A voice interface card or VIC is a
hardware interface
Interface or interfacing may refer to:
Academic journals
* ''Interface'' (journal), by the Electrochemical Society
* '' Interface, Journal of Applied Linguistics'', now merged with ''ITL International Journal of Applied Linguistics''
* '' Inter ...
that simulates a
FXS on a
router or
network switch
A network switch (also called switching hub, bridging hub, Ethernet switch, and, by the IEEE, MAC bridge) is networking hardware that connects devices on a computer network by using packet switching to receive and forward data to the destinat ...
. This device port is used to interface
telephone
A telephone, colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that enables two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far apart to be easily heard directly. A telephone converts sound, typically and most ...
voice or other audio-based FXS devices.
Typically, a VIC contains one or more
RJ-11
A registered jack (RJ) is a standardized telecommunication network interface for connecting voice and data equipment to a computer service provided by a local exchange carrier or long distance carrier. Registered interfaces were first defined ...
ports, allowing connections to basic telephone service (
POTS), equipment, keysets, and
PBXes.
References
External links
Understanding Foreign Exchange Office (FXO) Voice Interface Cards
Telephony signals
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