimode fibreoptic
cable in the backbone or vertical riser of the
building. Category 5 is currently installed in
most buildings that have a struc-tured cabling
system. Category 5e is heralded as the solution
guaranteeing access to broadband technologies
and is fast becoming the cabling of choice.
Category 6 is today’s premium UTP cabling and
supports even more bandwidth and even faster
speeds.
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