What is VoIP and Sip?

What is VoIP?

VoIP is a term that stands for Voice over Internet Protocol, or Voice over IP. This type of telephony technology is what top digital phone services such as Magic Jack, Vonage or Phone Power use to provide very inexpensive phone service using internet protocol.

How does VoIP Work?

With VoIP the analog voice signal from any standard telephone is converted into a digital format that is compressed into IP packets. These IP packets (compressed data blocks) are sent across the internet using a shared network of routers and switches. To make this simple, like an email your phone call is routed through this network to the number you are calling like an email arrives at the address you entered.

This type of telephony is much cheaper to operate than the traditional landline services. Most VoIP phone services will offer their service for one low monthly fee, which includes everything. The amount usually depends on whether you sign up for multiple year deals, contracted deals or noncontract deals.

What is SIP?

Is SIP a product, service or a telephone? No, what SIP is, is a standard in protocol. SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) is used for unicast or multicast sessions. This means that you can have multiple media streams within one session with multiple participants. Media streams can consist of video conferencing, streaming multimedia, instant messaging and online games.