Specifications

Overview
20 Hardware Description and Reference for Avaya Communication Manager
● Messaging
● Telecommuting
● System management
● Reliability
● Security, privacy, and safety
● Hospitality
● Attendant features
● Networking
● Intelligent call routing
● Application programming interfaces
For more information about these solutions, see the Overview for Avaya Communication
Manager, 03-300468.
Avaya Communication Manager software runs on the following hardware platforms:
● Linux-based servers
- S8300 Media Server
- S8400 Media Server
- S8500 Media Server
- S8700-series Media Servers
● DEFINITY servers
- DEFINITY CSI Server
- DEFINITY SI Server
About Avaya media servers and gateways
Avaya’s media servers and media gateways provide smart ways to rethink networking. They
add top-tier scalability and reliability, while supporting critical applications in a distributed, yet
secure, multivendor environment. To provide businesses with maximum flexibility, the server
and gateway components in Avaya’s family of Communication Manager applications follow a
modular mix-and-match approach. A wide range of custom configurations can be deployed to
meet a broad spectrum of business needs:
● From a single location, upgrading to a converged IP network for 200 employees
● To a complex multinational converged network that is capable of supporting 10,000-plus
voice/data users