IP Office DECT Gateway

IP Office DECT Gateway

With IP Office R 8.0 Avaya is introducing a number of updates for the IP Office DECT R4 solution. The new IP DECT Gateway allows connecting digital base stations to the DECT R4 solution with the intent to leverage existing 4-wire cabling. In addition, Avaya is introducing new version of the IP Base Stations (IPBS) and the Avaya In-building Wireless Server (AIWS).

The new Avaya IP DECT Gateway solution consists of new digital DECT base stations connected to an Avaya IP DECT Gateway. The solution extends the existing Avaya DECT R4 solution by making use of 4-wire UPN-cables. The Avaya IP DECT Gateway will enable digital DECT base stations to act as additional radios that belong to an Avaya DECT R4 system. The IP DECT Gateway will be connected to the LAN and communicate to the IP Office, AIWS, Chargers and any IPBS via IP. Standalone Avaya IP DECT Gateway installations and mixed installations with DECT R4 IP base stations are possible. DECT R4 IP Base Stations and Digital Base Stations use the same housing and accordingly the same mounting options can be used.

Major highlights of the Avaya IP DECT Gateway solution include:

• Up to 16 digital base stations can be connected to an Avaya IP DECT Gateway appliance;
• Up to two IP DECT Gateways are supported per IP Office;
• Stackable solution (multiple IP DECT GW appliances operating in one IP DECT system)
• Remote power feeding of digital base stations via UPN-ports Synchronization of attached digital base stations via UPN cables (including automatic cable delay measurement)
• Over-the air synchronization master for IP base stations.
• Master sync or backup sync functionality can reside in the gateway appliance
• Seamless roaming and handover, also with IP base station on same site IP DECT master functionality can reside in an IP DECT Gateway Remote configuration and software upgrade of IP DECT Gateway appliance (web-based)
• Remote SW update of digital base stations connected to the Gateway appliance
• Support of same wireless handset types as in a pure IP DECT R4
• Installation only using IP Base Stations (3720, 3725, 3740, 3749, 3rd party CAP/GAP handsets providing same level of functionality as current DECT R4 IP DECT solution).
• Provision of same AIWS functions as with a pure IP DECT R4 installation only using IP Base Station.
• Configuration option for reuse of Avaya’s UPN-repeaters: this means a configuration option for each base station port to disable the automatic cable delay measurement and allow the user to set a cable delay value manually for this specific port.

Avaya In building Wireless Server 2 (AIWS2)

The Avaya AIWS2 is a new application server module for DECT R4 solution to run applications such as messaging, central phonebook, LDAP directory access, centralized device management and OAP interface provision. It replaces the first generation of AIWS server products. The Avaya AIWS2 servers will support the same feature set as the first generation AIWS servers. Major highlights include

• 19 inch rack mountable and wall mountable, pizza box form factor
• Built-in power supply
• 400 MHz ARM9 processor with 256 MB RAM and 1GB On-board flash
• Basically support for all features support on AIWS 1
• Upgrade capability from AIWS 1 to AIWS 2 (re-use of module keys, licenses, and configuration files from Elise 2 appliances possible)
• Full Interoperability with AIWS appliances (mixed AIWS installations of AIWS 1 and AIWS 2 possible)
• A front mounting kit and a reverse mounting kit will be introduced.

IP Office IP Base Station 2 (IPBS2)

Avaya is introducing the new IP Base Stations (IPBS2) for the DECT R4 to replace the first generation of IP Base Stations (IPBS1). There is no change to the functionality of the IP Base Station and the feature set provided on IP Office. Avaya will continue to offer the same version of the IP Base Station 2 as currently offered for the IPBS1:

• IP Base Station 2 w/ internal antennas
• IP Base Station 2 w/ external antennas (for EU and Russia)
• IP Base Station 2 Compact for IP Office

The IP Base Station 2 products are fully interoperable with the IP Base Station 1 products and the new IP DECT Gateway solution. The IP Base Station 2 product also use the same housing as the equivalent IP Base Station 1 products which means that there is no change to the mounting products and IPBS1 units can be easily replaced with IPBS2 units if needed. External antennas and power supplies for IPBS1 can also be used with IPBS2.