Version 6.8 19 Mediant 2600 E-SBC
User's Manual 1. Overview
1 Overview
AudioCodes' Mediant 2600 E-SBC (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 is 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 IP PBX to any service provider;
and service assurance for service quality and manageability.
The device also offers call "survivability" solutions using its Stand Alone Survivability (SAS)
or Cloud Resilience Package applications, 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 is a single full-height (FH) AMC module running the session border controller
application, consisting of the following:
1.25 GHz multi-core CPU
Eight Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T ports, grouped into pairs where one port is active
while the other is standby (1+1), auto-negotiation, half- and full-duplex modes, and
straight-through and crossover cable detection
1+1 power load-sharing and redundancy by providing two Power Supply modules
1+1 High Availability by deploying two Mediant 2600 devices, each connected to a
different network (in the same subnet). In case of a network failure in one network, a
switch over of traffic to the standby Mediant 2600 occurs.
The device supports an optional Media Processing Module (MPM), providing resources for
additional IP-to-IP transcoding sessions.
The device allows full management through its HTTP/S-based embedded Web server. This
user-friendly Web interface allows remote configuration using any standard Web browser
(such as Microsoft™ Internet Explorer™). The device can also be managed through
AudioCodes Element Management System (EMS), and SNMP v2/v3.
Note: For maximum call capacity figures, see ''SBC Channel Capacity'' on page 639.