I-Gate 4000 EDGE

Best-of-Breed Carrier-Class IP Telephony Media Gateway

any Application. any Network. any Device.

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I-Gate 4000 EDGE (496 DS0 channels)

Toll Quality Voice and Lowest Transmission Bandwidth Full System Redundancy Ensures Carrier-Grade Reliability Optimized for IP Edge and Low Port Density Sites Reliable Traffic Handling Maximizes Call Completion Rate Minimal Entry Cost and Linear Expansion Capability Comprehensive and User-Friendly O&M Features Set
Media Gateways are fundamental elements of VoIP networks as they "bridge" today's TDM-based legacy network and emerging Voice-over-IP network infrastructure. The Veraz Networks I-Gate 4000 EDGE Carrier-Grade media gateway has been designed for telecom operators seeking to extend their core VoIP network closer to the carrier edge and achieve the resulting benefits: Distributed low to mid-density sites optimizes CapEx and OpEx for VoIP network deployments Toll Quality voice performance equaling todays PSTN for increased call duration and customer loyalty Preservation of Total Service Transparency for voice, fax and data calls to capture all billable minutes.

Media Gateway Product Family

Veraz I-Gate 4000 series of media gateways are designed to cover the full range of service provider applications and deployment densities with a common set of features and functionality while ensuring carrier-grade quality and reliable performance. The I-Gate 4000 EDGE is intended to maximize costeffectiveness for low density sites and the I-Gate 4000 PRO is designed to fulfill the requirements of high port density network nodes. In between, the I-Gate 4000 is optimized for mid-size media gateway solutions. Product I-Gate 4000 EDGE I-Gate 4000 I-Gate 4000 PRO DSO Channels 496 2,016 12,960 Port Density Low Medium High Example of Application Extension of VolP network to carrier edge International VolP market Carriers providing domestic telephony services

It interoperates with any standards-compliant packet telephony network element and it is fully consistent with the tiered NGN and IMS architecture models. Veraz offers proven interoperability with multi-vendor softswitch-based on standard protocols such as MGCP, H.248/Megaco and SIGTRAN.

Bandwidth Savings without Compromising Voice Quality

Superior codec implementations coupled with a rich set of packetpayload optimization and silence suppression algorithms enable carriers to realize substantial bandwidth savings. Backed by fieldproven voice processing technology, the I-Gate 4000 EDGE can deliver 12:1 voice compression ratio while still maintaining toll-quality voice. Even higher compression ratios can be proviced while still maintaining high-quality voice.

Industry Leadership
Veraz is the industry leader in delivering true fixedline toll-quality voice to packet telephony. Veraz I-Gate 4000 EDGE leverages a sophisticated in-house DSP technology, and has set the benchmark for voice quality in packet telephony, while preserving end-to-end service transparency for voice, fax and voice band data (VDB) modem calls. By combining carrier-grade performance, scalability and reliability with open standards-based interfaces, the I-Gate 4000 EDGE serves as powerful next-generation switching platform for both incumbent and greenfield carriers.

Robust and Flexible SS7 Backhaul Options

The I-Gate 4000 EDGE platforms unique ability to support robust and highly reliable transport of SS7 signaling information over packet networks lowers costs for carriers by enabling an efficient network architecture with distributed media and centralized call control & signaling. This capability allows carriers to: Leverage their investment in media gateways for direct termination of SS7 links, Eliminate the need for expensive signaling gateways in remote locations and Centralize call processing resources in a few strategic locations.

PABX/PBX Access via ISDN-PRI

By leveraging the I-Gate 4000 EDGE support for ISDN-PRI using the SIGTRAN/IUA protocol, carriers can offer direct access services to enterprise customers PABX / PBX systems, which provide enterprise connectivity to the PSTN and also link multiple enterprise locations together using a packet network. This enables carriers to offer new revenuegenerating enterprise services and enter new markets with low incremental costs. This capability also allows carriers to link their packet networks to the PSTN using ISDN-PRI in markets where SS7 links may not be available. The same system can support a mixture of ISDN-PRI and SS7 trunk connections.

