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LAN

Acronym for Local Area Network. Todays commonly used LAN is based on Ethernet. However, other LAN technologies (such as WLAN or Powerline) are around.

LAP

Acronym for Linux Application Platform

Concept Linux Application Platform

LCR

Acronym for Least Cost Routing

In a telephony system the process of selecting the most cost effective route to place a phone call, depending on the called number.

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Least-cost routing

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LDAP

Acronym for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol.

This protocol is used to retrieve directory information such as names and extensions from the PBX.

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Ldap

LDAP Master

The PBX keeping the master copy of the PBX object database.

LDAP Replication

A PBX may either hold the master copy of the PBX object database (LDAP master) or it may maintain a copy of it (LDAP slave). The copy is maintained using LDAP requests from the slave to the master which retrieve all or part of the database.

LDAP Slave

A PBX that maintains a copy of the PBX object database by means of LDAP replication.

LDAPS

Acronym for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Secure

TLS based and thus encrypted variation of the ->LDAP protocol.

Leg2 Info

Leg2-info is a term for the diversion information conveyed with a call. If a call from A to B is diverted to C, then the call leg between B and C will carry the information that the call has been diverted to C by B.