Solution Overview Traffic Management For IP PBX Deployments Introduction One of the principle benefits delivered by VoIP technology is the cost savings associated with carrying voice and data traffic over a common network infrastructure. While simple in concept, the implementation of a converged voice and data network is often complex, time consuming and costly. Solution Benefits •Guarantees high quality voice •Maximizes WAN link utilization •Low acquisition cost •Simple to deploy and manage Companies using shared WAN links for inter-office voice communications are usually forced to deploy expensive, special purpose traffic shapers to meet the stringent jitter, latency and packet loss requirements for toll quality voice. Edgewater Networks provides a simple, low cost alternative to these solutions that takes the complexity out of traffic management for VoIP applications. EdgeMarcTM Series Converged Network Appliances Our EdgeMarcTM Series appliances combine sophisticated traffic management mechanisms including classification, prioritization, queuing and rate limiting to ensure toll quality voice calls. Fortunately, this complexity is hidden by an easy to use web based GUI. Traffic Management Setup Step 1: Input bandwidth required for voice Step 2: Identify voice endpoint or trunk interfaces by IP address Step 3: Press “Submit” EdgeMarcTM Series Appliances Handle The Rest! Highlights of our traffic management solution include: • • • • The ability to prioritize voice traffic over data traffic The ability to manage bandwidth using different upstream and downstream link speeds (e.g. ADSL) The ability to maximize WAN link utilization by allowing data traffic to burst up to full line rate in the absence of voice calls The ability to control the data transfer rate of upstream TCP devices to limit WAN link congestion EdgeMarcTM Series appliances are the ideal bandwidth management solution for enterprise WAN links supporting IP voice and data. Page 1 of 2 Deployment EdgeMarcTM Series appliances are deployed in the network between WAN and LAN connections in headquarters, branch office and SOHO locations. One appliance is required for each end of a WAN link and they are installed logically between IP PBX trunk interfaces, IP Media Gateways or IP PBX and IP Phone connections. A typical network configuration is provided below. Solution Benefits • • • • Guarantees high quality voice. Priority queuing is used to ensure high priority voice calls are serviced before general-purpose data traffic. Maximizes WAN link utilization to save money. Data traffic is allowed to burst up to full line rate in the absence of voice calls to enable better utilization of expensive network resources. Low acquisition cost. Starting at a list price of $395 the Edgewater solution is 1/10th the cost of competing products. Simple to deploy and manage. Provides the network manager with comprehensive control over network resources using an intuitive web based interface. EdgeMarcTM Series Product Family Location Existing WAN router or Modem? Total WAN bandwidth US List Price EdgeMarc 300 EWN-0300-01 Headquarters or branch office Yes 1.544Mbps (up to 100Mbps) $2,900 EdgeMarc 300T EWN-300T-01 Headquarters or branch office No 1.544Mbps $3,500 EdgeMarc 30 EWN-0030-01 Headquarters or branch office Yes 1.544Mbps or less $995 SOHO Yes 512Kbps or less $395 Model EdgeMarc 5 Part Number EWN-0005-01 For more information about EdgeMarcTM Converged Network Appliances please visit our website at www.edgewaternetworks.com or send email to [email protected]. Page 2 of 2