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VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol): Technology used to make telephone calls via the Internet. Three methods are available: PC to PC, PC to fixed-network lines, and telephone calls via IP-based internal networks.

Router: A system responsible for making decisions about which of several paths network traffic will take, and for keeping track of routing information which is being passed along a network be one of several different possible protocols. To do this a router uses a routing protocol to gain information about the network and uses algorithms to choose the best router based on several criteria known as route metrics. In OSI terminology, a router is a Network Layer intermediate system. See also IP router.

Switch: A device which logically connects to network stations through a network fabric. See also Switched Ethernet.

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