Q: What is a Tmedia Gateway?
A: The Tmedia Gateway is a next generation media and VoIP
gateway supporting TDM interfaces up to OC-3/STM-1, Transcoding,
SS7/C7 termination and "Any to Any" switching. In addition, the
Tmedia Gateway is the first to address low power consumption in a
high density platform providing more return on investment while
aiding the environment.
Q: What is a Tdev Gateway?
A: The Tdev Gateway contains all the capabilities of the
Tmedia Gateway. In addition, the Tdev gateways
allow you to run applications on external servers with carrier grade
redundancy options. The Tdev gateways allow up to (16)
TMP6400 gateways to act as a single system.
Q: What interfaces does the Tmedia
Gateway support?
A:
Telephony
4 to 64 T1/E1/J1 TDM ports (hardware & software upgradeable)
1 to 3 DS3 + 2 T1/E1/BITS (software upgradeable)
1 OC3/STM-1 (with Automatic Protection Switching (APS)) + 2 T1/E1/BITS
WAN IP
Dual 100/1000 Base-T for VoIP traffic (SIP)
LAN
100/1000 Base-T access to internal Linux host
Q: What codec's does the Tmedia
Gateway support ?
A:
Universal Codecs G.711, G723.1, G.726, G.729ab, T.38 (2048 channels)
Other Wireline Codecs
G.728, G729egInternet Codecs iLBC
Wireless Codecs AMR, GSM-FR/GSM-EFR, EVRC/QCELP
*Independent dynamic codec selection per channel
Q: Does the Tmedia Gateway support Fax ?
A: Yes:
Fax Support T.38 fax relay, Group 3, Fax/modem bypass, G.711 fax fallback
Q: Does the Tmedia
Gateway support IVR applications ?
A: Yes, there is built in support by adding DSP based plug-in cards.
Each TMG can support up to 2048 channels.
Q: What signaling
protocols does the Tmedia Gateway support ?
A:
PSTN
SS7*: (20+ variants) MTP2, MTP3, SS7/C7 TCAP and ISUP
Up to 64 SS7 links, up to 2048 CICs, HSL, redundant SS7, single or
multiple point codes
SIGTRAN*: M2PA, M2UA, M3UA
ISDN PRI (14+ variants), National ISDN-2, Euro ISDN, DMS100, DMS250, 4ESS, 5ESS, JATE/Japan INS-NET1500
CAS (multiple variants): MF-R1, MFC-R2, Loop Start, Ground Start, Wink Start, Robbed-bit signalling
H.248*: ITU-T H.248.1
IP
SIP: RFC 3261 User Agent, SIP Authentication
H.323: With Tmedia TMG8300
Q: Does the Tmedia
Gateway support QoS ?
A: Yes:
Dynamic jitter buffer (adaptive and fixed), Packet loss concealment, DiffServ/Tos, Silence Suppression; Denial of Service (DoS) protection for VoIP media
Q: Does the Tmedia
Gateway support Echo Cancellation?
A: Yes, G.168 – 128ms tail length on all channels
simultaneously.
Q: What type of management and control
does the Tmedia Gateway support
?
A:
Live configuration and software upgrades via HTTP
Monitoring via HTTP
Configuration of multiple TMG3200 appliances in the same system with a single interface
SNMP v2 GET of individual TMG3200 limited configuration and stats
RADIUS accounting CDR support
solutions to solve this problem.
Q: What is the capacity of the Tmedia
Gateway ?
A:
TDM: 96 to 2048 channels
VoIP: 96 to 2,048 universal ports per device; even more using less complex codecs such as G.711; up to 32,768 universal channels across 16 units and still appear as a single gateway with a single IP.
Q: What is the form factor of the Tmedia
Gateway?
A: Available in a 1U or 2U high chassis. The 2U high chassis
supports redundant power supplies.
Q: Does the Tmedia support
power redundancy ?
A: Yes, in the 2U high chassis of the TMG3200 or TMP-6400 you can
choose AC or DC power redundancy.
Q: Does the Tmedia
Gateway support NEBS Level 3?
A: Yes
Q: Does the Tmedia
support external applications and software ?
A: Yes, with the included Toolpack Application Development
Platform enables service providers and solution developers to
design, deploy and monitor advanced application solutions on
TelcoBridges’ family of carrier-grade media gateways and
multi-service application platform devices. Intuitive yet powerful,
Toolpack provides a comprehensive set of software tools for
the development of core telephony applications and advanced
solutions such as unified communications, ring-back tones, and
prepaid/postpaid calling.
Q: What type of call
routing features does the Tmedia Gateway support ?
A:
Fully scriptable call routing engine
CLI (ANI)-based routing and translation
DDI (DNIS)-based routing and translation
Least cost routing (with time of day/week/year scheduling and other criteria)
Routing based on Nature of Address
Pre-and post-routing digit translation
TDM-to-TDM, IP-to-TDM, IP-to-IP switching
Q: What is the power
consumption of the Tmedia
Gateway ?
A:
AC Power: 90 to 260 Volts AC, 47/63 Hz
DC Power: -40 to -60 Volts DC
Power Consumption: 138 W fully loaded (TMG3200)
Power Consumption: 45 W fully loaded (TMG800)
Q: Does the Tmedia
Gateway support Transcoding ?
A: Yes, support for all major
wireline, wireless and internet codecs.
Q: How many calls can the
Tmedia Gateways support in a BHCA (Burst Hour Call Attempts) ?
A: The Tmedia Gateways have the
capacity and performance to support up to 50 calls per second (CPS).
Q: Does the Tmedia
Gateway support Proxy and Gateway modes ?
A: Yes, the Tmedia supports registration with most any switch, IP
PBX or Proxy. In addition, the gateway can be optioned to accept or
send calls without registration.
Q: Can the Tmedia
block calls ?
A: Yes, the unit can be set to block any call based on several
parameters including their IP address.
Q: Can the Tmedia
Gateway provide IP to IP calls?
A: Yes, the Tmedia Gateway can support IP to IP , TDM to IP and IP
to TDM.
Q: Can the Tmedia
terminate SS7 or C7 signaling ?
A: Yes, the system can directly terminate SS7 or C7 traffic and
convert to SIP or the reverse.
SS7 (20+
variants) MTP2, MTP3, SS7/C7 TCAP and ISUP
SIGTRAN*: M2PA, M2UA, M3UA
Up to 64 SS7 links, up to 2,048 CICs, HSL, 1+1 SS7, single or
multiple point codes
Q: What variants of ISDN
will the Tmedia Gateway
support ?
A:
ISDN PRI (14+ variants), National ISDN-2, Euro ISDN, DMS100, DMS250, 4ESS, 5ESS, JATE/Japan INS-NET1500
Q: Does the Tmedia
Gateway support R2 Signaling ?
A: Yes
Supports standard Digital ITU-R2 and many worldwide variants. Other Variants can be supported as needed.
Q: Does the Tmedia
Gateway support H.248 Signaling ?
A: Yes