Nortel BCM50 2.0 System Overview Manual

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System Overview Chapter 2 13System OverviewIP telephony featuresBCM50 offers the complete range of IP telephony features currently provided in the BusinessCommunications Manager product line:• G.711 and G.729 codecs• echo cancellation• H.323 IP trunking and MCDN over H.323• SIP and SIP proxy• MCDN SIP trunking• Gatekeeper• T.38 FaxBCM50e and BCM50a: BCM systems with integrated routersBCM50 is available with an optional integrated ADSL or Ethernet router. These units suit theneeds of small businesses and small enterprise branch offices that require external datanetworking, such as Internet access or VPN-based networking to other offices.Two variations of the BCM50 have an integrated router, depending on the WAN interface yourequire. The two variations are the BCM50e (Ethernet WAN) and BCM50a (ADSL WAN). Bothrouters have these data features:• secure Internet access• multi-site VoIP trunking using secure VPN tunnels• wide-area VoIP applications with remote user support• remote IP management and support using VPN clientsCommon features and capabilitiesBCM50a and BCM50e share the same robust set of functionality focused on secure Internet accessand VoIP.BCM50e and BCM50a have three additional ports of Ethernet LAN for a total of six LAN portsfor local premises use. All Ethernet ports are 10/100 Mbps autosensing and support autopolarity.Therefore, no crossover cable is required to connect data hardware to the unit. An additional port isprovided for WAN access, either Ethernet or ADSL, depending on the model.Note: Support for desktop clients includes Nortel IP telephone portfolioincluding i2001, i2002, and i2004 desktop sets, and i2050 SoftwarePhones that extend voice services to mobile and home-based employeesover the Internet. Set support includes 1120e, 1140e, 2033 and 2007.