Lucent Technologies Definity Enterprise Communication Server 8.2 User Manual

Issue 1

April 2000

Phone reference 

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DEFINITY Internet Protocol (IP) Softphones 

DEFINITY IP Softphones extend the level of DEFINITY services. They turn a PC 
or a laptop into an advanced telephone. DEFINITY IP Softphones allow you to 
send voice and fax from the DEFINITY ECS through an Internet Protocol (IP) 
network to other DEFINITY systems that have this feature. You can place calls, 
take calls, and handle multiple calls on your PC.

DEFINITY IP Softphones extend DEFINITY multifunction, multiline features 
support to IP-connected endpoints (typically user PCs). With certain exceptions, 
every feature available for wired-endpoint voice calling is available for IP-based 
calling; it supports full internetworking with conventional circuit-switched 
stations and trunks.

There are three DEFINITY IP Softphone applications available: the road-warrior, 
telecommuter, and the stand-alone H.323. CentreVu IP Agent is a modified 
telecommuter configuration that uses the CentreVu IP Agent interface, rather than 
the DEFINITY IP Softphone interface.