Avaya G700 Media Gateway

The G700 Media Gateway is designed to be scalable and offer options. It is functional on its own or with other G700 Media Gateways. The G700 is also functional in combination with other G700 Media Gateways and Avaya P330 devices such as the P333T, P333R, and P334.

A maximum of 50 G700 Media Gateways can be supported using the S8300 Media Server. A maximum of 250 G700 Media Gateways can be supported using the S8500 or S8700 Media Server.

To provide power to IP telephones without additional cables, stack the G700 Media Gateways with the Avaya P333T-PWR.

The following list describes the basic architecture of the G700 Media Gateway:

• Intel i960 controller that hosts all of the base switch-control and management software.
• Fits in a EIA-310-D standard 19-inch rack.
• Supports 15 ports of tone detection.
• Contains four media-module slots.
• One Avaya P330 expansion-module slot.
• One slot for the Avaya P330 Octaplane stacking fabric.
• Can sit on a desktop or be rack-mounted.
• Contains an internal motherboard.
• Standard based 10/100 Ethernet Interface connection types. A wall field or breakout panel is not required.
• Internal power supply that provides low-voltage DC power to the fans, motherboard, and media modules.
• Four internal fans that provide cooling for the internal components.
• A LED board that indicates system-level status.
• A serial port for command-line access.
• A VoIP engine that supports up to 64 G.711 single-channel calls.
• Eight-port layer-2 switch.

The G700 Media Gateway has a physical design that is similar to the Avaya stackable switching products. The following figure shows the G700 Media Gateway with two Avaya P330 switches. The G700 is shown at the top of the stack.

Figure 4: G700 Media Gateway with two Avaya P330 switches