Field-Proven Voice Quality over Packet Networks

In addition to over than two decades in the market, more than 700 carriers in 140 countries trust Veraz Networks with their voice, fax & VBD traffic. Utilizing the same field-proven technology and in-house expertise, the I-Gate 4000 EDGE media gateway enables carriers to bridge the gap between circuitswitched and next-generation packet networks by delivering packet voice quality that equals or exceeds established PSTN standards.

Applications
Softswitch-based Packet Toll/Tandem & Other Services
The I-Gate 4000 EDGE supports proven interoperability with Verazs ControlSwitch softswitch platform as well as with third party - MGCP, H.248/Megaco and SIGTRAN standards based softswitch platforms. It enables carriers to deploy end-to-end next-generation telephony solutions for applications like domestic & international long distance services, tandem switching, Class 4 switch replacement and business integrated voice-data services. The product empowers carriers worldwide to deploy these services over their domestic and international packet networks.

VoIP Trunking
With the I-Gate 4000-EDGE VoIP trunking capabilities, carriers can build one IP transport network and use it for both voice and dataenjoying the costefficiencies of converged IP transport, prior to undertaking a full-fledged network migration. Carriers can use their existing IP Network and bypass the PSTN transmission core without compromising existing quality or stability, while preserving PSTN switch investment (e.g. switches and OSS). A single I-Gate 4000 EDGE or I-Gate 4000 or I-Gate 4000 PRO terminal can provide VoIP trunking capabilities to hundreds or thousands of calls in multiple, associated PSTNs. A VoIP trunking topology can be an initial step towards a softswitched network topology. With the I-Gate 4000 EDGE proven interoperability with multiple softswitch platforms, carriers can evolve smoothly from a VoIP trunking infrastructure to a switched VoIP networking infrastructure, while protecting their existing network investments in the process. The advantages of VoIP Trunking are equally achievable even when no IP transmission infrastructure is available.

Unmatched Voice Quality over Packet Networks:

Toll-Quality voice High-quality echo cancellation High-quality fax demodulation / remodulation Stable modem/VBD transport Low end-to-end system delay Sophisticated packet-loss concealment High performance, adaptive jitter buffer Unique Packet Priority Selection mechanism QoS Protection Control High call completion rate High degree of system scalability -- low entry cost Small-step granularity Superior system reliability -- 99.999% True carrier-grade performance Low operating costs

Common Platform for VoIP Trunking and VoIP Switching

Since the same core platform can be used for both static VoIP trunking and switched VoIP services, the I-Gate 4000 EDGE offers a unique, smooth evolution path from traditional TDM switches and transmission links to all IP next-generation networks. Carriers with a TDM switching infrastructure can initially leverage the I-Gate 4000 EDGE static VoIP trunking capabilities to lower costs, by transporting both voice and data over their packet-based data networks. Utilizing the same infrastructure, carriers can then migrate to a more flexible and cost-effective switched IP network by adding a softswitch platform to their network.

Best-of-Breed Flexibility
The I-Gate 4000 EDGE allows carriers to select bestof-breed system for each segment of the network.

VoIP Trunking over TDM Bearer

Despite trends toward plunging costs of bandwidth resources, there are still many international routes and national long-distance networks where prices are high and/or available transmission bandwidth is limited. For telecom operators carrying voice traffic over costly or bandwidth-bounded transmission links, VoIP Trunking systems provide a unique solution that ensures substantial savings on bandwidth, equipment and operations, more efficient utilization of the deployed network resources, and new opportunities for improved competitiveness and increasing profitability. Typical applications that can benefit from VoIP Trunking include: Transmission of long-distance international and domestic telephony services (voice, fax, modem) between switches Interconnection of MSC switches in mobile networks Backhaul transmission between POI's (Points of Interconnection) and MSC applications Backhaul transmission between Global Call Centers
TDM-to-VoIP Class 4/Tandem Switch Replacement - Domestic and International Applications

