Meaning of voice over IP | Babel Free
Definitions
Voice over Internet Protocol (also "VoIP"), a telecommunications system that uses the Internet or other Internet Protocol network to transmit telephone calls.
Examples
“Subject: Voice over IP and/or OSI? Message: Am looking for information on software/hardware to allow⟳ voice transmission over IP and/or OSI stacks. Please⟳ post⟳ or mail direct⟳. Thanks in advance.”
“Is there an application that will let⟳ use⟳ broadcast⟳ audio and let⟳ individual machines 'tune⟳ in' on the connection?? Will we get⟳ decent bandwidth (i.e. sample rates at 32 or 48 kHz) or the crappy bandwidth like⟳ 8.192 kHz used for voice over IP (i.e. NeVOT) ??”
“A router, by definition, cannot carry⟳ isochronous traffic such as voice. Some hard-core Internet fanatics, who detest telephone companies for a living (something about being chased away from the pay⟳ phone they were phreaking as a kid), will try⟳ to run⟳ voice over IP. It is like⟳ teaching a pig to sing⟳: It won't sound⟳ good, and it annoys the pig.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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