Avaya Aura Session Border Controller powered by Acme Packet Installation and Getting Started Guide 2010-09

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Overview

Providing SIP Trunk Connectivity

The use of Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Trunks to provide SIP connectivity

is a rapidly expanding part of the network capabilities in many businesses

today. The potential to reduce equipment and service costs, increase flexibility

in network expansion, and provide both voice and data over the same connec-

tion makes a very compelling case for the use of SIP Trunking. The HP

AllianceONE Services zl Module for Avaya Aura™ Session Border Controller

and Service Providers on your existing HP 5400zl and 8200zl switches,

providing end-to-end SIP connectivity. (The 5400zl and 8200zl switches are

being rebranded; going forward these products will be branded as the E5400zl

and the E8200zl switches.)

Figure 1-1 shows how the HP AllianceONE Services zl Module for Avaya

Aura™ Session Border Controller is deployed in a network. The Avaya Aura™

Session Border Controller Application uses SIP Trunks to communicate with

your internal, private network SIP applications and endpoints while allowing

secure connection to public, third-party SIP service providers.

Figure 1-1. HP AllianceONE Services zl Module for Avaya Aura™ Session Border

Controller powered by Acme Packet on an HP 5400zl or 8200zl Switch