Mediant 800 E-SBC
AudioCodes’ Mediant 800™ Enterprise Session Border Controller (E-SBC) is a member of AudioCodes family of Enterprise Session Border Controllers, enabling connectivity and security between Small Medium Businesses (SMB) and Service Providers’ VoIP networks.

The Mediant 800 E-SBC provides Perimeter Defense as a way of protecting companies from malicious VoIP attacks; mediation for allowing the connection of any PBX and/or IP-PBX to any Service Provider; and Service Assurance for service quality and manageability. Designed as a cost-effective appliance, the Mediant 800 E-SBC is based on field-proven VoIP and network services with a native host processor, allowing the creation of purpose-built multiservice appliances, providing smooth connectivity to cloud services, with integrated quality of service, SLA monitoring, security and manageability. The native implementation of SBC provides a host of additional capabilities that are not possible with standalone SBC appliances, such as VoIP mediation, PSTN access survivability, and third party value-added services applications. This enables enterprises to utilize the advantages of converged networks and eliminate the need for standalone appliances.
Why Enterprise Session Border Controllers?
Session Border Controllers were traditionally deployed at the border of service provider core networks. Both Enterprises and Service Providers have now realized the essential need of enterprise-based session border controllers, located at the customer premises for addressing the security, mediation and SLA requirements of the Enterprise. The Mediant 800 E-SBC provides an open and flexible architecture for all Enterprise deployments, acting as the demarcation point between an Enterprise and a SIP Trunking provider, an enterprise and a hosted Unified Communication service provider or an enterprise and other organizations for direct VoIP calling. Why Enterprise Session Border Controllers? Session Border Controllers were traditionally deployed at the border of service provider core networks. Both Enterprises and Service Providers have now realized the essential need of enterprise-based session border controllers, located at the customer premises for addressing the security, mediation and SLA requirements of the Enterprise. The Mediant 800 E-SBC provides an open and flexible architecture for all Enterprise deployments, acting as the demarcation point between an Enterprise and a SIP Trunking provider, an enterprise and a hosted Unified Communication service provider or an enterprise and other organizations for direct VoIP calling.
Enterprise Session Border Controller and Security Services
AudioCodes’ Mediant 800 E-SBC is designed as a secured VoIP platform. Enhanced Media Gateway security features include encryption schemes, such as SRTP for media, TLS for SIP control, IPSec for management, and Denial of service protection. A fully featured Enterprise-class Session Border Controller provides a secured voice network deployment, based on the embedded Back-to-Back User Agent (B2BUA).
Integrated PSTN connectivity
AudioCodes’ Mediant 800 E-SBC is built upon a highly interoperable VoIP Media Gateway, which can be delivered in several pre-defined configurations: a single E1/T1/J1 trunk and up to 4 BRI ports (8 calls) or 12 analog (FXS/FXO) ports. In addition, the Mediant 800 E-SBC provides enhanced dialing plans and voice routing capabilities along with its SIP to SIP mediation, allowing business customers to enjoy the benefits of SIP Trunking services, IP Centrex connectivity, Unified Communications, as well as flexible PSTN and legacy PBX connectivity to VoIP.
Vast mediation capabilities and proven interoperability
In a world of growing choices of voice coders and SIP flavors, enterprises and services providers alike must ensure interoperability for successful integration and service delivery. The Mediant 800 E-SBC, with its extensive media processing capabilities, supports a wide range of voice coders as well as SIP normalization, fax handling, gain control and numerous additional media processing features.
As a direct evolution of the field-proven and highly interoperable Mediant family of VoIP media gateways, the Mediant 800 E-SBC provides unparalleled interoperability, enabling mediation between an extensive list of IP and TDM-based PBXs and SIP Trunking providers.
Quality of Service (QoS) and Quality of Experience (QoE)
AudioCodes Mediant 800 E-SBC supports enhanced IP Quality of Service (QoS) enforcement and Quality of Experience (QoE) Monitoring. Leveraging AudioCodes SEM, a QoE monitoring and management system, the Mediant 800 E-SBC enables service providers and multi-site enterprises to assess networks, certify VoIP deployments, and measure, monitor, track, and help optimize the QoE of their VoIP services. AudioCodes’ Mediant 800 E-SBC also supports enhanced IP Quality of Service (QoS), including Ethernet frame tagging (802.1p), IP packet marking (Diffserv), and traffic shaping.
Survivability Services
Customers served by a centralized, SIP-based IP Centrex server (or branch offices in distributed enterprises) may face service discontinuities in case of WAN failure. The integrated SAS (Stand- Alone Survivability) feature of the Mediant 800 E-SBC enables internal office communication between SIP clients (e.g., IP Phones), along with PSTN fallback, in case of disconnection from the centralized IP Centrex server or IP-PBX.
Value-Added Services by an Open Platform for 3rd-Party Applications
AudioCodes’ Mediant 800 E-SBC extends the flexibility of a standalone SBC with the built-in Open Solution Network (OSN) server option (based on an Intel processor). Independent Software Vendors and OEM customers can utilize this integrated, general purpose server to host their own applications (e.g., IP-PBX, IVR, Call Center, Conferencing, and more).
