CounterPath Bria for Linux User Guide - Manual (Page 5)

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1 Introduction
This manual is intended for two types of users:
• Users in an enterprise. These users typically have a system administrator who has set up Bria ready for use.
• “Retail” users. These users are working in a non-office environment and are their own system
administrator. If you are a retail user, you must also read the “Bria 3 for Linux Administrator Guide”.
Standard Telephone Features
Bria is a softphone from CounterPath that enables you to make VoIP phone calls. It has all standard enterprise
telephone features, including:
• Call display and Message Waiting Indicator (MWI).
• Speakerphone and Mute.
• Redial, Hold, Do Not Disturb.
• Call history – list of received, missed, and dialed calls.
• Call forward.
• Call transfer.
• Six-party audio conferencing.
Enhanced Features and Functions
Bria also supports the following features and functions:
• Contact list containing the individual user’s contacts.
• Directory containing names from a shared LDAP directory.
• Automatic detection and configuration of audio devices.
• Acoustic echo cancellation, automatic gain control, voice activity detection.
• Support for DTMF (RFC 2833 or inband DTMF).
• Support for the following audio codecs:
DVI4, DVI4 Wideband, G.711aLaw, G.711uLaw, G.729, GSM, iLBC, L16 PCM Wideband, Speex,
Speex FEC, Speex Wideband, Speex Wideband FEC.
• Automatic selection of the best codec based on the other party’s capability, the available bandwidth, and
network conditions. Bria switches the codec within a call in response to changing network conditions.
• Compliance to 3261 SIP standard.
• Support for these firewall traversal solutions: STUN, TURN, or ICE.