Product Overview
The Mediant 800B Multi-Service Business Router (MSBR) is a networking device that combines multiple service functions such as a Media Gateway, Session Border Controller (SBC), Data Router and Firewall, LAN switch, WAN access, and an integrated general-purpose server. The device offers enhanced dialing plans and voice routing capabilities along with SIP-to-SIP mediation, allowing enterprises to implement SIP Trunking services (IP-to-IP call routing) and IP-based Unified Communications, as well as flexible PSTN and legacy PBX connectivity.
The device is designed as a secured Voice-over-IP (VoIP) and data platform. Enhanced media gateway security features include, for example, SRTP for media, TLS for SIP control, and IPSec for management. Data security functions include integrated Stateful Firewall, IDS/IPS, SSL for remote user access, and site-to-site VPN. A fully featured enterprise class SBC provides a secured voice network deployment based on a Back-to-Back User Agent (B2BUA) implementation.
The device provides Foreign Exchange Station (FXS) and/or Foreign Exchange Office (FXO) telephony module interfaces, depending on ordered hardware configuration. The device supports either a combination of FXS and FXO port interfaces, or only FXS or only FXO interfaces. The device can support up to 12 simultaneous VoIP calls. Each FXS or FXO module provides four analog RJ-11 ports. The FXO module can be used to connect analog lines of an enterprise's PBX or the PSTN, to the IP network. The FXS module can be used to connect legacy telephones, fax machines, and modems to the IP network. Optionally, the FXS module can be connected to the external trunk lines of a PBX. When deployed with a combination of FXO and FXS modules, the device can be used as a PBX for Small Office Home Office (SOHO) users, and businesses not equipped with a PBX. The FXS modules also support the Analog Lifeline feature, enabling an FXS port to connect directly to the PSTN upon power and/or network failure.
The device provides two USB ports that can be used for USB storage services.
The device's data routing capabilities support static and dynamic routing protocols such as RIP/OSPF and BGP, Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF-Lite) where interfaces can be clustered into a VRF to provide segregated routing domains. The device supports various optional WAN interfaces, providing flexibility in connecting to Service Providers:
| ■ | 1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet copper. |
| ■ | Symmetric High-Speed Digital Subscriber Line (SHDSL) - supports up to four copper wire pairs according to G.991.2, acting as a remote-terminal CPE device. Both ATM and EFM modes are supported. In the ATM mode, a variety of protocols are supported, including PPPoE, PPPoA, and RFC 2684 in both bridged (Ethernet-over-ATM) and routed (IP-over-ATM) variants. In the EFM mode, the SHDSL port functions as a logical Ethernet device. |
| ■ | ADSL2+ / VDSL2 (RJ-11 port interfaces). |
| ■ | Optical Fiber, supporting 100 and 1000 Mbps Ethernet. |
| ■ | 4G/LTE modem. |
The device is optimized for wire-speed delivery of data, providing up to 12 Ethernet LAN ports for connecting equipment such as computers and IP phones. These ports are divided into Gigabit Ethernet and Fast Ethernet interfaces (the number depends on the ordered configuration).
The device also provides an integrated Open Solution Network (OSN) Server module. The OSN can host a variety of third-party applications such as IP-PBX, Call Center, and Conferencing.
The device allows full management through its command line interface (CLI) as well as its HTTP/S-based embedded Web server. The user-friendly Web interface allows remote configuration using any standard Web browser (such as Microsoft™ Internet Explorer™).