<div>the thing to remember is that these terms are from the point of view of the PSTN. </div>
<div>So, SIP origination is Direct Inbound Dial (DID, or DDI in european parlance) which allows callers on the PSTN to originate calls that end up at your SIP server.</div>
<div>SIP termination allows calls which originate on your SIP server to terminate on the PSTN, i.e. to reach a non-voip line.</div>
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<div>Voip providers who provide "plans" are bundling 2 distinct services. Broadvoice, for example, does not expect its users to understand the terms, and just offers them what used to be called a "phone line" - the ability to make calls (termination) and recieve them (origination).
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<div>i hope this helps,</div>
<div> yair<br><br> </div>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/10/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Christopher Corn</b> <<a href="mailto:christopher_corn@yahoo.com">christopher_corn@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:</span>
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<div>can someone please explain the differnces to me??? </div>
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<div>I have an asterisk system im setting up for a small office (4 or 5 phones) and as im looking for a voip provider, i find that voip providers generally have unlimited plans, and those that offer sip origination and termination get charged for the minute, for their outgoing and incoming calls.
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<div>is there a difference in the backend architecture here? if so, what? or is this is just a difference in marketing terms and setup?</div>
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<div>for example, <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.broadvoice.com/" target="_blank">http://www.broadvoice.com</a> offers an unlimited plan in the US for calls, though they never use the term sip origination and termination. they say their systems also supports asterisk.
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<div>yet <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.bandwidth.com/content/enterprise?page=voice_services_origination_termination&campaignId=701300000000JBJ" target="_blank">http://www.bandwidth.com/content/enterprise?page=voice_services_origination_termination&campaignId=701300000000JBJ
</a> calls it sip origination and termination</div>
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<div>any info is appreciated! thanks!</div>
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