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Record 1 2007-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephones
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

A telephone set designed specifically for use in a voice over IP(VoIP) system by converting standard telephone audio into a digital format that can be transmitted over the Internet, and by converting incoming digital phone signals from the Internet to standard telephone audio.

OBS

IP: Internet Protocol.

OBS

VoIP: voice over Internet Protocol.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Téléphones
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Téléphone conçu spécifiquement pour la téléphonie Internet et qui convertit les signaux analogiques traditionnels en signaux numériques prêts à être transmis sur Internet et vice versa.

OBS

L'acronyme «IP» vient de l'anglais «Internet Protocol».

OBS

L'acronyme «VoIP» vient de l'anglais «voice over Internet Protocol».

Spanish

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Record 2 1992-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
  • Electrical Engineering
OBS

trellis coding modulation, TCM : A modem modulation technique in which sophisticated mathematics are used to predict the best fit between the incoming signal and a large set of possible combinations of amplitude and phase changes. TCM provides for transmission speeds of 14, 400 bps and above in single voice grade phone lines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Électrotechnique

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
OBS

a rotary control for amplifying the incoming voice telephone news May/64

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
OBS

un bouton rotatif qui amplifie la voix de l'interlocuteur

Spanish

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