SIP phone: a multimedia device working in the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).
SessionEngine (SE): an IP gateway developed by Huawei. It is often used at the portal of residential network and enterprise network, or at the convergence layer of a metropolitan area network (MAN). The SE functions as a firewall or a service gateway. When functioning as a service gateway, the SE provides private network traversal and Quality of Service (QoS).
Signaling gateway (SG): a gateway that connects the Signaling System No.7 (SS7) network to the IP signaling network. It converts the signaling between the PSTN (SS7) and the IP network (packet signaling).
Trunk media gateway (TMG): a gateway that resides between the circuit switched (CS) network and the IP network. It converts formats between the pulse code modulation (PCM) signal flow and the IP media flow.
Universal media gateway (UMG): a gateway that converts media stream formats and signaling formats. It can be used as a TMG, an embedded SG, or a UA. The UMG can connect devices such as: