One of the main problems that we have detected in our customers is the way to integrate the VoIP equipment to their PABX or local Telephone system. For this reason we have developed this document that you can download here with PDF of format: We sell, install and support Panasonic Telephone System totally integrated with our Proprietary Voice over IP Telephone Network. VOIP Compatibility & Interoperability Technical Sheet Update PN S0000156, Rev. A This document provides information on connecting a International Channel Private Network Voice over IP specially designed for your company by www.ofinet.net and/or its associates to any of several PBX systems, as well as interoperability with various 3 rd party hardware and software products. PBX Compatibility In general, the VOIPs can attach to any PBX that has analog extensions, analog CO ports, or analog E&M ports available. Below is a set of general rules that can help determine if the VOIP is compatible with a particular PBX system: if the PBX supports FXS/FXO or E&M analog ports, the MultiVOIP will work with the PBX if the PBX system lets you hook up an analog phone or analog fax machine, the MultiVOIP will work with the PBX if the PBX or key system uses proprietary RJ11 wiring, the MultiVOIP will not work with the PBX or key system Page 1 of 6
Warning: POTS lines should never be plugged into a VOIP port configured for FXS. This document cannot and does not cover all of the PBX manufacturers in the world, nor does it cover all of the PBX models built by each manufacturer listed herein. This document was accurate at the time of release; please check our web site (http://www.ofinet.net) for possible updates to this information. If you are aware of any inaccuracies or additional information helpful to this document, please forward the information to us at ofinet@ofinet.net. Note: This document contain links to sites on the Internet which are owned and operated by third parties. Ofinet, Inc. is not responsible for the content of any such third-party site. A PBX is a circuit-switching device; voice-over-data equipment interfaces must emulate one of the 4 circuit types the PBX recognizes: analog trunk, digital trunk, analog line, and digital line. Line-side connections must adhere to the expected behavior of an analog phone line. The PBX (or PSTN) end of the line furnishes battery power, rings, and busy tones; it also interprets dialed digits. This interface is called a foreign exchange station (FXS) port. An equipment interface emulating a phone set is called foreign exchange office (FXO) port. Line-side voice-over-data connections mimic these interfaces. Warning: POTS lines should never be plugged into a VOIP port configured for FXS. Below is a general description of VOIP interface Type support: The VOIP supports E&M types I - V. The VOIP FXO port is similar to other manufacturer s FXO 1 and FXO 2. The VOIP FXS port is similar to other manufacturer s FXS 1. Note: Some manufacturers specify support of FXS 2, suggesting that FXS 2 is used for direct connection to a 2-wire telephone for PSTN applications. The VOIP FXS ports are not meant to connect to the PSTN, and do not support what they call FXS 2. PBX Manufacturers in this document: Ackerman Alcatel Altigen Artisoft Avaya BBS Telecom Conexant Dialogic Ericsson Excel Fujitsu Hitachi ICSTelecom Lucent Mitel NEC Nortel Panasonic Philips Plexus Praxon Rockwell Sattel Siemens Toshiba The current list (at the time of this document s release) of PBX and PABX equipment with which the VOIP is tested and approved includes: Avaya Merlin Magix, Legend, Definity Plexus NEC 2400 SDS SP Lucent Network Alchemy PABX Artisoft PBX Praxon Corp. PBXs ATT PANASONIC Page 2 of 6
