Michael McNamara

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SIP Software Release 3.2 for IP Deskphones

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Avaya has released SIP software release 3.2 for their 1100 and 1200 series IP deskphones. This release adds support for the 1120e, 1140e, 1165e, 1220, and 1230 model IP deskphones.

Here are some of the enhancements made in the new software release;

  • Improved Licensing
  • SIP Support for 1220,1230 and 1165E IP Deskphones
  • Shared Call Appearances – CS1000
  • IPv6 Support
  • SRTP Media Security
  • TLS Signaling Security
  • Certificate-based Authentication
  • Enhanced Screensavers
  • Background images
  • Support for Avaya Aura™ Communication Manager / Session Manager

I was having a discussion with “Mike” in the comments section of any earlier post entitled, SIP Software Release 3.0 for IP Deskphones, in which he pointed out some of the issues with the new licensing model. Well it looks like Avaya was paying attention to that thread and made some changes to the licensing that should satisfy the majority of users. (I’m just going to quote directly from the readme.)

Improved Licensing

Licensing was introduced in the SIP 3.0 release. With SIP 3.2, the following changes are made to the licensing mechanism:

  • The Standard feature set is now available on all desksets without a token. This provides a basic set of SIP features conforming to RFC 3261 (SIPPING 19) at no additional cost.
  • Now, when the phone is registered to a recognized Avaya call server (Avaya AuraTM, AS 5300, CS1000 or CS2100), the Extended feature set is available as well without a token.
  • The Advanced feature set is reserved for Federal and DoD features on the AS 5300 call server only
  • The feature packages have been re-organized
    • Wideband is part of Standard feature set
    • IPv6 and Broadworks SCA are part of Extended feature set
    • Security is now part of the Extended feature set

If you connect your IP deskphone to a Avaya Call Server (Avaya AuraTM, AS 5300, CS1000 or CS2100), you’ll get all the standard features you would get with the UNIStim firmware. The licensing really only comes into play if you decide to connect your Avaya IP deskphone to a third party call server or SIP provider.

Please make sure to review the product bulletin and the readme for all the details.

Cheers!

Avaya Communication Server 1000 SIP Trunking Guides

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Avaya has re-released two technical configuration guides the detail configuring the Communication Server 1000 5.0 for SIP trunking with Telecom Italia and BT Italy. I also took the time to go back and search for any previous guides that I might have missed and here’s what I found;

I’ve been very busy as of late with work and hope to write some original posts very soon.

Cheers!

Avaya Communication Server 1000 6.0 SIP Trunking with Bell Canada

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Avaya has released another technical configuration guide (application note) from their interoperability testlab regarding how to properly configure the Avaya Communication Server 1000 release 6.0 for SIP (PSTN) trunking with Bell Canada.

I figured I’d better not skip the Bell Canada document for fear of upsetting my Canadian readers. ;)

I’m really excited to see Avaya providing this information to both their resellers and customers. I’d like to thank those that wrote and lobbied for these documents within Avaya. It’s extremely encouraging to see Avaya willing to empower their users so they can leverage their products and investments to their fullest.

Cheers!

References;
NN10000-132_1.0_ CS1000_R5.5_Bell_SIP_Trunking_App_Notes.pdf

Avaya Communication Server 1000 6.0 SIP Trunking with Frontier

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Avaya has released another technical configuration guide (application note) from their interoperability testlab regarding how to properly configure the Avaya Communication Server 1000 release 6.0 for SIP (PSTN) trunking with Frontier Communication System. The document is highly technical and very thorough and while it might be “over the top” for some it’s just what the doctor ordered for those users who are eager to take a more hands on approach to their voice solutions rather than just relying on resellers.

Cheers!

References;
NN10000-133_1_CS1000_R6_FrontierComSIPTrunkAppNotes.pdf

Avaya Communication Server 1000 6.0 SIP Trunking with Paetec

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Avaya has released another technical configuration guide (application note) from their interoperability testlab regarding how to properly configure the Avaya Communication Server 1000 release 6.0 for SIP (PSTN) trunking with Paetec (Broadsoft platform). The document is highly technical and very thorough and while it might be “over the top” for some it’s just what the doctor ordered for those users who are eager to take a more hands on approach to their voice solutions rather than just relying on resellers.

I personally used Paetec a few years ago as a local CLEC where they had been providing local and long distance toll access for a number of our facilities over traditional T1/PRI access lines.

Cheers!

References;
NN10000-131_1_cs1000_R6_PaetecBroadsoftSIPTrunkingAppNotes.pdf

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