Snom 4S Server User Manual


 
6 Overview
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1.1 Applications
The filter can be used in the following scenarios:
Corporations. Corporations which operate their infrastructure be
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hind NAT and/or firewalls can talk to the public Internet through the
filter.
Operators. Operators offer the NAT traversal feature to their cus
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tomers. Using the scalability feature of the filter, the operation of
large networks becomes possible.
Record specific calls for legal purposes. In many countries, opera
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tors must provide the possibility to record certain calls on request.
The filter can perform this task.
Recording can be used for legal proofing (brokers, etc). The filter is
fully compliant with other SIP equipment and can, for example, put
between a PSTN gateway and SIP phones.
1.2 Features
The filter offers powerful features based on modern VoIP technol-
ogy:
The built-in RFC3261-compliant SIP proxy makes additional exter
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nal SIP logic superfluous and simplifies the system setup.
A built-in RFC3489-compatible STUN server for single IP addresses
allows clients to self-refresh their bindings
Support for instant messaging, presence and all other SIP-compli
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ant applications.
Rich logging features allow easy maintenance.
Recording functions based on number lists and expressions offer a
flexible way of filtering out information.
Recordings can be saved in WAV file format (the data rate is 6 MB
per hour).
Almost stateless operation allows the filter to be used in server
farms. This offers a tremendous scalability and redundancy making
the product suitable for large operators.
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