Patton electronic 4552 Network Router User Manual


 
SmartNode 4552 & 4562 overview
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SmartNode 4552 & 4562 Getting Started Guide
1 • General information
SmartNode 4552 & 4562 overview
The SmartNode 4552 & 4562 ISDN Small Office/Home Office (SoHo) Gateway-Router (see figure 1) com-
bines Ethernet switching, IP routing, VPN/Security, and Quality of Service with high-quality Voice over IP
(VoIP) delivered on an ISDN S
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(S/T) Basic Rate Interface (BRI). This combination allows you to leverage
low-cost Internet Telephony on existing ISDN Phones and PBX equipment for complete SoHo and branch
office voice and data connectivity.
Figure 1. SmartNode 4552 & 4562
The SmartNode 4552 & 4562 is equipped with a 10/100Base-T Ethernet WAN port and an integrated 4-port
10/100Base-T Ethernet switch.
The SmartNode 4552 & 4562 Gateway-Router performs the following major functions:
Two channels of Voice over IP and local voice switching via 2 ISDN BRI S
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ports, one NT port for connec-
tion to ISDN terminal equipment and one TE port for connection to the ISDN network/switch.
A fallback cut-through relay between the two ISDN BRI ports electrically connects the NT and TE port
in case of power failure and enables life-line calls to the public ISDN network (PSTN-supplied ISDN
line must be used).
Standard compliant VoIP in accordance with SIP or H.323 protocols.
Internet access and IP Routing with IP Quality of Service (QoS) support for mixed voice and data traffic.
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