PBX Support in the VOIP The H.323 protocol can support all combinations of PBX connectivity. The information here is accurate at the time of release; for the latest information ask for details. Our proprietary implementation supports three main types of connections: FXS, FXO, and E&M. Following are examples of such combinations: An FXS-to-FXS circuit may use a standard (analog) telephone or key telephone system connected at each endpoint. An FXS-to-FXO circuit may use a standard (analog) telephone or key telephone system at one end and uses an analog PBX extension at the other endpoint. An FXO-to-FXO circuit uses an analog PBX extension at each endpoint. An E&M-to-E&M circuit uses PBX trunk card connections at each endpoint. Other combinations include: o E&M wink to FXS ground o E&M dial tone to FXS loop o E&M dial tone to FXO loop The VOIP supports connections to standard (analog) telephones and key telephone systems using its FXS port(s). Station-side (extension) connections to the PBX are done by connecting the VOIP's FXO port to an analog station-side (extension) port on the PBX. Trunk connections to the PBX require a special (analog) trunk card within the PBX and use the E&M port on the VOIP. If one of the VOIPs is connected to a PBX trunk, then the corresponding channel in the other VOIP must be connected to another E&M circuit or to a standard (analog) telephone or key telephone system. PBX Manufacturers Ackerman - Euracom small systems; supports up to 30 extensions; small ISPBX (ISDN PBX) systems http://www.euracom.com/start_fs.htm. Alcatel: PBXs (Home page): www.alcatel.com. Networking for Enterprises: http://www2.ind.alcatel.com/index.cfm Alcatel for Small & Medium Business: http://www.alcatel.com/enterprise/smb/index.htm Altigen - PBX with integral IP Gateway (up to 160 extensions) http://www.altigen.com/index.html. AltiGen s mission is to offer businesses with 8-200 users advanced telephone system features. Artisoft open software PBX suite of telephony software applications http://www.artisoft.com. Artisoft's technical support team serves their resellers, who provide the first line of support for their customers. Technical support is free of charge to all Artisoft Solution Providers trained and authorized on the current version of TeleVantage. The Artisoft Support Web is a password-protected resource for authorized Solution Providers only: http://channelserver.artisoft.com/supportfr.htm Avaya (formerly Lucent): Merlin Magix, Legend, Definity, Partner ACS. Avaya products A-Z: http://wwwdb.lucent.com/bcs/syst.main?p_id=28&p_keyword=multivoip has been tested to be compatible with both Magix and Partner Communications systems. Magix 400 E&M Tie Card: "When Page 3 of 6
interfacing an MVP400/800 to a Magix 400 E&M Tie Card you must take pin 7 from the MultiVOIP and wire it to the grounding screw of the Magix chassis in order for the E&M circuit to work." Refer to the pin-to-pin connection graphic of the Magix 400 E&M Tie Card in the MVP400/800 User Guide (http://www.multitech.com under MultiVOIP). Avaya Online Expert: http://support.lucent.com/ole_announcement.jhtml Adding VOIP to Avaya PBX Systems: http://www.multitech.com/applications/voip/avaya.asp Avaya Support: http://support.avaya.com/comsys/ Definity Support Page: http://support.avaya.com/comsys/definity/ Merlin Support Page: http://support.avaya.com/comsys/merlin/ Partner Support Page: http://support.avaya.com/comsys/partner/ BBS Telecom: Analog Switches, etc. Home page: www.bbstelecom.com. Plexus series digital telephone systems: http://www.bbstelecom.com/bbs/plexus.html IPS Hybrid-Key Telephone System: http://www.bbstelecom.com/bbs/ips.html Conexant (formerly Rockwell Semiconductor Systems) home page: http://www.conexant.com/default.sph/saservletengine.class/web/index.jsp Dialogic: Home page: http://www.dialogic.com/home.htm PBX Switch Integration: www.dialogic.com/company/whitepap/2675web.htm and also http://www.dialogic.com/products/6531web.htm Ericsson: BusinessPhone range for SMEs, MD110 for large companies: www.ericsson.com Excel: Switching products (http://www.xl.com). Excel Switching products are now part of the Lucent Open Network Solutions product line. Product information can be accessed on the Switching Solutions Group web page at http://www.lucent-ssg.com or support web site at http://support.xl.com. Fujitsu: F9600 for enterprises, Series3 for SMEs; Transmission & Switch Technologies web page: http://www.fujitsu.com/products/communication/broadband. Telecommunicatons products support worldwide: http://www.fujitsu.com/contact/products_services/telecom/ Hitachi: HCX range of medium to large systems. PBX Contact Information: http://www.hitachi.com/products/information/hardware/telecomequipment/pbx/ hps4201.html ICSTelecom Executone; Medley web page: www.icsexecutone.com or email: Info@icstelecom.net. IEX: Telestar: www.iex.com/. Service & System Support: http://www.icsexecutone.com/customerservice/support.html Service Order Request: service@icstelecom.net Page 4 of 6
