Affordable, SIP-based
VoIP platform that
provides small-to-
midsize businesses
with enterprise-class
IP communications
DATA SHEET
3Com
®
Asterisk Platform
OVERVIEW
The 3Com
®
Asterisk platform provides small-to-midsize businesses with
an economical compact device for delivering full-featured Voice over IP
(VoIP) services. With Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-based software and
uClinux as the operating system, it offers a cost-saving and productivity-
enhancing nonproprietary alternative to a PBX or key system, as well as
a rich, broad set of VoIP capabilities that can be customized to match user
needs. The easy to deploy and use solution integrates with the PSTN
network and accommodates a mix of IP and analog phones.
KEY BENEFITS
SHARPLY REDUCE TOTAL COST OF OPERATION
Businesses can implement an IP telephony system with the 3Com Asterisk
platform for less than what it would cost to install a traditional PBX or
key phone system. The simplicity of the solution reduces procurement,
deployment and administration costs.
MEET BUSINESS NEEDS FROM DAY ONE
The 3Com Asterisk platform offers a broad range of built-in business-
quality capabilities such as voice mail, auto attendant, unified messaging,
ACD call queues and conferencing. The compact device—able to support
up to 25 concurrent SIP calls—also includes a range of connectivity
options enabled by four Central Office (CO line ports) and four analog
device ports or eight CO line ports, as well as a 10/100 uplink port for
LAN and WAN networks, 8MB onboard flash memory and 64MB of RAM.
EXTEND CONNECTIVITY WITH STANDARDS-BASED EASE
Support of the latest industry standards such as SIP, as well as a wide
range of TDM protocols for handling and transmitting voice over tradi-
tional interfaces—including both U.S. and European standard signaling
types—creates a versatile, cost-effective bridge between next-generation
voice/data networks and legacy infrastructures, further extending an
organization’s connectivity opportunities.
