Avaya G700 - What Are the Media Modules; What Comprises the G700 Media Gateway Chassis and Processors

Hardware installation for the G700 Media Gateway and S8300 Media Server
84 Installing and Upgrading the Avaya G700 Media Gateway and Avaya S8300 Media Server
Figure 2: G700 media gateway with an S8300 media server: front view
What comprises the G700 media gateway chassis and processors
The G700 Media Gateway chassis is a 19-inch, 2u rack-mountable unit. A partial list of technical
specifications of the G700 appears in Appendix A: Technical information
.
The G700 has three internal processors:
● P330 Stack Processor (also known as Layer 2 switching processor)
● Media gateway processor (MGP)
● Voice over IP (VoIP) processor
What are the media modules
Media modules are optional, plug-in circuit assemblies. They provide traditional interfacing of
service provider network access solutions (such as T1/E1) and connections to TDM-based
endpoints (such as DCP digital phones and analog phones). The available media modules are
(as shown in Figure 3: Media modules
on page 85):
Figure notes:
1. Media module slot #1 (V1)
2. S8300 services port (used with
cross-over ethernet cable)
3. S8300 USB ports
4. Expansion module slot
5. 10/100 Base-T Ethernet ports (ext1, ext2)
6. Media module slot #2 (V2)
7. Media module slot #3 (V3)
8. Media module slot #4 (V4)
9. Console interface