Documentation & guides.
Reference material for operators who configure, deploy, and run carrier-grade voice infrastructure. Start here if you are wiring a SIP trunk into VICIdial, evaluating codec choices, or learning the standards that govern every call on the SIPNEX network.
The guides below cover three layers: protocol references (SIP, RTP, E.164) that explain what is happening on the wire, configuration guides for common platforms (VICIdial, Asterisk, FreePBX) with tested templates, and operator-level glossaries and comparisons that help you choose the right codec, trunk sizing, or carrier configuration for your workload. Each guide is written for the person actually doing the work — dialer operators, call center admins, and the engineers who sit between a PBX and the PSTN. If something is missing or unclear, email contact@sipnex.ca and we will either answer it directly or add it to the library. For configuration help that goes beyond the written material, our engineering team is available during business hours — you are not going to get a tier-1 helpdesk, you are going to get the person who can actually open the config.
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VICIdial SIP Trunk Setup
Complete configuration walkthrough — sip.conf, extensions.conf, codec negotiation, outbound routes, attestation handoff.
SIP Trunk Configuration
Step-by-step SIP trunk setup across VICIdial, Asterisk, and FreePBX with tested templates and common pitfalls.
E.164 Number Format
The international phone number standard — why normalization matters and how SIPNEX expects numbers on every API call.
VoIP Glossary (60 Terms)
Plain-language definitions for the VoIP and telecom acronyms you will encounter running dialers or evaluating carriers.
How VoIP Works
A five-minute technical explainer covering signaling, media, NAT traversal, and the moving pieces of a voice call.
RTP Protocol
How voice media actually travels over the internet — Real-time Transport Protocol, jitter buffers, and packet loss.
What Is SIP
The Session Initiation Protocol — what it does, where it lives in the stack, and why every modern carrier speaks it.
Codec Comparison
G.711 vs G.729 — which codec to choose, bandwidth vs quality tradeoffs, and how to configure a codec preference list.
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