gateways/controllers

AS5350XM High-Density Voice w/2E1, 3 AS5X-PVDM2-64, IP+ IOS Cisco® AS5350XM Universal Gateways offer unparalleled capacity and the flexibility to deploy advanced voice, fax, and remote-access services. With more than 24 million ports deployed, Cisco Systems® customers worldwide have shown that Cisco AS5000s provide the scale, reliability, and suite of services required to meet market demands. The Cisco AS5350XM offers best-in-class voice, fax, and remote-access services in one rack unit (RU). The rich set of Cisco IOS® Software features available in the Cisco AS5350XM Universal Gateway makes the platform versatile and deployable in a wide range of network architectures.
The Cisco AS5350XM Universal Gateway chassis has three slots that can take trunk cards, high-density packet voice/fax digital signal processor (DSP) feature cards, and universal port DSP cards. Mixing high-density packet voice/fax feature cards and universal port DSP cards in the same chassis is not supported. The following feature card options allow you to customize the platform configuration to meet specific customer needs:

• The trunk card options available for this platform are 2CT1, 2CE1, 4CT1, 4CE1, 8CT1, 8CE1, and CT3.

• The high-density packet voice/fax feature card (AS5X-FC) available for this platform supports from 1 to 6 DSP modules (AS5X-PVDM2-64) providing scalability from 64 to 384 voice and fax ports per card.

• The universal port DSP card options available for this platform are NP108 (108 universal ports) and NP60 (60 universal ports).
This document describes how to order the Cisco AS5350XM Universal Gateway and the relevant software licenses required for the gateway features.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Before you begin, have the following information ready:

• Is an AC or DC power supply required? Is a non-redundant or a redundant power supply preferred?

• What is the ingress trunk type?

– The platform supports CT1, CE1, and CT3 ingress trunks.

• What cable or connector type is required to connect the trunks?

– Specific cable types such as DB15, RJ-45, BNC, etc. may be required to connect the E1/T1 trunks to the Cisco AS5350XM Universal Gateway. The RJ-45 is sometimes referred to as RJ-48C.

• What trunk signaling is used?

– The Cisco AS5350XM Universal Gateway supports a variety of trunk signaling protocols, including T1 or E1 Primary Rate Interface (PRI), channel associated signaling (CAS), and E1/R2. If using E1/R2 signaling, check with your Cisco representative to ensure that the platform supports the country variant.
– Signaling System 7 (SS7) signaling is also supported with the use of an external call agent such as the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch or the Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch.

• If T1 or E1 cables will be used for ingress, does the customer need the optional eight PRI breakout cable rack-mount bracket to organize cabling?

• Which of the following kinds of calls will be terminated on the platform?

– Voice calls, Voice Extensible Markup Language (VXML), modem calls, ISDN digital calls, wireless (V.110 or V.120) calls, or a combination of these?

• Which applications need to be supported: Packet voice and fax, or universal port (dial-up/remote access in combination with voice), or dial only?

– Choose bundles or starter kit configurations that include high-density packet voice/fax feature cards and DSP modules for voice and fax applications.

– Choose bundles or starter kit configurations that include universal port DSP feature cards for combined voice, fax, and remote access applications.

– Choose bundles or starter kit configurations that include dial DSP feature cards for remote access applications. The AS5XM-DIAL-60NP and AS5XM-DIAL-108NP DSP feature cards offer a lower price point, but upgrades to support voice require a hardware trade-in.

• How many simultaneous sessions need to be supported?

– The maximum number of sessions that can be supported on one chassis varies, depending on the application. The Cisco AS5350XM Universal Gateway is designed to handle a maximum of 672 voice or 216 dial sessions. Using the high-density packet voice/fax feature card, the Cisco AS5350XM supports up to 12 E1 (360) or CT3 (672) G.711 voice or fax calls. Consult your Cisco representative to determine the performance and capabilities of the platform for your specific applications.

• Is the AMR narrowband codec required?

– AMR narrowband codec support is available with the high-density packet voice/fax feature card. To activate the AMR codec, order the Cisco AS5350XM AMR narrowband codec license (part number FR535XM-AMR-LIC); pricing is per platform.

