Lan Telephony - Patton electronics SmartNode Series Software Configuration Manual

1 • System overview SmartWare Software Configuration Guide
Figure 6. Typical LAN telephony system with a SmartNode 1400 gateway

LAN telephony

With its voice-over-IP gateway features, the SmartNode can be used as a standalone gateway for H.323 or SIP
LAN voice systems such as LAN-based PBXs or call centers (see figure 6).
A standalone gateway has performance reliability and scalability advantages compared with PC-based gateway
cards. In this application, the SmartNode also offers a migration path to enterprise or carrier networking.
Figure 6 shows the deployment of a SmartNode as a LAN voice gateway.
The PSTN connections can be scaled from a single ISDN basic rate access to multiple primary rate lines. With
Q.SIG, integration in private PBX networks is also supported.
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