Patton electronic manual SmartNode 4400 Series overview, Model SN4432 IpChannel Bank

SmartNode 4400 Series Getting Started Guide 1 • General information

SmartNode 4400 Series overview

The IpChannel Bank 4400 Series are Analog Access Routers that support 12 to 32 VoIP calls. Filling the gap between small media gateways and T1/E1 gateway equipment, the SN4400 Series IpChannel Bank fits your needs cost effectively—so you won’t have to “stack” multiple smaller units or buy an over-designed product.

Figure 1. Model SN4432 IpChannel Bank

The following base models are available:

•IpChannel Bank 4412 (12 VoIP calls)

•IpChannel Bank 4416 (16 VoIP calls)

•IpChannel Bank 4424 (24 VoIP calls)

•IpChannel Bank 4432 (32 VoIP calls)

Refer to appendix B, “Specifications” on page 49 for a complete feature description of the SN4400 Series.

The SmartNode 4400 Series comes equipped with two 10/100Base-T Ethernet ports and from 12 to 32 FXS ports. This provides voice-over-IP (VoIP) and Internet telephony integrated with routed serial-WAN access. The SN4400 IpChannel Bank supports Frame-Relay and PPP networking with VPN and firewall functions and provides extensive quality of service (QoS) features for best-possible voice quality over any broadband IP network.

The SmartNode IpChannel Bank performs the following major functions:

•Voice over IP and local switching via a combination of 12, 16, 24, or 32 analog phone ports (FXS).

•Standards-compliant conversion between analog voice and digital VoIP in accordance with SIP and H.323 protocols.

•Internet access and IP Routing with IP QoS support for mixed voice and data traffic.

•Routed LAN-to-WAN connectivity between two 10/100 Ethernet LAN ports

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