Polycom Version 1.4.x 17 - Manual (Page 9)

Administrator Guide - SoundPoint ® IP / SoundStation ® IP Overview
Copyright © 2004 Polycom, Inc. 1
1 Overview
This Administrator Guide is for the SIP 1.4.0 software release, and the bootROM 2.6.0
release.
SoundPoint ® IP and SoundStation ® IP are feature-rich, enterprise-class voice commu-
nications terminals for Ethernet TCP/IP networks. They are designed to facilitate
high-quality audio and text message communications. These phones are endpoints in
the overall network topology designed to interoperate with other compatible equip-
ment including application servers, media servers, internetworking gateways, voice
bridges, and other endpoints.
The phones connect physically to a standard office twisted-pair (IEEE 802.3) 10/100
megabytes per second Ethernet LAN and send and receive all data using the same
packet-based technology. Since the phone is a data terminal, digitized audio being just
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SoundPoint IP
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