Cisco Systems IAD2430 Series specifications Overview, Interfaces and Service Capabilities, page

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Overview of Cisco IAD2430 Series IADs

This chapter provides a brief description of Cisco IAD2430 series integrated access devices and contains the following sections:

•Overview, page 1-1

•Cisco IAD2430 Series Deployment, page 1-6

•Interfaces and Service Capabilities, page 1-7

•Physical Description and LEDs, page 1-9

•Specifications, page 1-11

•Software Elements, page 1-12

Overview

The Cisco IAD2430 series integrated access devices (IADs) aggregate multiple channels of data and voice or fax user-side traffic for transport over single or multiple wide-area network (WAN) uplinks. Voice or fax traffic is transported by Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) or by Voice over Asynchronous Transfer Mode (VoATM). All platforms support Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP), the signaling protocol H.323, and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).

Cisco IAD2430 series IADs support the following interfaces:

•10/100BASE-T LAN connection

•T1/E1 port connections

•RJ-21 analog voice interface

•WIC/VIC options

•External/Internal compact flash

Cisco IAD2430 series IADs can be housed in a rack, mounted on a wall, or set on a benchtop surface.

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Cisco IAD2430 Series Integrated Access Devices Hardware Installation Guide

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