Samsung SMG-3200 User Manual

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C-1Appendix C GlossaryThis appendix provides brief definitions of terms used in the guide. Bold items in the text indicatesthat the item is defined in the list.AA--lawlawAn encoding scheme that determines how an analog speech signal is converted to a digital signal.A-law encoding is used in Europe. The other algorithm, U-law, is used in North America and Ja-pan.AAliasliasA name given to each host to distinguish it from one another within an H.323 network. While us-ing the same Internet address, each host name can be set differently.Automatic Number IdentificationAutomatic Number Identification ((ANIANI))ANI enables call recipients to recognize a caller’s telephone number. How this works varies fromprovider to provider. This service is often provided by sending DTMF tones with a call.ChannelChannelA channel through a device, controlling data delivery between two devices, for information deliv-ery. As the channel is a logical connection channel rather than a physical one connecting devices, anumber of logical channels can exist even through only one physical communication line is pre-sent.CODECCODEC ((COderCOder--DECoderDECoder))Converts analog voice to digital bit stream, and digital bit stream to analog voice. It can be also re-ferred to as a type of compression (e.g. G.729 CODEC).Delay StartDelay StartA trunk signal method. A call is initiated when the trunk is seized at the sending end. The OffHook status of the PBX at the receiving end lasts until it becomes ready to receive call data. Onceit is ready to receive, it is changed to On-Hook status. When the PBX at the sending end sends calldata, the PBX at the receiving end receives it and calls the subscriber at the receiving end. When