Leveraging the benefits of an open architecture in a Voice-over-IP enterprise
communication environment, the OpenScape Branch is a SIP-based server
that dramatically increases business continuity while lowering operational
costs.
Remote Branch Office
OpenScape Branch assures continued communication services – while providing a feature-rich set of survivability capabilities at a remote branch location – during the loss or degradation of service between the remote branch and the main office.
OpenScape Branch is offered on several hardware platforms, allowing a wide range of user capacity: up to 24, 48, 80, 250, 500, 1000 and 6000 registered lines. It can also be delivered as a virtual application independent of underlying hardware for models without integrated gateway.
The OpenScape Branch includes survivability features, Proxy, Media Server, Voice Mail, Session Border Controller (SBC), and Branch SIP Trunking functionalities, while the OpenScape Branch 50i and 500i provide the additional functionality of an integrated PSTN Gateway (GW) and an Analog Terminal Adapter (ATA).
The local Media Server supports tones, announcements and conferencing reducing the bandwidth needed to provide the same resources from a central location. This yields direct operational cost savings. The integrated Session Border Controller (SBC) provides security functions like firewall, and Virtual Private Network (VPN).
The OpenScape Branch is fully manageable via the Common Management Portal (CMP) as a single network element, lowering operational costs and making it “zero touch” when it comes to maintenance.
The OpenScape Branch has the flexibility to support, depending on the network topology, six deployment scenarios:
• Proxy
• Proxy ACD
• SBC Proxy
• Branch SBC
• ATA
• Gateway Only
Source: unify.com
