Feature Summary

The S8300 Media Server and G700 Media Gateway solution will evolve over time. Table 2 summarizes key features that are available in the October 2002 release of this product.

Table 2. May 2002 Release and October 2002 Release Feature Comparison
May 2002 Release features	October 2002 Release Features
One G700 Media Gateway with an S8300 Media Server can support up to 100 stations and 100 trunks, and must be installed at a single location	Up to 5 G700 Media Gateways controlled by an S8300 Media Server can support up to a total of 250 stations and 250 trunks
Up to 5 G700 Media Gateways can be controlled by an external S8700 Media Server, if the S8700 Media Server is a multi-connect configuration	Up to 30 G700 Media Gateways can be controlled by an external S8700 Media Server, and the S8700 Media Server can be an IP-connect or a multi-connect configuration
One S8300 Media Server can operate as a Local Survivable Processor (LSP) standby call controller for an S8700 Media Server for multi-connect configuration (one LSP for each gateway that requires survivability)	Multiple S8300 Media Servers can operate as Local Survivable Processor (LSP) standby call controllers for an S8700 Media Server for either IP-connect or multi-connect configurations (one LSP for up to 5 gateways that require survivability)
Messaging is available through an externally connected or networked Messaging system	Messaging is available through an externally connected or networked Messaging system, and optionally provided by an embedded IA770 INTUITY AUDIX Messaging Application that may interact with other INTUITY AUDIX Messaging systems
Support for analog stations and trunks in the USA	Support for analog stations and trunks internationally
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent on the G700 Media Gateway	Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent on the G700 Media Gateway and S8300 Media Server/S8700 Media Server call controllers
	Support for international BRI trunking
	Call center solution supporting the following capabilities: all three Avaya call center packages (Basic, Deluxe, and Elite); up to 250 agents; a maximum of 16 ASAI links.
	Avaya G700 announcement software. The announcement capability is standard and comes co-resident on the G700. The G700 announcement software has many of the functionalities of the TN2501AP VAL circuit pack.
	Co-Resident DEFINITY LAN Gateway (DLG) application that enables communications between TCP/IP clients and Avaya MultiVantage Software. The Co-Resident DLG application routes internetwork messages from one protocol to another (ISDN to TCP/IP) and bridges all ASAI message traffic (by way of a TCP/IP tunnel protocol).
	Increase of Tone Detectors up to 12