AudioCodes Mediant 500L - 30 Utilizing Gateway Channel Resources for SBC

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User's Manual 30. Utilizing Gateway Channel Resources for SBC
30 Utilizing Gateway Channel Resources for
SBC
The device can utilize resources of non-configured Gateway channels (digital) for SBC
sessions, regardless of whether the device is licensed for SBC functionality. This feature, in
essence, allows "call" resources to be migrated from the Gateway application to the SBC
application, allowing you to migrate your Gateway deployment to an all IP-based voice
network with only a simple configuration change. One of the main advantages of the
feature is that if you purchased the device for deploying it initially as a Gateway for PSTN
calls, you can at any stage easily use the device for SBC calls without having to purchase
an SBC license.
A Gateway channel is considered "not configured" if it is not associated with any Trunk
Group (see ''Configuring Trunk Groups'' on page 501). If all Gateway channels are
configured, resources from these channels cannot be used for SBC sessions. If the
resources of a currently active SBC call is obtained from a Gateway channel and you
configure all Gateway channels during the call, the device maintains the SBC call until it is
terminated by the call parties, but obtaining resources from Gateway channels for new
SBC calls will not be made possible.
For every non-configured Gateway channel, one SBC session can be processed. For
example, a License Key licensing and 1 BRI can support up to 2 SBC sessions ( + 2
channels for 1 BRI port) if all the Gateway channels are not configured. If the License Key
also provides a license for 5 SBC sessions, up to 7 SBC sessions ( + 2 channels for 1 BRI
port + 5 sessions for SBC) can be supported.
The number of SBC sessions that can be supported if Gateway channels are not
configured is displayed in the Web interface's License Key page (see ''Viewing the License
Key'' on page 817), which displays the licensed features according to the installed License
Key.
Note:
• To support the feature, the License Key installed on your device must include the
"TDMtoSBC" feature key; otherwise, to purchase the feature, contact your
AudioCodes sales representative to upgrade your License Key.
• The maximum number of SBC sessions that can be supported is according to the
device's maximum SBC capacity (see ''Channel Capacity'' on page 1255).