Spa400 Hardware; Bandwidth Requirements - Linksys SPA9000 Administrator's Manual

Implementing LVS

SPA400 Hardware

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The SPA400 provides the following interfaces (from left to right):
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The SPA400 provides the following LEDs, from left to right:
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Bandwidth Requirements

Depending on how you have your IP phones configured, each call requires 55 to 110 kbps in each
direction. Therefore, using G.729 as the voice codec setting, and with an average business-grade
broadband Internet connection supporting 1.5 Mbps downstream and 384 kbps upstream, a total of seven
(7) simultaneous conversations can be reliably supported with adequate bandwidth available for file
downloads.
Linksys recommends using the SPA9000 with QoS-capable networking equipment that can prioritize the
VoIP application traffic. QoS features are available on many Linksys data networking switches and
routers. A QoS-enabled router prioritizes the packets going upstream to the ISP.
bandwidth budget using different codecs.
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SPA400 Back Panel
USB—Use this to connect the SPA400 USB voicemail module containing voicemail prompts and
provides the storage location for saving voice mailbox messages.
Ethernet—Connect to the SPA9000 through the appropriate switch.
Line 1 to 4—Connect to the telephone line provisioned by your PSTN provider.
Power—Connect to the power supply.
SPA400 Front Panel
Power—Steady green: powered on and connected to the Internet. Flashing: not connected to the
Internet, booting, or upgrading firmware.
Status—Steady green: SPA400 registered to the SPA9000. Flashing: SPA400 not registered.
Line 1-4—Steady green: line is active; flashing: ringing; off: idle.
Ethernet—Steady green: active connection. Flashing: indicates traffic.
USB—Steady green: USB voicemail module registered. Off: no module detected.
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Table 2-1 illustrates the
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