Lucent: Lucent Network Alchemy PABX; Definity Switch products for SMEs to enterprises: www.lucent.com ; (Lucent Enterprise Network Products - see Avaya). http://www.lucent.com/pss/prodover/01d_gs.html#ccs and also http://www.lucent.com/pss/prodover/01e_gs.html Switching Applications/Network Services: Long Distance 5ESS Switch web page at: http://www.lucent-ssg.com/switching/softapps/network/longdistance_switch.shtml Enhanced Services (ES) Platform - industry standard hardware and software connected to the 5ESS Switch: http://www.lucent-ssg.com/switching/softapps/network/enhanced_services.shtml Centrex Solutions: http://www.lucent-sas.com/switching/softapps/local/centrex.shtml. Mitel: SX20 and imagination range of systems for companies of any size. Mitel home page: http://www.mitel.com/index.cfm Mitel Networks global support page: http://www.mitel.com/support/index.cfm Mitel Documentation page: http://www.mitel.com/support/documentation_library.cfm Mitel Tech Support page: http://www.mitel.com/support/technical_support.htm NEC: NEC 2400 SDS SP. NEAX systems for SMEs and Enterprises: http://www.cng.nec.com/html/support.htm. National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC): http://www.ilibrary.com/phoenix/ntachome.nsf/homepagenav?opennavigator NTAC Online email: ntacwebmaster@cng.dl.nec.com. Public FAQs: http://www.ilibrary.com/phoenix/ntachome.nsf/homepagenav?opennavigator Nortel: Meridian PBX http://www.nortel.com/. The Meridian 1 (Option 11C Mini and Option 11C) support all trunk interfaces including E&M http://www.nortelnetworks.com/products/01/meridian/mer1/options/techspecs.html Customer Support Home page: http://www12.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/cnss/cs/main.jsp. FAQ Tool: http://www112.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/faq. Software Distribution. Documentation International Contacts North America: 1-800-4 NORTEL or 1-800-466-7835 Panasonic: KTX range for SMEs: http://www.panasonic.com/consumer_electronics/communication_systems/ Customer Support Center: http://www.panasonic.com/support/index.html Philips: Sophos is systems for larger companies: http://www.philips.com/products/index.html Philips Business Communications offering of telephone systems is founded on the SOPHO is3000 series of PBXs: http://www.business-comms.be.philips.com/. Photo library and software downloads: Page 5 of 6
http://pbcextra.net/i2/downloads.asp. Plexus - http://www.plexus.com. For additional information about Plexus Corp. beyond the contents of this web site contact : Plexus Marketing Department 55 Jewelers Park Drive PO Box 156 Neenah, WI 54957-0677 Email: plexus_marketing@plexus.com Phone: (920)722-3451 Fax: (920)751-5395 Praxon Corp. Praxon PDX (Praxon Phone Data exchange ) for small and medium businesses: http://www.praxon.com/ The Praxon Online Support Center is available to all Praxon Authorized Resellers for 24-hour access to technical information, manuals and answers to FAQs: http://www.praxon.com/support/index.cfm Rockwell Electronic Commerce: transcend@ec.rockwell.com or http://www.ec.rockwell.com Support Services: http://www.ec.rockwell.com/products/services_support.htm Customer Contact via Web, phone, fax and E-mail: http://www.ec.rockwell.com/contact/index.htm Sattel Communications: Scalable DSS switches: www.sattel.com WorldNet s centralized NCC (Network Control Center): http://www.sattel.com/dama/default.htm#control For Support questions Telephone (818) 709 6201. Siemens: Business Communications Systems - Realitis and Hicom systems www.siemenscom.com (formerly Rolm) Products and Services: http://www.icn.siemens.com/icn/products/ Customer Support: http://www.icn.siemens.com/icn/support/ Toshiba: Strata range for SMEs; Telecommunication Systems Division: http://www.toshiba.com/taistsd/index.htm Customer Support (Toshiba's authorized dealers): http://www.toshiba.com/taistsd/locator.htm or call 1-800-222-5805. Page 6 of 6