Softswitch STP SS7 I-Gate 4000 EDGE

MGCP

IP Backbone

MGCP

I-Gate 4000 EDGE

PSTN Switch/es Region/City A I-Gate 4000 EDGE

PSTN Switch/es Region/City E I-Gate 4000 EDGE

I-Gate PSTN 4000 EDGE Switch/es Region/City B PSTN Switch/es Region/City C

PSTN Switch/es Region/City D

Nex-Gen Cellular Network Applications

Cellular network operators are also planning migration scenarios towards the softswitch-based multi-tiered architecture. These migration plans differ depending on the ownership of the current infrastructure, expansion opportunities, and the operators 3G infrastructure development strategy. A typical near-term next-generation network solution for cellular networks requires VoIP media gateways operating in VoIP Trunking or Switching mode for MSC-hub applications, tandem applications between the MSCs and PSTN switches, POI (Point of Interconnection) backhauling, and others.

Next-Gen Cellular Network Application

Legacy Telephony and Cellular Network PSTN Switch/es

New VolP Network I-Gate 4000 EDGE

Legacy Cellular Network BSS

I-Gate 4000 EDGE BSS

IP Network
I-Gate 4000 EDGE

MSC BSS

MSC BSS

MSC

From / to SS7 STP SS7 Softswitch

MSC

Technical Specifications
Telephony Traffic
Total Capacity Maximum of 496 DS0 channels Traffic Processing Signal Classification (Voice, fax, VBD, DTMF) Silence Suppression (Voice Activity Detection and Comfort Noise Injection) Bandwidth efficient CCS Signaling transmission mechanism Voice CODECs G.711 PCM @ 64Kbps A-law/u-law G.729A (+B) CS-ACELP @8Kbps G.723.1 ACELP / MPMLQ @ 5.3, 6.3 Kbps Echo Canceller ITU-T G.168 & G.165 compliant Up to 128 msec Echo Tail Length Fax support ITU Group 3 faxes (up to 14.4 Kbps) ITU-T T.38 fax relay or up-speeding to G.711, according to a configuration parameter Voice Band Data (modem) support Pass through to G.711 DTMF Handling Detection and generation according to RFC 2833 MGCP -DTMF package support Jitter Buffer Size Adaptive up to 300 msec H.248/MEGACO (future release) VoIP Trunking (DCME over IP) for standalone media gateway applications WAN Protocols PPP ML-PPP Proprietary IPoTDM Bellcore -GR-63 Operating Temperature Range -5C to 50C Redundancy Card redundancy Power input redundancy Power supply redundancy IP link redundancy Softswitch redundancy support TDM Bearer Redundancy Availability 99.999% Dimensions Height: 44.45mm (1U) Width: 435mm (17.1) not including mounting brackets Depth: 350mm (13.8)

Trunk Interfaces (PSTN)

E1 2.048 Mb/s Balanced 120 ohms Up to 16 trunks T1 1.544 Mb/s Balanced 100 ohms Up to 20 trunks Trunk Signaling Compressed SS7 Backhaul (over SCTP) ISDN support: ISDN-PRI Layer 2 (LDAP) termination, transfer to upper layers via: Q931/IUA/SCTP/IP to the MGC (SIGTRAN model) CAS-R1.5 CAS-R1 signaling (future release) MF R2 signaling (future release)

General
Max power supply consumption 70 Watts DC power input -48VDC /-60VDC AC power input 220 VAC / 110 VAC Electro-Magnetic Compatibility Europe - EN300386-2 - Emission -EN55022-Class B - Immunity EN61000-4-2,3,4,5,6 North America - FCC part 15 - Bellcore GR-1089 Product Safety UL 1950, 3rd edition for US. CSA-C22.2 No.95-for Canada. CE EN60950 3rd edition Amd. 4. Environmental standards ETSI ETS 300 019

Packet network Interface Interfaces (IP/TDM)

Physical 100BaseT (Fast Ethernet) TDME1, T1 Protocols IPV4 best effort Diff-Serv (T.O.S bits) Packetized Voice Traffic RTP/RTCP Bearer Control Protocols MGCP Version 1.0

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