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{{ dambigbox| Convergence of communications | Convergence }} | {{ dambigbox| Convergence of communications | Convergence }} | ||
'''Convergence of communications''', in varying and unfortunately not yet standard phrasings, is the goal of having all types of human-to-computer and computer-to-computer communications '''converge onto''' (i.e., all run over) a common infrastructure using | '''Convergence of communications''', in varying and unfortunately not yet standard phrasings, is the goal of having all types of human-to-computer and computer-to-computer communications '''converge onto''' (i.e., all run over) a common infrastructure using Internet Protocol version 4]] or Internet Protocol version 6]]. | ||
It is neither necessary, nor desirable from a security standpoint, that they all run over the public | It is neither necessary, nor desirable from a security standpoint, that they all run over the public Internet]]. All of these services can be restricted to other than the Internet, such as intranet]]s or extranet]]s. | ||
This definition of convergence does not attempt to standardize the applications themselves. Instead, it includes the technologies that enable application-specific communications to be transmitted over standard interfaces to information delivery systems using Internet Protocol, | This definition of convergence does not attempt to standardize the applications themselves. Instead, it includes the technologies that enable application-specific communications to be transmitted over standard interfaces to information delivery systems using Internet Protocol, Session Initiation Protocol]], and similar protocols and interfaces.<ref name=AboutVoIP>{{citation | ||
| title = VoIP and Communications Convergence: What is Communications Convergence? | | title = VoIP and Communications Convergence: What is Communications Convergence? | ||
| first = Nadeem | last = Unuth | | first = Nadeem | last = Unuth | ||
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}}</ref> | }}</ref> | ||
Converged services may use custom software (e.g., | Converged services may use custom software (e.g., private branch exchange]]) on a purpose-built router]], or a general-purpose computer. | ||
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**{{r|Broadcast radio||}} | **{{r|Broadcast radio||}} | ||
**{{r|Pay-per-view audio content||}} | **{{r|Pay-per-view audio content||}} | ||
**{{r|Telephone||}} using | **{{r|Telephone||}} using Voice over Internet Protocol]] (VoIP) | ||
*{{r|Television||}} | *{{r|Television||}} | ||
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 This article is about Convergence of communications. For other uses of the term Convergence , please see Convergence (disambiguation).
Convergence of communications, in varying and unfortunately not yet standard phrasings, is the goal of having all types of human-to-computer and computer-to-computer communications converge onto (i.e., all run over) a common infrastructure using Internet Protocol version 4]] or Internet Protocol version 6]]. It is neither necessary, nor desirable from a security standpoint, that they all run over the public Internet]]. All of these services can be restricted to other than the Internet, such as intranet]]s or extranet]]s. This definition of convergence does not attempt to standardize the applications themselves. Instead, it includes the technologies that enable application-specific communications to be transmitted over standard interfaces to information delivery systems using Internet Protocol, Session Initiation Protocol]], and similar protocols and interfaces.[1] Converged services may use custom software (e.g., private branch exchange]]) on a purpose-built router]], or a general-purpose computer.
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