A2 COMMUNICATIONS APPLICATION SERVER A telephony and multimedia server that provides innovative consumer, business, and other applications

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A2 COMMUNICATIONS APPLICATION SERVER
A telephony and multimedia server that provides
innovative consumer, business, and other applications
For carriers who want better performance,
network flexibility and customer satisfaction,
the GENBAND Communications Application Server
(A2TM) delivers. The GENBAND A2 converges
IP communications and applications to deliver
a rich feature set and enhanced service
customization over multiple IP access networks.
The good news for end users: the GENBAND
A2 delivers a more robust and communications
experience. Even better news for carriers: the A2
translates into greater speed, accuracy, business
agility and ROI. Those are powerful qualities in
softswitch or as a standalone NGN or IMS SIP application server.
today’s competitive telecom marketplace. That is
For maximum deployment flexibility, A2 software can be configured
why GENBAND’s A2 is deployed in more than
over hundreds of Red Hat Linux compliant servers.
190+ operators worldwide, either embedded
in the industry-leading GENBAND C20 or as a
Network Operators can leverage the A2 to deliver a vast array
Standalone SIP application server in NGN and
of consumer services across both fixed and mobile networks. The
IMS environments.
GENBAND A2 offers the scalability and functionality needed to
address both business and residential market segments.
EXTENDING VOICE AND MULTIMEDIA
Today’s on-the-go consumers demand more personalized and satis-
fying communications, and with GENBAND solutions, carriers and
MEETING NEEDS
The GENBAND A2 is ideally positioned to serve the growing enter-
service providers can meet those expectations.
prise marketplace. Business users have led the way in adopting new
and more robust communications solutions. Forward-looking service
Consumers and professionals have more communications devices
providers search constantly for communications solutions that allow
and services than ever before. Services are evolving to deliver a
them to improve customer service and the quality of their products
seamless experience across devices and technologies for personal
or services. Cutting-edge communications also allow businesses to
and business users. The proliferation of devices and applications
simplify their operational systems and increase productivity.
has greatly enhanced both communications and productivity. For
network operators, this expanding communications universe creates
With the GENBAND A2, service providers can offer business users
new revenue opportunities, while also presenting more complex
a richer set of features, including Hosted Unified Communications
service, implementation and operational challenges.
across both TDM and IP lines, Uniform and Automatic Call Distri-
bution, Hunt groups for call centers, multi-cell SIP digital cordless
Network operators can now deliver more feature options and great-
(DECT) phones for SMB and SIP trunking to PBX. SIP trunking to PBX
er customization, with the A2 from GENBAND. The A2 enables
is essential for migration of enterprise PBX systems to IP PBX.
service providers to extend voice and multi-media communications
over any IP-based environment, whether fixed or mobile. This allows
service providers to increase profitability by leveraging the same
SERVING THE RESIDENTIAL MARKET
GENBAND can also position operators to better serve demanding
investment across a much wider customer base, while accelerating
residential consumers. There are many kinds of residential customers,
time-to-market for today’s most popular and profi table new services.
from basic users who are satisfied with a simple fixed line or mobile,
to the tech savvy consumer who demands the newest device, the
SIP OVER IP BROADBAND NETWORKS
latest service and today’s most popular applications. Service adop-
The A2 is a software-based SIP application server that delivers SIP
tion in the residential market is driven by cost savings, flexibility and
applications over any IP broadband network. The A2 can be
convenience.
deployed embedded within the industry-leading GENBAND C20

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A2 COMMUNICATIONS APPLICATION SERVER
A telephony and multimedia server that provides
innovative consumer, business, and other applications
Operators can meet those diverse residential market demands with PROTOCOLS SUPPORTED
the A2. This fully-capable applications engine provides a range of • Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) (SIP 3GPP, SIP IETF)
features ideally suited to serving the residential marketplace: • H.323
• SIP-Telephony (SIP-T)
• Rich multimedia features with Personal Communication Client • RTP/SRTP
(PC Client) such as: • Common Channel Signaling System 7 (CCS7) incl. regional
––Personal meet-me/conferencing service variants
––Federated Instant Messaging • Primary Rate ISDN (PRI) including regional variants
––Web Portal • Call Associated Signaling (CAS) including regional variants
• Per call screening and management • H.263
• Simultaneous ringing, sequential ringing • H.264
• Single number and caller ID
• Presence based routing WEB SERVICES
• Multiple device management • Parlay X/REST
• SOPI
BROAD INTEROPERABILITY • HTML/SOAP
GENBAND solutions protect current equipment investments, while • Java-based API
opening a flexible, cost-effective pathway for network evolution. • ECMA 348
GENBAND has achieved interoperability success with over 80% of • Application Control Interface (ACI)
the industry’s leading IP PBXs and IP phone manufacturers, and has • Personal Agent Portlets (Web Portal Portlets)
tested across all major broadband access types and 100% of IP Pro-
tocols. To demonstrate compatibility with mobile VoIP and 3G/4G INTERFACES SUPPORTED
networks, GENBAND has also performed interoperability tests on • 10/100BaseT Ethernet
industry leading Smartphone devices, including the iPhone, Symbian
and Windows Mobile OS-based devices on the Android OS. MANAGEMENT
• SNMP
KEY SPECIFICATIONS • XML
• Comprehensive IP voice and multimedia feature set for business • SOAP/HTTP
and residential users, increase revenue and reduce churn for
carriers BROADBAND SUPPORTED
• Scalability from hundreds to millions of subscribers. Multiple • Cable Multimedia
sites can be networked to scale for several millions subscribers • FTTN
if required • xDSL
• Open Programmability Suite for custom value-add applications • WiFi
and improved time-to-market • 2G/3G
• Flexibility: deployable as Standalone SIP App Server, in • 3G (EVDO, HSPA)
conjunction with IP softswitch and IMS compliant App Server or • 4G (WiMAX, LTE)
embedded within industry leading C20
HARDWARE SUPPORTED
• Up to 600 industry standard Red Hat Linux compliant servers www.genband.com 1-866-GENBAND
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