CounterPath Bria 4 Mac User Guide - Retail Deployments - Manual (Page 5)

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1 Introduction
Bria is a softphone from CounterPath that enables you to make VoIP voice and video calls, send and receive
instant messages, share online status (presence) information, and exchange files. Bria implements SIP-based
standards for phone calls, IM and presence, allowing you to work with different VoIP service providers. Bria
also uses XMPP-based standards for IM and presence.
Standard Telephone Features
The CounterPath Bria 4 for Mac softphone has all standard 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.
• Call record.
• Auto answer.
• Five-party audio conferencing.
• Three-party video conferencing.
Enhanced Features and Functions
Bria also supports the following features and functions:
• Video
• IM and presence using the SIP SIMPLE protocol or the XMPP protocol.
• IM conferencing (group chat) via an XMPP account.
• Corporate chat rooms.
• Contact list containing the individual user’s contacts
• Directory containing names from a shared LDAP directory.
• File transfer via an XMPP account.
• Automatic detection and configuration of audio and video devices.
• Acoustic echo cancellation, automatic gain control, voice activity detection.
• Support for DTMF (RFC 2833 or inband DTMF).
• Support for the following audio codecs:
G.711aLaw, G.711uLaw, G.722, G.729, iLBC, OPUS, SILK Narrowband, SILK Wideband, SILK Super-
wideband, Speex, Speex Wideband.
• Support for the following video codecs:
H.263, H.263+ 1998, H.264, VP8.