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firebolt	11 Jun, 2009 - 03:19 AM Post #1
D.I.C Lover Joined: 20 Feb, 2009 Posts: 5,476 Thanked: 77 times Dream Kudos: 1675 My Contributions	Hi. I was wondering what are the main concepts of Skype. I know that it use VoIP and P2P in some way, but I don't really get how they connect and interact with each other. Could someone point me into the right direction please? Thanks.
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numeric	RE: Skype 11 Jun, 2009 - 03:59 AM Post #2
D.I.C Head Joined: 12 Jan, 2009 Posts: 71 Thanked: 7 times My Contributions	What exactly is it that you want to know more about? There's a good general description of how VoIP works at HowStuffWorks. There's also The VoIP wikki which offers some more detailed explanations about the actual protocols used etc. I'm pretty sure the IM chat is run through a dedicated server owned by Skype - a quick look between myself and a friend failed to determine either IP address. VoIP calls are probably handled by the server first retrieving the needed information about the intended recipient and the client using that info to set up a P2P communication - that's just a guess though
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firebolt	RE: Skype 12 Jun, 2009 - 01:15 AM Post #3
D.I.C Lover Joined: 20 Feb, 2009 Posts: 5,476 Thanked: 77 times Dream Kudos: 1675 My Contributions	Thanks, though I have what I need now.
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