• Is the platform used along with the Cisco PGW 2200 or any other vendor's SS7 controller?

– To use the Integrated Signaling Link Terminal (SLT) feature, order the Cisco AS5350XM Cisco IOS Software Integrated SLT License (part number FR535XM-SLT-LIC); pricing is per platform.

• What Cisco IOS Software features are required?

– Basic Cisco IOS Software features are present in the IP Plus feature set.

– Applications requiring Triple Data Encryption Standard (3DES) encryption, such as Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol Version 2, need the IP PLUS 3DES feature set.

– Lawful Intercept is supported in the IP PLUS 3DES LAWFUL INTERCEPT feature set.

– X.25, AppleTalk, and other non-IP protocols are supported on the ENTERPRISE PLUS feature set.

– Enterprise applications requiring 3DES encryption need the ENTERPRISE PLUS 3DES feature set.

– Session border controller (SBC) features facilitate direct IP connectivity between independent VoIP and video networks. The Cisco Multiservice IP-to-IP Gateway is an integrated Cisco IOS Software application that runs on the Cisco AS5350XM Universal Gateway, and is available in the INT VOICE/VIDEO IPIPGW, TDMIP GW EPLUS and IOS INT VOICE/VIDEO IPIPGW, TDMIP GW LI feature sets.

FEATURE LICENSES
Basic feature licenses for voice and dial applications on the Cisco AS5350XM Universal Gateway are included in the price of the DSP feature cards. A feature license is required to use the AMR narrowband codec, Cisco Multiservice IP-to-IP Gateway SBC features, Cisco Gatekeeper, and integrated SLT features.

Optional Feature Licenses

• Feature license for the AMR Narrowband Codec on the Cisco AS5350XM Universal Gateway (part number FR535XM-AMR-LIC)

– This feature is designed to allow connectivity between GSM, US-TDMA, and PDC networks. AMR is the 3GPP mandatory standard codec for narrowband speech and multimedia messaging services over GSM networks.

• Feature license for the Cisco Multiservice IP-to-IP Gateway SBC features and Cisco Gatekeeper on the Cisco AS5350XM Universal Gateway (part number FL-INTVVSRV-5X)

– Operating a Cisco IOS Software image with support for the Cisco Multiservice IP-to-IP Gateway or Cisco Gatekeeper feature set requires the purchase of an integrated voice and video services feature license. Cisco Multiservice IP-to-IP Gateway features can operate concurrently with public-switched telephone network (PSTN) voice gateway features. Direct IP interconnections between VoIP networks lower costs, lower latency, improve voice quality, and offer greater flexibility to support emerging services. The Cisco AS5350XM Universal Gateway supports up to 1000 concurrent IP-to-IP calls (i.e. 2000 sessions) in media flow-through mode, with media flow-around support also available.

• Feature license for the Integrated SLT feature on the Cisco AS5350XM Universal Gateway (part number FR535XM-SLT-LIC)

– The Integrated SLT feature pulls existing Cisco distributed Message Transfer Part (MTP) SS7 signaling architecture functions-previously available only on Cisco 26xx-based SLTs-directly onto a single Cisco AS5350XM Universal Gateway. Like the Cisco 26xx-based SLT, the Integrated SLT on a Cisco AS5350XM Universal Gateway backhauls upper-layer SS7 protocols across an IP network using Cisco Reliable User Datagram Protocol (RUDP), terminating the MTP1 and MTP2 layers of the SS7 protocol stack at the media gateway controller (MGC).

Performance and Capacity
The performance and capacity of the Cisco AS5350XM Universal Gateway varies for different applications. For example, the gateway is designed to handle 672 voice or 216 dial sessions at up to 20 calls per second. Consult your Cisco representative for performance characteristics for the specific applications that you will run on the gateway.
The Cisco AS5350XM Universal Gateway occupies one rack unit (RU), or 1.73 inches of rack space. The maximum power consumption of one Cisco AS5350XM Universal Gateway is 168W in the 8E1 configuration with 216 active calls. The heat dissipation is 573 BTUs/hour.