Introduction, General Test Approach and Test Results

1. Introduction

These Application Notes describe the procedures for configuring Polycom® SpectraLink® 8400 Series Wireless Telephones (8440 and 8450) which were compliance tested with Avaya IP Office.

Polycom® SpectraLink® 8400 series Telephones (herein referred to as SpectraLink 8400 Series) improve productivity and responsiveness for on-site mobile professionals across a wide range of industries, including healthcare, retail, manufacturing and hospitality. Built on open standards, SpectraLink 8400 Series transforms the delivery of mobile enterprise applications by bringing the power of thin client and browser technology to front-line professionals in an easy-to-use and easy-to-manage interface. Additionally, SpectraLink 8400 Series supports a broad range of interfaces to enterprise-grade PBX, wireless LAN, and infrastructures to deliver maximum interoperability with the low cost of ownership.

These Application Notes assume that Communication Manager and Session Manager are already installed and basic configuration steps have been performed. Only steps relevant to this compliance test will be described in this document. For further details on configuration steps not covered in this document, consult references [1] and [2].

2. General Test Approach and Test Results

The general test approach was to place calls to and from SpectraLink 8400 Series and exercise basic telephone operations. The main objectives were to verify the following:

∙Registration

∙Codecs (G.711MU and G.729A)

∙Inbound calls

∙Outbound calls

∙Hold/Resume

∙Call termination (origination/destination)

∙Transfer with Shuffling enabled (origination/destination/ attended/unattended)

∙Transfer with Shuffling disabled (origination/destination/ attended/unattended)

∙Three party conference (origination/destination)

∙Avaya Feature Name Extension (FNE)

oCall Park o Call Pickup

o Call Forward (Unconditional, Busy/no answer)

∙MWI

∙Voicemail

∙Serviceability

2.1.Interoperability Compliance Testing

The interoperability compliance test included features and serviceability. The focus of interoperability compliance testing was primarily on verifying call establishment on SpectraLink 8400 Series. SpectraLink 8400 Series operations such as inbound calls, outbound calls,

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8400 specifications

The Avaya 8400 series is an advanced family of enterprise-grade switches designed to meet the evolving needs of modern business networks. With a focus on performance, flexibility, and security, these switches are ideal for mid-sized to large enterprises looking to enhance their network infrastructure.

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