SN10100 Overview
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SmartNode 10100 Series User Manual
1 • General Information
optional support for mobile and IP vocoders such as AMR, AMR-WB (G.722.2), GSM-FR/GSM-EFR,
EVRC/QCELP, G.728, G.729eg, and iLBC. SN10100 gateways offer independent dynamic codec selec-
tion per channel. This means that it is possible to assign different vocoders to different channels, on a chan-
nel-by-channel basis. The devices can then run all of these codecs concurrently and do so with no impact on
system performance.
SN10100 gateways also provide unparalleled support for Internet-based fax, also known as Fax over IP or
Fax relay, using the T.38 protocol, which is used to carry fax communications over an IP network. (They
also support the T.30 protocol for fax over the PSTN.)
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System Density
SN10100 gateways feature the industry’s highest system density in a 1U form factor. Beside the capital sav-
ings achieved by purchasing less units of equipment, system density also provides operational cost savings in
the form of reduced co-location fees as well as lower power and cooling costs.
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Energy Efficiency
For many, if not most, service providers, the payoff from reducing energy use can be particularly impressive;
typically, for every watt of power required to operate a device, another watt is required to cool it. The
SN10100 media gateways can play a major role in reducing energy costs, with an average two-thirds less
power consumption than competing products of similar capacity.
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Provisioning and Maintenance
For network convergence efforts to contribute positively to revenue and profitability, service providers must
maintain their reputation for uptime and availability during the introduction, operation, and maintenance
of new services. The SN10100 offers OAM&P, an operations, administration, maintenance, provisioning
(OAM&P) solution. OAM&P enables the service provider to perform the initial set-up of the SN10100
media gateway and any subsequent maintenance operations. These range from the simple, such as the col-
lection of statistics and alarms, to the more complex, such as system configuration changes, the addition of
new hardware or software components, and the application of software patches or software upgrades.
SN10100 model codes
The SmartNode 10100 series consists of several models. They differ in the type and number of PSTN inter-
faces and voice channels supported. All models come equipped with one serial console management port, one
Ethernet management port, two 100/1000/Base-T VoIP ports and two 100/1000/Base-T Ethernet ports.
The SN10100 models are listed in
Table 2. SmartNode 10100 PSTN Ports and Voice Channels
Model
E1/T1
Interfaces
DS3
Interfaces
OC3/STM-1
Interfaces
Voice
Channels
SN10100/4E/UI
4
-
-
120
SN10100/4E/48
4
-
-
120
SN10100/4E8/UI
4/8
-
-
120/240
SN10100/4E8/RUI
4/8
-
-
120/240
SN10100/4E8/48
4/8
-
-
120/240
SN10100/4E8/R48
4/8
-
-
120/240
SN10100/8E/UI
8
-
-
240
