Media Gateways

[G3rtech]

Good morning! I need some advice. Our college basketball program will be moving into a new building in a few months. All of their phones are 8400s and the building will be 5,000’ away from my main switch, so there is a distance issue. Out of the media gateway family what would be my best bet? I’m looking at serving about 24 digital sets and approximately 5 fax machines. No T1s or any other trunking.

Is a media gateway customer installable?

Do I have to use a S8300 module?

Do I have to have an LSP? If my fiber gets cut then more than likely my copper will be cut to, so I’m not losing sleep over survivability.

I would like to use fiber to that location. Can I use media converters, then to the WAN port?

Do I need RTUs?


Last question! What network does the media gateway WAN port need to connect to? Control LAN A or B?

I have the following configuration.

2- S8700s IP-Connect
2- S8720 as ESS

SOFTWARE VERSION
Memory Resident: R013x.01.4.642.1

Thanks in advance,
Gary

 

[simreal]

Your best bet is to have an Avaya sales team configure and quote a setup for you.

You can use a G700 for this application and you wont need an LSP/S8300 but you will need to license the gateway.

The media converter isn't going to be supported by Avaya but if it works they won't know/care anyway.

I use fiber transievers to get T1's transported over fiber to another building so I know they are capable. The modules are about $500 each and you'll need 1 at each end.


You might also consider the newer G450 media gateway it has better scalability.

 

[G3rtech]

Has anyone installed a gateway without AVAYA intervention? I take care of all my switch maintenance and would like to do it myself if possible.

 

[lopes1211]

Sure, all of the time and there is no license needed for a gateway with NO LSP. You just follow the gateway installation wizard and enter a C-LAN address on the main system. "add gateway next" on Comm Mg and assuming you have network connectivity, it will register and you're all set.

-CL

 

[lopes1211]

...and to clarify, it connects to the customer LAN (not the control LAN). This assumes you have a C-LAN in the main branch also connected to the customer LAN which is what the gateway will register to.

-CL

 

[G3rtech]

Awesome that's the answer I needed. Thanks n have a good weekend!

 

[Joemi]

New or Updated content from the Avaya Support Center web site added on 01-SEP-08

Document Title: End of Sales Announcement for the G700 Media Gateway, MM760 and X330STK
Product: End of Sale and/or End of Manufacturer Support Description Text: This is an End of Sale Notice for G700 Media Gateway, MM760 and X330STK.
Document Category: End of Sale and/or Manufacturer Support Notices

This document is located at the following URL:

http://support.avaya.com/japple/css...tID=161339&temp.bucketID=147386&PAGE=Document

So the G700 is not an option




Greets,
Joemi

ACA - Implement: IP Telephony

 

[aarodriguez]

The best option it's a G350 Media Gateway, with IP Phones, so you don't Need any MediaModule, Just a MM711 for 8 Analog devises (for the faxes), the new G350's comes with standard survivability, so maybe you don't need a LSP. nor licenses for It.
just need universal licenses for the stations. (i think you have a CLAn to register the G350) and sufficient VoIP resources in the main Site...

the gateway it's really easy to install
If You wat to use fiber you must terminate It on a media converter or on a Switch...

 

[lopes1211]

G700's will be around many many years after next year's end of sale and supported by Avaya for 1-3 years after that. No need to say this is not an option.

-CL

 

[aarodriguez]

The G700 its so complicated...
it resides on a cajun switch (out of sales) chasis, you need to setup many IP adress. one, for the cajun, an IP for the MGP, an Address for the VoIP, the G700 can be setup to provide DHCP, or routing, and only have 4 slots...

don't invest in this gateway...

 

[aarodriguez]

correction, The G700s Can NOT provide DHCP nor Routing...

 

[G3rtech]

Thanks for all of the information. I'll post back as to what we install. Thanks again!!

 

[matthartt]

So if I have 3 existing G700's can I add a G350 to the same site?

 

[aarodriguez]

Yes, It is Possible to mix the Gateways, you must configure the gateways you have in a single Network region