Introduction; Product Overview - AudioCodes Mediant 1000B User Manual

User's Manual
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Introduction

This User's Manual describes how to configure and manage your AudioCodes product
(hereafter, referred to as device). This document is intended for the professional person
responsible for installing, configuring and managing the device.
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Product Overview

The Mediant 1000B Gateway and Enterprise Session Border Controller (E-SBC), hereafter
referred to as device, offers a complete connectivity solution for small-to-medium sized
enterprises. The device connects IP-PBXs to any SIP trunking service provider. It offers
superior performance in connecting any SIP to SIP environment, legacy TDM-based PBX
systems to IP networks, and IP-PBXs to the PSTN in a modular 1U platform.
The device supports a wide range of voice coders and is capable of transcoding between
narrowband and wideband voice coders, providing SIP normalization, fax handling, gain
control and numerous additional media processing features. It offers certified
interoperability with leading unified communications solutions and SIP trunking providers.
The device provides robust protection for IP communications infrastructure, preventing
Denial of Service, fraud and service theft and guarding against cyber-attacks and other
service-impacting events.
The device maintains high voice quality to deliver reliable enterprise VoIP communications.
Advanced call routing mechanisms, network voice quality monitoring and branch
survivability capabilities (including PSTN fallback with E911) result in minimum
communications downtime.
Typical applications:
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SIP trunking
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Hosted PBX & UC as a Service
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IP contact centers
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Remote and mobile worker support
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SIP mediation between UC and IP-PBX systems
Benefits:
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Fully integrated device for secured SIP trunking and PSTN access
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Hybrid SBC and Media Gateway platform lowers CAPEX and reduces space and
power footprints
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Scalable "pay-as-you-grow" modular architecture
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Extensive interoperability and partnerships that extend across multiple vendor devices
and protocol implementations
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Offers comprehensive security, interoperability and reliability
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Delivers high service performance and voice quality
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Branch office survivability in the event of a WAN outage
Key features:
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Rich and powerful SIP normalization and routing mechanisms for seamless
interoperability
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Hybrid SBC enables seamless migration and PSTN fallback
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Modular support for analog and digital TDM interfaces
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Perimeter defense against denial of service, fraud and eavesdropping
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VoIP quality monitoring and enforcement • Media Processing for Transcoding, Gain
Control, DTMF/Fax, etc.
Version 7.2 27 Mediant 1000B Gateway & E-SBC
1. Introduction