Introduction - Avaya 2000 series Technical Configuration Manual

1. Introduction

Networks serve an increasingly diverse community of users and connect a wide assortment of devices.
For example, your network may include laptops, mobile phones, office phones, and an explosion of ―bring
your own devices‖ (BYOD). Because network administrators are constantly struggling to manage the
demands on their networks, Avaya developed the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) solution with
IP Office and Ethernet Switching.
The SME solution is all you need for your entire business infrastructure. This solution is not only easy to
install and maintain, it combines all the strengths of Avaya's industry-leading Ethernet Routing Switches
with IP Office. This solution integrates the VoIP and data traffic into one network thus eliminating the
need to maintain separate voice and data networks.
Ethernet Routing Switches are powerful standalone switches, but their stacking capability makes
them future proof. As your needs grow, you can add another switch to the stack. Many ERS
models support Power over Ethernet (PoE) and PoE+ to provide power directly to endpoints over
the Ethernet cable. The innovative Avaya Energy Saver provides added intelligence to reduce
power consumption of the network during non-peak hours.
IP Office combines the reliability of a traditional telephony system with the application advantages
of an IP telephony solution. With IP Office almost any phone can become an office extension.
This enables you to collaborate on conference calls, get detailed reports, use email, and send
text or instant messages.
With the SME solution, you can build a scalable, integrated voice and data network that is energy efficient
and easy to maintain. And as the interoperability testing demonstrated, the ERS switches provide the
benefits of PoE and meet users' expectations for quality of service (QoS).
For detailed information about Ethernet Routing Switches, PoE, and IP Office, please refer to the
technical documentation available on the Avaya Web site at http://www.avaya.com/support.
October 2012
Avaya Inc. – External Distribution
IP Office & Ethernet Switching Technical Configuration Guide
avaya.com
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