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Norstar VoIP Gateway Configuration Guide
Chapter 1
About Norstar VoIP Gateway
The VoIP Gateway provides excellent voice quality and optimized packet voice streaming over IP
networks. The product enables voice, fax and data traffic to be sent over the same IP network.
The VoIP Gateway incorporates up to four ports for connection to analog trunk ports on a Norstar
KSU or to a fax. These ports supports up to four simultaneous VoIP calls.
Additionally, the VoIP Gateway is equipped with a 10/100 Base-T Ethernet port for connection to
the LAN.
With the VoIP Gateway you can:
• network your Norstar system to another Norstar system or other Nortel Networks Enterprise
communications systems using the IP network
• use your IP network to replace PSTN or other costly private network trunking between
locations
• use the capacity of the enterprise data network for voice and avoid costly access and long
distance charges.
The VoIP Gateway is a very compact device, designed to be installed on a desk-top, on the wall, or
in a 19-inch rack.
The VoIP Gateway supports the H.323 ITU protocol, enabling the deployment of "voice over
packet" solutions in environments where each enterprise location is provided with a simple Media
Gateway. This provides the enterprise with the ability to transmit the voice and telephony signals
over a packet network.
The layout diagram, Figure 2 on page 18 , illustrates a typical VoIP Gateway application.
Figure 1 Norstar VoIP Gateway front panel
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