Patton electronic 4960 Introduction, Application-Edge intelligence of enterprise communication

SmartNode 4960 Getting Started Guide 2 • Applications overview

Introduction

Patton’s SmartNode VoIP Media Gateway Routers deliver the features you need for advanced multiservice voice and data network applications. They combine high quality voice-over-IP with powerful quality of service routing functions to build professional and reliable VoIP and data networks. This chapter describes typical applications for which this SmartNode is uniquely suited.

Note Detailed configuration information for the applications can be found on the CD-ROM that was included with your SmartNode device or online from the Patton webserver at www.patton.com.

Application—Edge intelligence of enterprise communication

Enterprises are excited about voice over IP and convergence for the following reasons:

•Bypassing the PSTN. Using Internet telephony service providers (ITSPs) instead of incumbent carriers dra- matically reduces telephony costs

•IP PBXs, with their full suite of features and ease of integration into existing IT environments are very appealing

•Convergence lowers technology ownership costs and enables enterprises to deploy new integrated applications

However, there are several concerns about migrating the whole telephony infrastructure to VoIP:

•Loss of voice quality

•Unknown reliability

•Lack of experience/expertise in voice over IP

Patton’s SmartNode series of VoIP gateways address these concerns enabling enterprises to safely migrate to VoIP. SmartNodes enable system administrators to gradually introduce VoIP, using it as the edge communica- tion device for all worlds, connecting PSTN, legacy PBX, ITSPs and an IP PBX.

SmartNode 4960 Legacy PBX

PSTNPRI

PRI Legacy subscribers

SIP

Internet

LAN VoIP subscribers

IP PBX

Figure 4. Edge intelligence of enterprise communication application

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