SmartNode 5400 Getting Started Guide

1 • General information

 

 

SmartNode 5400 overview

The SmartNode 5400 Enterprise Session Border Router enables Universal SIP Trunking and provides a single Inte- grated Access Device with features like IP Routing, Redun- dancy, Security and a SIP registrar for survivability. In addition, the SN5400 enables Transcoding between two networks to most optimally support the bandwidth require- ments. It is an essential device to connect Enterprise IP tele- phony to cost-effective SIP Trunking through the limited WAN access bandwidth. The SN5400 connects to the Enterprise’s LAN to an Internet telephony service provider (ITSP), creating a single conduit for multimedia compo- nents including voice, video and data.

The SmartNode 5400 Enterprise Session Border Router performs the following major functions:

Enterprise Session Border Router with Transcoding: Enables up to 64 transcoding sessions between codecs

Secure Enterprise: Enable VPN, NAT/NAPT, Access Control Lists with Downstream QoS to ensure the most efficient use of your bandwidth

IP Routing: RIP v1/v2, VRRP, policy based routing, loopback interface

Universal Interface support for WAN: Support for G.SHDSL, PRI and Gigabit Ethernet interfaces for your WAN needs

VPN Tunnels: Standard IPsec with AH and ESP ensures maximum protection when traversing unsecured networks

Configurable Security Profiles: Built-in IP address and IP port filtering, ACLs and DoS attack detection creates a comprehensive security environment.

SN5400 model codes

The SmartNode 5400 series consists of several models. They differ in the number of transcoding sessions they can support. All models come equipped with two 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet ports. The SmartNode 5400 models are listed in table 2.

Table 2. SmartNode 5400 Models

Model

Transcoding Sessions

G.SHDSL Port

 

 

 

SN5400/32P/EUI

32

0

SN5400/64P/EUI

64

0

 

 

 

SN5400/32P2GS/EUI

32

1

SN5400/64P2GS/EUI

64

1

 

 

 

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