Mediant 1000 E-SBC

Product Description

AudioCodes’ Mediant 1000 Enterprise Session Border Controller (E-SBC) is a member of AudioCodes family of Enterprise Session Border Controllers, enabling connectivity and security between enterprises and Service Providers’ VoIP networks.

The Mediant 1000 E-SBC provides Perimeter Defense as a way of protecting companies from malicious VoIP attacks; mediation for allowing the connection of any PBX and/or IP-PBX to any Service Provider; and Service Assurance for service quality and manageability. Designed as a cost effective appliance, the Mediant 1000 E-SBC is based on AudioCodes’ Mediant 1000 Multi-Service Business Gateway (MSBG), which combines AudioCodes’ field-proven VoIP and network services with a native host processor, allowing the creation of purpose-built, multi-service appliances with integrated quality of service, SLA monitoring, security and manageability. The native implementation of SBC functions on the Mediant 1000 Multi-Service Business Gateway provides a host of additional capabilities that are not possible with standalone SBC appliances, such as VoIP mediation, PSTN Access, data routing, WAN access, data security, survivability, and third party value-added services applications. This enables enterprises to utilize the advantages of converged networks and eliminate the need for standalone appliances.

• A highly integrated device for VoIP, Data, Security & Access, forming a single managed point of demarcation
• Based on three core foundations: Perimeter Defense, Mediation and Service Assurance
• Standards-based solution with proven interoperability
• Software license scalability up to 150 secured SBC VoIP sessions.
• Encryption for communication privacy and prevention of eavesdropping
• Transparent communication for mobile users
• Survivability with PSTN Failover
• IP-to-IP protocol normalization and media transcoding
• Proven Voice Quality superiority
• Media Processing for Transcoding, Gain Control, DTMF/FAX, etc.
• Extensive filtering and admittance policies
• Embedded BroadSoft PacketSmart agent for QoE lifecycle management

Why Enterprise Session Border Controllers?

Session Border Controllers were traditionally deployed at the border of service provider core networks. Both Enterprises and Service Providers have now realized the essential need of enterprise-based session border controllers, located at the customer premises for addressing the security, mediation and SLA requirements of the Enterprise. The Mediant 1000 E-SBC provides an open and flexible architecture for all Enterprise deployments, acting as the demarcation point between an Enterprise and a SIP Trunking provider, an enterprise and a hosted Unified Communication service provider or an enterprise and other organizations for direct VoIP calling.

Enterprise Session Border Controller and Security Services

AudioCodes’ Mediant 1000 E-SBC is designed as a secured VoIP and data platform. Enhanced Media Gateway security features include encryption schemes, such as SRTP for media, TLS for SIP control, and IPSec for management. A fully featured Enterprise-class Session Border Controller provides a secured voice network deployment, based on the embedded Back-to-Back User Agent (B2BUA). Data Security functions include an integrated Stateful Firewall, IDS/IPS, and SSL for remote user access and site to site VPN.

Integrated PSTN connectivity

The Mediant 1000 E-SBC is based on a highly interoperable Media Gateway, which supports a mix of 1-4 E1/T1/J1 Spans, 4-20 BRI lines and 4-24 Analog FXS/FXO interfaces. Enhanced dialing plans and voice routing capabilities along with SIP to SIP mediation, allow Enterprise customers to enjoy the benefits of SIP Trunking services and IP-based Unified Communications, as well as flexible PSTN and legacy PBX connectivity.

LAN, Data Routing and WAN Access

The Mediant 1000 E-SBC offers data routing capabilities by providing static routing and dynamic routing protocols such as RIP/OSPF and BGP. In addition, the Mediant 1000 E-SBC supports a selection of WAN interfaces such as 10/100/1000Base-T, 1000Base-SX/LX, T1 DSU/CSU, SHDSL, ADSL2+ and E1 DSU/CSU, providing extensive flexibility in connecting to Service Providers networks.

Vast mediation capabilities and proven interoperability

In a world of growing choices of voice coders and SIP flavors, enterprises and services providers alike must ensure interoperability for successful integration and service delivery. The Mediant 1000 E-SBC, with its extensive media processing capabilities, supports a wide range of voice coders with the ability of transcoding between narrowband and wideband voice coders, including SIP normalization, fax handling, gain control and numerous additional media processing features.

As a direct evolution of the field-proven and highly interoperable Mediant family of VoIP media gateway, the Mediant 1000 E-SBC provides unparalleled interoperability, enabling mediation between an extensive list of IP and TDM PBXs and SIP Trunking providers.

Quality of Service (QoS) and Quality of Experience (QoE)

AudioCodes Mediant 1000 E-SBC supports enhanced IP Quality of Service (QoS) enforcement and Quality of Experience (QoE) Monitoring. Leveraging a BroadSoft PacketSmart embedded agent – a SaaS-based lifecycle management solution, the Mediant 1000 ESBC enables service providers and multi-site enterprises to assess networks, certify VoIP deployments, and measure, monitor, track, and help optimize the QoE of their VoIP services. The PacketSmart solution is either offered as a public cloud service or within the customer’s data center in a private cloud deployment. AudioCodes’ Mediant 1000 E-SBC also supports enhanced IP Quality of Service (QoS), including Ethernet frame tagging (802.1P), IP packet marking (Diffserv), and traffic shaping.

Survivability Services

Customers served by a centralized, SIP-based IP Centrex server or branch offices of distributed enterprises may face service discontinuities in case of WAN failure. The integrated SAS (Stand Alone Survivability) feature of the Mediant 1000 E-SBC enables internal office communication between SIP clients (e.g. IP Phones), along with PSTN fallback, in case of disconnection from the centralized IP Centrex server or IP-PBX.

Value-Added Services by an Open Platform for 3rd-Party Applications

AudioCodes’ Mediant 1000 E-SBC extends the flexibility of a standalone SBC with the built-in Open Solution Network (OSN) server option (based on an Intel processor). Independent Software Vendors and OEM customers can utilize this integrated, general purpose server to host their own applications (e.g., IP-PBX, IVR, Call Center, Conferencing, and more). In addition, an advanced, on-board DSP Resource Farm enables the implementation of narrowband as well as wideband/High Definition VoIP (HDVoIP) media processing services, such as announcements, recording, IVR, conferencing and transcoding, all controlled by standard protocols (e.g., SIP and MSCML). Utilizing AudioCodes dedicated DSP resources enables robust and predictable voice performance, as compared to typical software implementations, based on general purpose CPU’s.

Mediant 1000 E-SBC as a demarcation point for Service Providers

As medium Enterprises strive to control their communication operating and equipment costs, outsourcing Voice and Data infrastructure to a Service Provider is becoming an attractive option. The Mediant 1000 E-SBC offers Service Providers, who are delivering hosted and managed communication services, a clear and easy-to-manage demarcation point, combining Secured VoIP, Data Routing and Data Security, WAN Access, Mediation Services, and Service Level Assurance.

Mediant 1000 E-SBC in Enterprise Networks

Medium Enterprises are motivated to become more productive, efficient, and responsive to their internal users. The convergence of secured voice services, Stand Alone Survivability, Data Routing and Security, WAN Access, Mediation Services and Service Level Assurance, ensures a high level of investment protection, cost-optimization and support for the growing communication needs of the Enterprise.