Product Overview

The Mediant 500L Gateway & Enterprise Session Border Controller(hereafter referred to as device) is a member of AudioCodes family of enterprise session border controllers (E-SBC), enabling connectivity and security between small medium businesses (SMB) and service providers' VoIP networks. The device provides voice-over-IP (VoIP) SBC functionality. The device offers enhanced dialing plans and voice routing capabilities along with SIP-to-SIP mediation, allowing enterprises to implement SIP Trunking services and IP-based Unified Communications.

The device is designed as a secured VoIP platform. A fully featured enterprise-class SBC provides a secured voice network deployment based on a Back-to-Back User Agent (B2BUA) implementation. The SBC functionality provides perimeter defense for protecting the enterprise from malicious VoIP attacks; mediation for allowing the connection of any PBX and/or IP PBX to any service provider; and service assurance for service quality and manageability.

The device offers call survivability solutions, ensuring service continuity to enterprises served by a centralized SIP-based IP-Centrex server or branch offices of distributed enterprises. Call survivability enables internal office communication between SIP clients in the case of disconnection from the centralized SIP IP-Centrex server or IP-PBX.

The device supports the following interfaces:

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Four Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports

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Up to four ISDN BRI port interfaces, supporting up to eight voice channels as well as PSTN fallback

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One USB port for optional, USB storage services

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Serial console port (RJ-45) for device management

The device supports local and remote management through various management platforms such as an HTTP/S-based Web server, a command-line interface (CLI), SNMP, and serial (RS-232).