Overview
The Avaya S8500 Media Server is a rack mounted telephony server. The S8500 runs the Linux operating System, with Communication Manager software. The S8500 can support Internet Protocol (IP), Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), and traditional endpoints.
There are actually two S8500 models, the S8500 and the S8500B. While their functionality is basically the same, the S8500 and S8500B Media Servers have slightly different hardware components.
Note:
The S8500B is the only model currently being sold; S8500 models are no longer sold, but are still supported. This section contains information that applies to both models, as well as, hardware information specific to the S8500B model.
An S8500 Media Server configuration has the following components:
- S8500B Media Server
- Media gateways for main locations, which individually or as stacks serve as port networks and include one or more of the following types:
- Avaya G650 Media Gateway (default for new systems), which is always sold with new systems
- G600 Media Gateway, with a migration system only
- CMC1 Media Gateway, with a migration system only
- SCC1 Media Gateway, with a migration system only
- MCC1 Media Gateway, with a migration system only
Note:
The Avaya G700 Media Gateway, the Avaya G350 Media Gateway, the Avaya G250 Media Gateway, and the G150 Media Gateway are supported through the C-LAN circuit pack. The C-LAN circuit pack can be mounted in any of the gateways previously listed.
Note:
Media Gateway types cannot be mixed within the same port network (PN).
- TN2312BP IP server interface, which provides control signaling from the media server to the port networks (PNs). At least one PN in a fiber-connected configuration must contain a TN2312BP circuit pack. In an IP-connect configuration, each PN must contain one TN2312BP circuit pack.
- TN2302AP IP media processor or TN2602AP IP Media Resource 320, which provides TDM-to-IP conversions of audio signals. At least one of these circuit packs is required in each PN that uses the IP-connect connection method to the media server.
- One Ethernet switch for single control reliability. The switch is one of the following types:
- Avaya C360 Ethernet Switches (for new installations and migrations)
- Avaya P133 and P134 Ethernet switches
- Avaya P330 Ethernet switches
- Customer Ethernet switch
- Avaya Communication Manager
- System Management
- Server Availability Management Processor (SAMP)
- Modem
The S8500 Media Server supports secure HTTP server for IP phone file downloads.
S8500B Media Server
The S8500B Media Server has a different configuration than the S8500 Media Server. See pictures below of the S8500B Media Server (front) and S8500B Media Server (back) for examples of the front and back of the S8500B Media Server.
Components
The S8500B Media Server comes standard with the following hardware components:
- Pentium IV 1024-KB Level-2 cache and MMX (MMX2) technology microprocessor.
- 512 MB RAM
- IDE DVD-ROM drive
- 1.44 MB floppy drive
- 80-GB (minimum) SATA hard drive
- Two USB ports on the front and two USB ports on the back. One of the four ports is used for the Compact Flash drive.
Note:
The SAMP card also has USB ports that are in addition to the four specified on the S8500B itself. The Compact Flash drive is always connected to a USB port on the S8500B chassis, not on the SAMP card.
- One serial port can be used for console redirection
- A keyboard port (not used)
- A mouse port (not used)
- Two 10 / 100 / 1000Base-T Ethernet ports
- A Server Availability Management Processor (SAMP) card for maintenance
- An external Compact Flash Memory Reader
- A Compact Flash 128 MB industry media (optional)
- One USB modem
- AC-powered
- Includes RAM disk.
Note:
An optional dual-NIC card can be added to the configuration when the network
control is sent over a dedicated LAN.
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