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Chapter 2:
Spectralink 80-Series
Handset Overview
The Spectralink 80-Series Handsets is a Wi-Fi handset for workplace telephone systems. The
handset operates over a VIEW Certified 802.11a/b/g/n wireless LAN (WLAN) providing users a
wireless extension of their PBX. By seamlessly integrating with the Spectralink 80-Series
Telephony Gateway and the facility’s telephone system, wireless telephone users are provided
with high-quality mobile voice communications throughout the workplace, giving users the
freedom to roam throughout the workplace while providing the features and functionality of a
wired desk phone.
All Spectralink products use the company’s LinkPlus integration technology to connect with
various digital switch platforms. Using LinkPlus technology, handsets emulate digital telephone
sets to deliver advanced capabilities such as multiple line appearances and LCD display
features. See the
LinkPlus Interface Guide
for your PBX for information about mapping the PBX
features to the handset.
Admin Tip
The latest wireless telephone and Handset Administration Tool software versions are
required to support the features described in this document. See Chapter 4
Software
License and Protocol Management.
Spectralink Voice Priority (SVP)
Spectralink Voice Priority (SVP) is a proprietary method of WLAN QoS, developed by
Spectralink, to ensure enterprise-grade voice quality, battery life and call capacity for
Spectralink Handsets. SVP requires the use of the SVP Server, which is an Ethernet LAN
device that works with in conjunction with Wi-Fi APs to ensure QoS over the WLAN. Voice
packets to and from the wireless telephones are tunneled through the SVP Server to ensure
voice prioritization as they are routed between the handset and PBX. See the
Spectralink
80-Series SVP Server Administration Guide for SRP
document for detailed information about
this device.
Systems employing four or fewer Spectralink 80-Series Telephony Gateways can do so without
an additional SVP Server, because the Telephony Gateway(s) also provides the functionality of
the SVP Server. For systems larger than four Telephony Gateways, an SVP Server is required.
