Version 7.2  195  Mediant 800B Gateway & E-SBC 
 
User's Manual   14. Media 
  To configure T.38 mode using SIP Re-INVITE messages: 
1.  Open the Gateway General Settings page (Setup menu > Signaling & Media tab > 
Gateway  folder > Gateway General Settings), and then from the 'Fax Signaling 
Method' drop-down list (IsFaxUsed), select T.38 Relay: 
 
2.  On the Fax/Modem/CID Settings page, configure the following optional parameters: 
•  'Fax Relay Redundancy Depth' (FaxRelayRedundancyDepth) 
•  'Fax Relay Enhanced Redundancy Depth' 
(FaxRelayEnhancedRedundancyDepth) 
•  'Fax Relay ECM Enable' (FaxRelayECMEnable) 
•  'Fax Relay Max Rate' (FaxRelayMaxRate) 
 
 
Note:  The terminating gateway sends T.3
8 packets immediately after the T.38 
capabilities are negotiated in SIP. However, the originating device by default, sends 
T.38 (assuming the T.38 capabilities are negotiated in SIP) only after it receives T.38 
packets from the remote device. This default behavior cannot be used when the 
originating device is located behind a firewall that blocks incoming T.38 packets on 
ports that have not yet received T.38 packets from the internal network. To resolve 
this problem, the device should be configured to send CNG packets in T.38 upon 
CNG signal detection (CNGDetectorMode = 1). 
 
 
14.2.2.1.2 Automatically Switching to T.38 Mode without SIP Re-INVITE 
In the Automatically Switching to T.38 Mode without SIP Re-INVITE mode, when a fax 
signal is detected, the channel automatically switches from the current voice coder to 
answer tone mode and then to T.38-compliant fax relay mode.  
  To configure automatic T.38 mode: 
1.  Open the Gateway General Settings page (Setup menu > Signaling & Media tab > 
Gateway  folder > Gateway General Settings), and then from the 'Fax Signaling 
Method' drop-down list (IsFaxUsed), select No Fax: 
 
2.  On the Fax/Modem/CID Settings page, set the 'Fax Transport Mode' parameter to 
T.38 Relay (FaxTransportMode = 1). 
3.  Configure the following optional parameters: 
•  'Fax Relay Redundancy Depth' (FaxRelayRedundancyDepth) 
•  'Fax Relay Enhanced Redundancy Depth' 
(FaxRelayEnhancedRedundancyDepth) 
•  'Fax Relay ECM Enable' (FaxRelayECMEnable) 
•  'Fax Relay Max Rate' (FaxRelayMaxRate) 
 
14.2.2.1.3 Fax over IP using T.38 Transmission over RTP 
The device supports Fax-over-IP (FoIP) transmission using T.38 over RTP, whereby the 
T.38 payload is encapsulated in the RTP packet, instead of being sent in dedicated T.38 
packets (out-of-band). To configure this support, set the coder type to T.38 Over RTP.