SpectraLink 8020/8030 Wireless Telephone: Administration Guide for SIP

Ethernet switch

Interconnects multiple network devices, including the SpectraLink 8000 SVP Server, the proxy server(s), wired IP phones and the APs. Ethernet switches provide the highest performance networks, which can handle combined voice and data traffic, and are required when using the SpectraLink 8020/8030 Wireless Telephones.

Although a single Ethernet switch network is recommended, the handsets and the SpectraLink 8000 SVP Server can operate in larger, more complex networks, including networks with multiple Ethernet switches, routers, VLANs and/or multiple subnets. However, in such networks, it is possible for the quality of service (QoS) features of the SpectraLink 8000 SVP Server to be compromised and voice quality may suffer. Any network that consists of more than a single Ethernet switch should be thoroughly tested to ensure any quality issues are detected.

Note that the SpectraLink 8020/8030 Wireless Telephones cannot “roam” from one subnet to another. If routers and multiple subnets are in use, the handsets must only use APs attached to a single subnet, or be powered off and back on to switch to a different subnet.

SIP server

The SIP server is a component from a third-party vendor that provides access to telephony services. The handsets can recognize up to three distinct SIP servers in a single system.

The handsets can operate with SIP proxy servers such as SER (SIP Extensible Router) or with SIP Back-to-Back User Agents (B2BUA) – the most common form of SIP server for PBX-based systems. The handsets can also operate with no SIP server at all. In this case the IP address location services provided by the SIP server are not available, so direct IP address dialing must be used.

The SIP proxy server connects to another device such as a PBX or gateway and from there, other wired phones and the PSTN.

SIP phone

The optional wired-LAN desksets such as those provided by Cisco, Inter-Tel, and Polycom.

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Polycom 1725-36038-001, 8020, 8030 manual Ethernet switch, SIP server, SIP phone