Introducing Cisco Small Business Analog Telephone Adapters

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ATA Software Features

 

 

 

 

 

Feature

Description

 

 

Modem and Fax

Modem pass-through mode can be triggered only by

Pass-Through

predialing the number set in the Modem Line Toggle Code.

 

(Set in the Regional tab.)

 

FAX pass-through mode is triggered by a CED/CNG tone or

 

an NSE event.

 

Echo canceller is automatically disabled for Modem pass-

 

through mode.

 

Echo canceller is disabled for FAX pass-through if the

 

parameter FAX Disable ECAN (Line 1 or 2 tab) is set to “yes”

 

for that line (in that case FAX pass-through is the same as

 

Modem pass-through).

 

Call waiting and silence suppression is automatically

 

disabled for both FAX and Modem pass-through. In addition,

 

out-of-band DTMF Tx is disabled during modem or fax pass-

 

through.

 

 

Adaptive Jitter

The ATA device can buffer incoming voice packets to

Buffer

minimize out-of-order packet arrival. This process is

 

known as jitter buffering. The jitter buffer size proactively

 

adjusts or adapts in size, depending on changing network

 

conditions.

 

The ATA device has a Network Jitter Level control setting

 

for each line of service. The jitter level determines how

 

aggressively the ATA device tries to shrink the jitter buffer

 

over time to achieve a lower overall delay. If the jitter level

 

is higher, it shrinks more gradually. If jitter level is lower, it

 

shrinks more quickly.

 

Adaptive Jitter Buffer is configured in the Line and PSTN

 

Line tabs. See “ATA Voice Field Reference,” on page121.

 

 

International Caller

In addition to support of the Bellcore (FSK) and Swedish/

ID Delivery

Danish (DTMF) methods of Caller ID (CID) delivery, ATAs

 

provide a large subset of ETSI-compliant methods to

 

support international CID equipment. International CID is

 

configured in the Line and PSTN Line tabs. See “ATA Voice

 

Field Reference,” on page121.

 

 

Secure Calls

A user (if enabled by service provider or administrator)

 

has the option to make an outbound call secure in the

 

sense that the audio packets in both directions are

 

encrypted. See ”Secure Call Implementation” section on

 

page 72.

 

 

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Cisco Systems SPA2102, SPA3102, WRP400, SPA8000, PAP2T manual Line tabs. See ATA Voice Field Reference, on page121

PAP2T, SPA8000, SPA3102, WRP400, SPA2102 specifications

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