Chapter 2

Avaya IP Office™ Platform

Server Edition

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IP Office™ Platform
Server Edition

Server Edition – Introduction

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Lesson Objectives
At the end of this session, you should be able to:
 Describe the product offer for Midmarket based on IP Office
technology.
 Explain how it sits alongside other IP Office editions.
 Identify the focus on installation and administration.

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Avaya IP Office Server Edition – Introduction
Avaya IP Office™ Platform Server Edition:
 The product offer for Midmarket based on IP Office technology
 Sits alongside other IP Office editions
 Single DVD/USB installation and centralized administration
 IP Office underneath; but some new areas
 Improved installation and administration for medium to large customers
 Increased emphasis on security
 Supplied pre-built from Avaya or you can build your own

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Solution Overview
 Fully integrated Midmarket solution (target 100 to 3000 users)
 A central server:
– Optimized for IP telephony
– Extensive unified communications features
 “Expansion systems” to increase capabilities
– Based on existing IP500 V2 or a Linux-based option
 Builds on the rich heritage of Avaya IP Office™ Platform

1 or 2 servers

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Solution Overview (continued)
 Native IP, SIP, H.323, and analog/TDM extensions and trunks
 Integrated messaging, collaboration, mobility, presence
 Centralized or distributed deployment over a number of sites
 Out-of-the-box resilience
 Low total cost of ownership:
– Highly cost-effective for both IP-centric and hybrid
– Ease of installation and management
– Centralized administration
– Centralized licensing

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Components

One-X® Portal
for IP Office

Server Edition Server Edition

Primary Server Secondary Server
IP Office
Manager

Multi-Site Network

IP Office for Linux IP Office 500

Expansion System Expansion System

Only the Primary Server is required; all others optional.

Additional components can be added at any time.

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Primary Server
 Primary Server – the significant
solution component

 Integrated unified communications

server:
– Feature server (IP Office)
– Media server (Jade)
– Messaging (Voicemail Pro)
– Productivity and mobility (one-X®
Portal)

 Solution management web portal

 License server

 All native Linux applications

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Secondary Server
 Secondary Server – optional component that adds capacity and solution
resilience

 New technology platform, same as Primary Server

 Automatically provides backup to Primary Server

 Local or remote location

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IP Office for Linux Expansion System
IP Office for Linux Expansion System

 Optional component to support remote locations

 New technology platform optimized for IP telephony

 Adds to solution capacity if required

 Centrally managed

 Centrally licensed

 Comprehensive survivability

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IP Office for Linux Expansion System Capabilities
 IP-focused telephony capabilities:
– 500 users/phones (H.323, SIP, IP DECT, Wi-Fi, SIP ATA)
– 125 registered SIP trunks (also H.323)

 128 conference channels, 64-party maximum

 Users/phones* can be backed up to Primary or Secondary

 Local management access for “rainy day scenarios”

*Avaya 16xx/96xx H.323 endpoints only

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IP Office 500 Expansion System
 Office 500 Expansion System – optional component to support remote locations
or gateway operation
 Utilizes the IP500 V2 platform, including expansion modules
 Supports all Office Essential/Preferred Edition capabilities (except embedded
messaging)
 Adds to solution capacity if required
 Centrally managed
 Centrally licensed
 Comprehensive survivability

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IP Office 500 Expansion System Capabilities
IP, analog, and digital endpoints:
 384 users/phones (analog, digital, H.323, SIP, IP DECT*, or WiFi)

IP, analog, and TDM trunks:

 SIP and H.323 (up to 125)
 T1/E1/PRI (up to 8), S0/T0 BRI (up to 16), analog (up to 204)
 128 conference channels, 64-party maximum
 Up to 148 VCM channels (G.711, G729, G.723, G.722, T.38)
 Users/phones** can be backed up
to Primary or Secondary

* 120 IP DECT endpoints maximum.

** Avaya 16xx/96xx H.323 endpoints only.

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one-X® Portal for IP Office Server
one-X® Portal for IP Office
 Optional component for increased one-X® Portal user and
call processing capacity

 Moves processing from Primary to separate server

 Up to 750 one-X® Portal users

 Same platform as IP Office for Linux Expansion System (HP DL120G7)

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Checkpoint
True or false?
The Secondary Server platform is an optional component that adds capacity and
solution resilience.

A. True
B. False

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Checkpoint
True or false?
The Secondary Server platform is an optional component that adds capacity and
solution resilience.

A. True
B. False

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Lesson Key Takeaways
In this lesson, you learned to:
 Describe the product offer for Midmarket based on IP Office
technology.
 Explain how it sits alongside other IP Office editions.
 Identify the focus on installation and administration.

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Other Sources
Links to useful documents for this lesson:
 Server Edition Solution Overview
 Server Edition Key Components
 IP Office Scalability

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