Signaling Server Functionality

[vikramkumar]

Folks:

What is the functionality of Signaling Server? Does this work as a DHCP server for the IP Phones?

Is there a site which explains the architecture of Nortel Succession IP telephony?

Any help is highly appreciated.

Thanks.
-Vikram

 

[biv343]

The sig server acts as a gatekeeper for the network (assuming multiple sites connected via VOIP), as well as provides UTPS (IP terminal registration) for IP sets.

It does not provide DHCP services - that needs to be provided from a DHCP server - it can be the same DHCP server that hands out addresses to your PC's.

Nortel's site has some decent info on Succession architecture. Go to

http://www.nortel.com,

click on products, then hunt for the Succession product line.

 

[johnpoole]

on our site we use the cisco router (default gateway) as the dhcp server just for voip. works for us because the request for an ip address is a broadcast, since layer 3 don't like to pass the broadcast to the dhcp server and no place on this side for a dhcp relay server, network geeks set up the cisco for our dhcp source

john poole
bellsouth business
columbia,sc