Media gateway solutions for next generation networks AudioCodes and IBM BladeCenter – helping to bridge legacy PSTN / TDM networks with IP-based, Next Generation Networks Voice over IP (VoIP) has the potential to dramatically change the way we communicate and the services we use to run our businesses and stay connected to our customers. As enterprises and service providers deploy VoIP-based applications and services, these new solutions need to bridge to the existing Public Switch Telephone Network (PSTN) infrastructure and legacy telephone equipment (PBXs, Voicemail, IVR systems). The challenge is how to migrate to the new applications and services while maintaining the current working infrastructure. For many organizations, “rip-and-replace” strategy is not feasible. Examples of situations where this challenge might occur are: • Unified Communications • Contact Center Applications • Conferencing Applications • Hosted IP-Centrex (SIP Trunking) • IP-PBX • Audiocodes advanced SIP capability in a PCI form factor for ease of VoIP integration with IBM BladeCenter and IBM System x platforms • Telecom media gateway to help bridge legacy PSTN / TDM networks with IP-based, Next Generation Networks • IBM BladeCenter family provides a scalable, open standards based platform for next generation networks applications Highlights Bridging the worlds of IP and TDM Using the AudioCodes TP-260/SIP media gateway, the AudioCodes solution leverages VoIP media gateways to interface the new VoIP applications to the existing PSTN or TDM equipment. In this capacity, a media gateway converts the protocols and voice traffic formats used in the VoIP world to the formats used in the legacy PSTN, allowing the two to interoperate seamlessly. The AudioCodes TP-260/SIP The AudioCodes TP260/SIP is a groundbreaking full-function SIP media gateway in a unique PCI form-factor. Acting as a stand-alone gateway, the TP260/SIP simply utilizes power and cooling from the host computer, leveraging an on-board Ethernet interface for all communications to/ from the host computer. By eliminating communications via the PCI bus, installations are much simpler and avoid most of the complexity of PCI drivers and operating system compatibility. The AudioCodes TP-260/SIP can be installed in the IBM BladeCenter PCI Expansion Unit (PEU) or PEU2. This enables this function to work seamlessly within a “bladed architecture” solution, allowing both the application and the media gateway to share a common infrastructure.
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Media gateway solutions for next generation networks
AudioCodes and IBM BladeCenter – helping to bridge legacy PSTN / TDM networks with IP-based, Next Generation Networks
Voice over IP (VoIP) has the potential
to dramatically change the way we
communicate and the services we
use to run our businesses and stay
connected to our customers. As
enterprises and service providers
deploy VoIP-based applications
and services, these new solutions
need to bridge to the existing Public
Switch Telephone Network (PSTN)
infrastructure and legacy telephone
equipment (PBXs, Voicemail, IVR
systems). The challenge is how to
migrate to the new applications and
services while maintaining the current
working infrastructure. For many
organizations, “rip-and-replace”
strategy is not feasible.
Examples of situations where this
challenge might occur are:
• Unified Communications
• Contact Center Applications
• Conferencing Applications
• Hosted IP-Centrex (SIP Trunking)
• IP-PBX
• Audiocodes advanced SIP
capability in a PCI form factor for
ease of VoIP integration with
IBM BladeCenter and
IBM System x platforms
• Telecom media gateway to help
bridge legacy PSTN / TDM
networks with IP-based, Next
Generation Networks
• IBM BladeCenter family provides
a scalable, open standards based
platform for next generation
networks applications
Highlights
Bridging the worlds of IP and TDM
Using the AudioCodes TP-260/SIP
media gateway, the AudioCodes
solution leverages VoIP media
gateways to interface the new VoIP
applications to the existing PSTN or
TDM equipment. In this capacity, a
media gateway converts the protocols
and voice traffic formats used in the
VoIP world to the formats used in the
legacy PSTN, allowing the two to
interoperate seamlessly.
The AudioCodes TP-260/SIP
The AudioCodes TP260/SIP is a
groundbreaking full-function SIP media
gateway in a unique PCI form-factor.
Acting as a stand-alone gateway,
the TP260/SIP simply utilizes power
and cooling from the host computer,
leveraging an on-board Ethernet
interface for all communications to/
from the host computer. By eliminating
communications via the PCI bus,
installations are much simpler and
avoid most of the complexity of
PCI drivers and operating system
compatibility.
The AudioCodes TP-260/SIP can
be installed in the IBM BladeCenter
PCI Expansion Unit (PEU) or
PEU2. This enables this function to
work seamlessly within a “bladed
architecture” solution, allowing both the
application and the media gateway to
share a common infrastructure.
Up to two AudioCodes TP-260/SIP
adapters can be used in either the
IBM BladeCenter PEU or the PEU2,
enabling up to 16 T1/E1 circuits (480
ports) of TDM connectivity.
The AudioCodes TP260/SIP is ideal
for applications that use streaming
media from the host processor using
SIP and RTP, but need a very low-
cost digital T1/E1 media gateway
for deployment into existing TDM
applications. As a PCI form-factor
product, the AudioCodes TP260/SIP
offers improved price-performance
over alternatives, eliminating the
expensive chassis, power supply, fans
“IBM’s BladeCenter platform and AudioCodes TP-260/SIP media gateways work together seemlessly to create a cost effective and powerful VoIP application platform for both Enterprise and Service Provider solutions. The combination allows one-box delivery of a wide range of applications that would otherwise require racking many different pieces of equipment.”
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