Avaya S8300 User Manual
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Installing Hardware for the G700 Media Gateway and S8300 Media Server
Installation and Upgrades for G700 and S8300
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December 2003
2
Installing Hardware for the
G700 Media Gateway and
S8300 Media Server
S8300 Media Server
The Avaya G700 Media Gateway is part of a family of components that provides data, voice, fax, and
messaging services over an IP network. Its standards-based IP communications infrastructure allows high
reliability of critical applications and multi-service networking with feature transparency. The G700 can
be controlled by an Avaya S8300, S8500, S8700 Media Server running Avaya Communication Manager.
The G700 with a call controller converges the power of the Communication Manager with the power of
distributed switching from the Avaya
messaging services over an IP network. Its standards-based IP communications infrastructure allows high
reliability of critical applications and multi-service networking with feature transparency. The G700 can
be controlled by an Avaya S8300, S8500, S8700 Media Server running Avaya Communication Manager.
The G700 with a call controller converges the power of the Communication Manager with the power of
distributed switching from the Avaya
P330 product line to support stackable, redundant architectures.
Configurations using the G700 consist of three main elements: the G700 Media Gateway, the S8300,
S8500, or S8700 Media Server, and Avaya Communication Manager.
S8500, or S8700 Media Server, and Avaya Communication Manager.
This chapter is organized in two main sections:
- Describes the G700 and S8300 components.
. - Provides hardware installation and cabling procedures.
NOTE:
See Quick Start: Avaya G700 Media Gateway Hardware Installation, 555-233-150, for an
overview of the G700 hardware and cabling.
overview of the G700 hardware and cabling.