THE SITUATION
Carriers and corporate customers are accelerating
IP-PBX deployments so they can benefit
from efficient use of bandwidth while rolling
out a whole new set of IP-based services
to their end-users. Furthermore, customers
with traditional PBX deployments who are
expanding into new markets need to establish
connections with local Public Switched
Telephone Network (PSTN) networks.
THE CHALLENGE
- Telephone companies (PTTs)
and service providers have built PSTNs
that use a variety of different signaling
variants, many of which are incompatible
with ISDN-based PBX and IP-PBX applications.
- PBX and IP-PBX vendors usually support
only a limited number of signaling
variants, impairing the opportunities
for market penetration.
- Rate conversion is often
required in addition to signaling conversion
for resolving interface speed mismatches
between PBXs/IP-PBXs and the PSTN network.
- Carriers and corporate customers
are looking for comprehensive signaling
conversion solutions that are cost-effective,
easy to deploy, and easy to manage.
THE SOLUTION
The SignalPath™ 201-SA
(SP201-SA), a member of Encore Networks'
SignalPath™ Signaling Gateway product
line, is a signaling solution designed
to provide seamless connections between
PBX and IP-PBX equipment and CAS R2 and
DTMF networks. Universally compatible
with a comprehensive set of enterprise
and Customer Premises Equipment (CPE)
PBXs and IP-PBXs, it enables carriers
and corporate customers with ISDN-based
PBX and IP-PBX products to pursue new
business in global markets where networks
are often based on R2 and DTMF signaling.
The SP201-SA enables connection even
where country-specific R2 variants are
in use.
KEY BENEFITS
- Designed to optimize cost
for the low to medium PBX market
- Enables
ISDN equipment to connect to networks
based on R2 or DTMF protocols. Conversions
available are:
- R2 to ETSI
- ISDN DTMF
to ETSI
- ISDN NI2 ISDN to R2
- NI2
ISDN to DTMF
- Cost effective solution that leverages
the existing installation base
- Supports
a large number of R2 country variants
- Enables efficient use of bandwidth
- Easy to install and maintain
NETWORK CONFIGURATION
KEY FEATURES
- Economical solution for
bridging CAS R2 or DTMF networks and
ISDN networks
- Compact design for easy
co-location with PBX and IP-PBX equipment
- Software-selectable port and interface
options
- Up to four E1/T1 ports supporting
up to two trunks and up to 60 DS0s
per chassis
- Standard BNC and RJ48 interfaces
- Rate conversion for T1 to E1 mapping
- Comprehensive, built-in troubleshooting
and diagnostic tools
- Plug and play installation
SUMMARY
- The SP201-SA handles seamless
signaling conversions for PBX and IP-PBX
applications.
- The SP201-SA enables
new business opportunities in multiple
international markets.
- Encore provides
support for an extensive library of
signaling protocols and variants.
- The SP201-SA
is based on the proven SignalPath™
signaling software.
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