Product Overview

AudioCodes MediaPack 1288 (MP-1288), hereafter referred to as device, is a cost-effective best-of-breed, high density analog media voice-over-IP (VoIP) gateway. The device provides superior voice technology for connecting legacy telephones, fax machines and modems with IP-based telephony networks, as well as for integration with IP PBX systems. It is designed and tested to be fully interoperable with leading softswitches, unified communications (UC) servers and SIP proxies.

The device is designed for carrier environments including 1+1 power supplies and 1+1 Ethernet redundancy, maintaining high voice quality to deliver reliable enterprise VoIP communications. Advanced call routing mechanisms, network voice quality monitoring and survivability capabilities (including PSTN fallback) result in minimum communications downtime.

The device can be deployed for the following applications:

Enterprise campus deployments
PSTN emulation for service providers
Large-scale analog integration with Microsoft Skype for Business environments or other cloud-based or hybrid PBX deployments

The device offers the following main benefits:

High density analog media gateway supporting up to 288 FXS Ports
Ideal for large analog deployments for converting voice, fax and modem calls to IP
Scalable solution with three capacity options: 288, 216 and 144 ports
Cost-effective - single management interface, single IP, no need to stack and cable multiple small analog gateways
Reduced footprint - 3U chassis
Designed for carrier environments, providing high availability with dual Power Supply modules and Ethernet redundancy
Rich interoperability and partnerships that extend across multiple vendor devices and protocol implementations
Delivers high service performance and voice quality
Remote management through HTTP/S-based embedded Web server, CLI, and ini file.

The device offers the following key features:

Support for advanced voice coders such as NB-AMR and NB-Opus
Support for SRTP on all channels without capacity hit
Automatic switching to PSTN via lifeline interfaces upon power or network failure
Integrated protection against surge damage on FXS ports (ITU-T K.21 - basic level compliance)
Supports short and long haul up to 7.5 Km
Support for emergency / elevator phones that require higher loop current and increased ring voltage
Rich and Powerful SIP normalization and routing mechanisms for seamless interoperability
SIP header manipulation
Extensive fax support including T.38 version 3