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Introducing Cisco Small Business Analog Telephone Adapters
ATA Connectivity Requirements
ATA Administration Guide
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ATA Connectivity Requirements
An ATA device can be connected to a local router, or directly to the Internet. Each 
phone connected to an RJ-11 (analog) port on the ATA device connects to other 
devices through SIP, which is transmitted over the IP network. 
In order to ensure connectivity between the devices connected to its FXS ports, 
the ATA device requires the following functionality to be supplied on the network 
connected to its Ethernet port:
Connection to an IP router with hairpinning support
Connection to an outbound Proxy server
When a phone connected to the ATA device communicates with another phone, it 
sends a SIP packet onto the internal LAN. The packet is then forwarded to the 
external LAN or directly to the Internet. The source address and source port on the 
original packet are assigned by the ATA device DHCP server. The address and 
port are translated by the ATA device using Network Address Translation (NAT) 
and Port Address Translation (PAT). The packet is then routed back to the internal 
network on the ATA device by the local router or the ISP router. 
Problems can occur with calls between phones connected to the ATA device 
when an outbound proxy or a router with hairpinning support is not available. The 
ATA device cannot directly connect the two telephone devices, but requires a 
local or remote router to route the packet back to its destination on the local 
network from which it originated.
The necessary routing can be provided by a router with hairpinning support, or by 
an outbound SIP proxy, which is typically provided by the Internet Telephony 
Service Provider (ITSP). When relying on the ITSP for interconnecting phones on 
the ATA device, local phones connected to the ATA device are unable to 
communicate with each other if the Internet connection is not available for any 
reason. It is recommended you connect the ATA device to a local router that 
provides hairpinning support to prevent this problem.