Web-based VoIP is the integration of voice over IP technologies into the facilities and methodologies of the World-Wide Web. It enables digital communication sessions between Web users or between users of traditional telecommunication services.

The first USB Web-based VoIP phone.

Instead of using dedicated, hardware-based VoIP devices, such as IP phones, analog telephone adapters, or integrated VoIP/Internet access routers, services are provided via a web page and the facilities of the user's computer or hand-held device for accessing and operating a locally attached headset and microphone.[1] This is assisted by various software components such as Flash, Active X, Silverlight, Java applet or browser plugins like NPAPI.

Using click-to-call, for example, a web user may click on a telephone number, or some other suitable icon, embedded in a corporate web site to initiate a web-based telephone call with a customer service representative without leaving the website or using any other additional telephony equipment.

Applications

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Protocols

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  • SIP
  • XMPP
  • WebRTC
  • Other standards based such as H.323
  • Proprietary such as Skype

See also

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References

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  1. ^ McMahon, Thomas J.; Hofmann, Markus; Hilt, Volker (2005). "Opportunities for VoIP application integration services". Bell Labs Technical Journal. 9 (4): 25–30. doi:10.1002/bltj.20058. ISSN 1538-7305.