Specifications

Chapter 1 - Installation Overview

Mediatrix 4100

Overview

The Mediatrix 4100 is a standalone Internet telephony access device that connects to virtually any business

telephone system supporting standard analog lines.

The Mediatrix 4100 offers two Ethernet connectors switches enabling to establish two connections between

conventional analog telephones or Group 3 fax machines and either a WAN, a LAN or a personal computer.

This version of the Mediatrix 4100 can use either one of the following signalling protocols:

 the Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP), which is a protocol for controlling Voice over IP

(VoIP) Gateways from intelligent external call control elements.

 the Network-based Call Signalling (NCS) protocol, which is a profile of the MGCP protocol.

You can switch from one signalling protocol to the other as described in “

Switching Protocols” on page 39.

About the Mediatrix 4100

The Mediatrix 4100:

 Merges voice and data traffic onto a single unified network. Carrying telephone traffic over data

networks uses less bandwidth (as compared to telephone trunks), resulting in a more cost-

effective network solution.

 Easily integrates with existing telephone equipment. It converts any conventional analog

telephone or fax machine into an Internet device.

 Bypasses long-distance toll charges for realized savings.

 Supports 10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s Ethernet networks.

 Upgrades software easily for future enhancements.

 Uses the latest standards in Internet Telephony.

• MGCP or NCS protocol for call management

• T.38 for fax relay

 Supports the following Codecs:

• G.711 (µ-law, A-law)

• G.723.1A

• G.726

• G.729 A

• G.729 A rev. B

• T.38 (fax) over UDP only

 Supports Quality of Service technologies.

• Differentiated Services (DS) Field

• IEEE 802.1q user priority tagging

Placing a Call

You can place a call from a telephone or fax connected to:

 a port of the Mediatrix 4100 (Mediatrix 4108/4116)

 the analog line plugged into the Mediatrix 4100 (Mediatrix 4124)

The unit automatically detects if the call originates from a voice or fax transmission and acts accordingly.

When placing a call, the Mediatrix 4100 collects the DTMF digits dialed and sends a message to the Call

Agent. The Call Agent sends back a list of contacts where the dialed number could be located.

You can dial on a telephone/fax machine connected to the Mediatrix 4100 as you normally do.