Mediatrix Enterprise VoIP Telephony

The Background

Many enterprises today have branch offices and a large base of legacy equipment installed. While these enterprises wish to cut their communications costs by implementing a VoIP solution, they also have a desire to leverage their investment in legacy equipment. Moreover many enterprises have a diverse base of legacy equipment, and thus are in need of a non-proprietary solution that can converge legacy PBX and Key systems from various vendors. System integrators and resellers can now propose a VoIP migration strategy to enterprises wishing to leverage their existing base of legacy equipment while taking immediate advantage of VoIP benefit

The Solution

Mediatrix access devices, gateways and software products constitute the ideal solution to IP-enable legacy PBX and Key systems and produce a complete end-to-end VoIP solution.
The Mediatrix Converged Enterprise Telephony solution encompasses all the IP telephony equipment necessary to leverage an existing VPN and carry all calls and fax transmissions between branch offices over the IP, in order to cut communications costs. With Mediatrix units, IP connectivity can be provided to analog PBX trunks and lines, analog PSTN lines, analog Key system lines as well as analog phones and fax machines located at SOHOs. As a SIP redirect server, the Mediatrix IP Communication Server performs the signaling between Mediatrix units, while the Mediatrix Unit Manager Network, as an element management system, allows the remote and simultaneous configuration and provisioning of all Mediatrix units, to facilitate the installation and management of the VoIP network. As part of a VoIP migration strategy, the Mediatrix CET is the first step for enterprises wishing to move from an all-legacy equipment base to an all-IP one, in a cost-effective and transparent manner.

The Benefit

The Mediatrix Converged Enterprise Telephony solution offers substantial benefits such as:

Toll Bypass
By converging legacy PBX and Key Systems into a single IP network, toll charges for fax and telephone communications between corporate sites are eliminated since they no longer use the PSTN.

Cost Reductions
By carrying voice and fax transmissions between corporate sites over the IP, fewer lines and trunks from the telephone company are required – considerably reducing monthly phone expenses.

Price Performance
The Mediatrix Converged Enterprise Telephony solution offers a price performance improvement since it offers a low-price entry point for VoIP migration.

Compatibility
On the IP telephony side, there is little need to conduct any interoperability tests since all the components are from Mediatrix. Only Mediatrix VoIP equipment is used, making it easier to package the solution for end-users.

Simple Packaging
The Mediatrix Converged Enterprise Telephony includes all the IP telephony elements that are needed to converge legacy phones, faxes and systems using an existing VPN. Ordering and installing the system is greatly facilitated.

Flexibility
Numerous configuration options are possible with Mediatrix units and legacy phones, faxes, as well as PBX and Key Systems. For example, IP connectivity can be provided to analog PBX Systems on the line side or the trunk side. The Mediatrix Converged Enterprise Telephony solution accommodates the different architectures characterizing legacy PBX and Key Systems. Similarly, separate PSTN gateways and remote SOHOs can be established.

Scalability
The Mediatrix Converged Enterprise Telephony solution is suitable for large or small enterprises with legacy phones, faxes and systems. Whether there are hundreds of sites or only a handful, all enterprise PBX and Key Systems can be converged into one IP telephony network.

Transparency
The Mediatrix Converged Enterprise Telephony solution allows users on legacy PBX and Key Systems to retain their existing digital or analog phones, as well as the features enabled, and to remain connected to the PSTN. Thus the benefits of VoIP are obtained without any change in user habits.

Bandwidth Optimization
Many enterprises make use of only a portion of the bandwidth allocated as part of a VPN, yet they still have to pay the entire cost. By carrying intra-corporate voice and fax traffic over the IP, bandwidth is optimized and enterprises leverage more for the costs associated with a corporate VPN.