Avaya Media Gateway G700 User Manual

This section covers the procedures to upgrade the firmware on an existing Avaya G700 Media 
Gateway without an Avaya S8300 Media Server. The G700 is controlled by an external primary 
server running Avaya Communication Manager. The primary server can be an Avaya S8500 or 
S8700-series Media Server or an S8300 residing in another G700. 

Note:

Procedures to install or upgrade an S8500 or S8700-series Media Server are not 
covered in this document. See Documentation for Avaya Communication 
Manager, Media Gateways and Servers, which is on the Avaya Support website 
(

) or on the CD, 03-300151.

To upgrade the firmware on an existing Avaya G700 Media Gateway without an Avaya S8300 
Media Server, you perform the following major tasks:

1.

2.

The Upgrade Tool performs the following tasks automatically: 

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4.

A P330 Stack Processor is built into the G700 Media Gateway. (This processor is also known as 
the Layer 2 switching processor). In addition, the G700 contains:

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Media Gateway Processor (MGP)

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VoIP processor

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Up to four media modules

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Possibly an expansion module

Installing or upgrading the firmware for one or more of these processors and/or media modules 
is a required part of most new installations or upgrades.