Netopia Network Adapater manual Introduction

User Guide

Chapter 1 - Introduction

The VOIP ATA VoIP Analog Telephone Adaptor (VOIP ATA) products are standards-based communication devices that deliver true, next-generation voice-over-IP (VoIP) terminations to residences worldwide. The VOIP ATA is in a small form factor that interface legacy analog telephones, fax machines, analog conference telephones and other analog devices to IP based telephony networks thereby allowing users and ISPs to protect prior investments in analog phones, fax machines, and speakerphones, and migrate to IP at their own pace. These products address the needs of small-office environments, and the emerging VoIP voice services whereby ISPs value add their ADSL or Cable Modem offering with VoIP services by turning their analog devices into IP devices.

The VOIP ATA is installed at the subscriber's premises and supports 1 voice (FXS) port. The VOIP ATA supports 1 10/100BaseT AutoMDIX Ethernet ports. This adaptor can make use of existing broadband pipes such as digital subscriber line (DSL), fixed wireless and cable modem deployments

By turning any analog telephone into an IP telephone, the VOIP ATAs addresses the needs of the emerging market of "second-line" residential voice-over-IP (VoIP) services. Broadband service providers can now deploy voice services quickly to grow revenues and facilitate the development of new services.

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