Table 17. Comparison between the G700 Announcement software and the VAL circuit pack�����
| Area description |
TN2501AP (VAL) circuit pack |
Avaya G700 announcement software |
| Requires hardware |
Yes |
No |
| Maximum storage time per board for TN750 or TN2501AP |
Up to 60 minutes at 64 Kbps sample rate |
Up to 20 minutes at 64Kbps uncompressed speech |
| Concurrent Calls per Announcement |
50 when using a DEFINITY Server SI or DEFINITY Server CSI 1,000 when using the DEFINITY Server R or S8700 Media Server |
1,000 |
| Backup and restore over LAN |
Yes |
Yes |
| Recording Method |
Use PC or telephone |
Use PC or telephone |
| File portability to multiple DEFINITY or MultiVantage servers |
Yes |
Yes |
| Playback quality |
Toll quality |
Toll quality |
| Backup speed |
2.6 seconds for each 60�seconds of announcement time |
2.6 seconds for each 60�seconds of announcement time |
| Reliability |
High |
High |
| Firmware downloadable |
Yes |
Yes |
| Number of boards per system |
5 on the DEFINITY� CSI and DEFINITY SI 10 on the DEFINITY R and S8700 Media Server |
10 per configuration |
| Announcements per board |
256 |
256 |
| Maximum number of announcements in a configuration |
128 DEFINITY Server CSI or DEFINITY Server Si 1,000 DEFINITY Server R 3,000 S8700 Media Server |
3,000 over multiple G700 Media Gateways |
| Format |
CCITT A-law or u-law |
CCITT A-law or u-law |
| Sample bits |
8 |
8 |
| Sample rate |
8,000 KHz |
8,000 KHz |
| Channels |
Mono |
Mono |
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