Overview
The Avaya S8300 Media Server has three basic hardware configurations:
- S8300 Media Server / G700 Media Gateway Configuration
- S8300 Media Server / G350 Media Gateway Configuration
- S8300 Media Server / G250 Media Gateway Configuration
An Avaya S8300 Media Server with a G700, G350, or G250 Media Gateway and the gateway’s media modules converges voice and data into one infrastructure. The S8300 Media Server is an Intel Celeron-based processor that resides in one of these media gateways. The server has the same dimensions and shape as a media module.
In addition, an S8300 Media Server can serve as a local survivable processor (LSP).
! CAUTION:
The S8300 Media Server must be version B to operate Communication Manager R3.0 software. Versions earlier than R2.1 of the S8300 Media Server must be replaced with the S8300B in order to upgrade to Communication Manager R3.0.
S8300 Media Server / G700 Media Gateway Configuration
A G700 Media Gateway, which is architecturally-based on the Avaya P330 and C360 switches, contains VoIP resources and modular interface connectivity. The media modules provide analog, digital, T1 / E1, BRI, and additional VoIP capabilities.
The following figure shows an S8300 Media Server and media modules in a G700 Media Gateway.
S8300 Media Server / G350 Media Gateway Configuration
The G350 Media Gateway features a VoIP engine and WAN router and provides full support for legacy digital and analog telephones. Like the G700 Media Gateway, the media modules in a G350 Media Gateway provide analog, digital, T1 / E1, BRI, and additional VoIP capabilities. The following figure shows an S8300 Media Server and media modules in a G350 Media Gateway.
S8300 Media Server / G250 Media Gateway Configuration
The G250 Media Gateway features a VoIP engine, WAN router, and Power over Ethernet switch. The G250 Media Gateway is available in four models — analog, BRI, DCP, and DS-1. The G250 Media Gateway supports analog and IP telephones. The G250 Media Gateway has built-in media modules. The G250 Media Gateway has two slots available for optional modules — slot V1 houses an optional S8300 Media Server and slot V2 houses one of two optional WAN media modules.
The following figure shows an S8300 Media Server in a G250 Media Gateway (analog version).
S8300 Media Server
An S8300 Media Server (version B) is an Intel Celeron-based processor that runs the Linux operating system. The S8300 Media Server resides in Slot V1 of a G700 Media Gateway and includes:
- Hardware
- A 30-GB hard disk
- 512 MB RAM
- Two USB ports and a 10 / 100 Base-T port:
- One USB port supports a readable CD-ROM, which is used for system upgrades.
- One services port.
- Software
In addition to Avaya Communication Manager software for applications, the S8300 Media Server runs the following software:
- A Web server that is used for:
- Backing up and restoring customer data
- Viewing current alarms
- Server maintenance, including busy out and release busyout, shutdown, and status of an S8300 Media Server.
- Security commands to enable and disable the modem
- Security commands to start and stop the FTP server
- Security commands to view the software license
- SNMP access to configure trap destinations and to stop and start the master agent
- Configuration information about the S8300 Media Server
- Upgrade access to the S8300 Media Server
- Maintenance software
An S8300 Media Server has a dual maintenance strategy. Maintenance software runs on both the media gateway platform and the S8300 Media Server for subsystems on the platform. This platform software performs initialization and motherboard maintenance, along with internal environmental monitoring.
In contrast, the media gateway registers with the S8300 Media Server. Then, media modules are tested and brought into service by the S8300 Media Server’s maintenance software. The media gateway’s maintenance software is aware of its own media modules. However, the S8300 Media Server controls these modules and their associated ports. The S8300 Media Server also maintains error logs.
- Linux Red Hat operating system
- Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server
- Secure HTTP server for IP phone file downloads
- H.248 Media Gateway Signaling Protocol
- Control messages tunneled over H.323 Signaling Protocol
- Capacities
- 900 ports by a combination of trunks and stations
- 450 IP station, 450 non-IP stations, or a combination of 450 IP and non-IP stations
- 450 trunks
- 50 G700 / G350 / G250 Media Gateways
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