Applications
Sip Trunking Solution
Using the Mediant 800 E-SBC, SMB customers can seamlessly migrate from legacy PSTN connectivity to cost-effective SIP Trunking Services. The Mediant 800-ESBC provides security, session mediation and service level assurance services, connecting the SMB to multiple SIP Trunking providers, while maintaining interoperability and manageability.
Hosted Centrex Solution
IP Centrex solutions rely on VoIP technology, whose implementation may present significant challenges, especially to businesses without prior VoIP experience. One of the challenges is service continuity during WAN outages. The Mediant 800 E-SBC, with its Stand-Alone Survivability feature, is able to monitor registrations to the SIP Proxy, so that if connectivity is lost the Mediant 800 E-SBC can continue to serve in both internal and external calling capacities.

Mediant 800 E-SBC in SMB Networks
Small and medium Enterprises are motivated to become more productive, efficient, and responsive to their internal users. The convergence of secured voice services, Stand-Alone Survivability, Data Routing and Security, WAN Access, Mediation Services and Service Level Assurance, ensures a high level of investment protection, cost-optimization and support for the growing communication needs of the Enterprise.
| Max. Sessions | Up to 50 |
| Max. Registered Users | Up to 200 |
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| Digital |
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| Ethernet | 1 or 6 pairs of GE/FE interfaces for 1+1 port redundancy |
| Single Chassis Integration | Embedded, open Network Solution Platform for third-party services |
| CPU | Intel ATOM N270, 1.6 GHz up to 2MB RAM; or Intel Celeron 847E, 2 x 1.1 GHz, 2MB RAM |
| Memory | Up to 4GB RAM |
| Storage | SATA storage |
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Access Control |
White/Black Lists, Denial of Service protection |
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VoIP firewall and deep packet inspection |
RTP pinhole management according to SIP offer/answer model. Rogue RTP detection and prevention*, SIP message policy |
| Encryption and Authentication | TLS, SRTP, HTTPS, SSH, IPSec, IKE, SNMPv3, Client/Server authentication |
| Privacy | Topology Hiding, User Privacy |
| Traffic Separation | Physical or VLAN Interface Separation (Media/OAM/Control) |
| SIP |
Standalone SIP B2BUA, Netann (RFC4240), MSCML (RFC5022) or RFC 4117 transcoding device control. Full SIP transparency, mature & broadly deployed SIP stack |
| ITSP and PBX support | Interoperable with many SIP trunk Service Providers and PBX vendors |
| Transport Mediation | SIP over UDP to SIP over TCP or SIP over TLS, IPv4 to IPv6*, RTP to SRTP |
| Header manipulation | Programmable header manipulation. Ability to add/modify/delete headers |
| URI and Number manipulations | URI User and Host name manipulations. Ingress & Egress Digit Manipulation |
| Hybrid PSTN mode | Connect to TDM PBXs or PRI/CAS trunks for least-cost routing or fallback. Also useful for gradual enterprise migration to SIP, Support for analog and T1/E1/J1* |
| Transcoding and Vocoders | Coder normalization, including: transcoding, coder enforcement and re-prioritization. Extensive vocoder support: Wireline: G.711a/mu, G.723.1, G.729A/B/E, Wideband: G.722, AMR-WB |
| Signal Conversion | DTMF/RFC 2833, Inband/T.38 Fax, Packet-time Conversion, V.150.1 |
| NAT | Local and Far-End NAT Traversal for support of remote workers |
| Signal Detection | Fixed & Dynamic Gain Control*, DTMF/RFC2833, Packet-time conversion |
| Call Admission Control | Deny excessive calls based on session establishment rate, number of connections and number of registrations (per SIP trunk or routing domain) |
| Packet marking | 802.1p/Q VLAN tagging, DiffServ, TOS |
| Intelligent Voice | Multiple queues for granular prioritization of VoIP over other non-real time traffic types, Integrated Queuing and scheduling schemes (Strict Priority, Class based Prioritization queuing, fairness) |
| Stand Alone Survivability | Maintain local calls in the event of WAN failure. Outbound calls use PSTN Fallback for external connectivity (including E911) |
| Impairment Mitigation | Packet Loss Concealment, Dynamic Programmable Jitter Buffer, Silence Suppression/Comfort Noise Generation, RTP redundancy, broken connection detection |
| Voice Enhancement | Transrating, RTCP-XR |
| Media Anchoring | Hair-pinning of local calls to avoid unnecessary media delays and bandwidth consumption |
| Integrated BroadSoft PacketSmart™ SLA Monitoring and VoIP Troubleshooting*(Optional) | Full QoS Monitoring (Jitter, Packet Loss, Delay and MOS), full lifecycle management and troubleshooting |
| Routing methods | Request URL, Source/Destination IP Address, Fully Qualified Doman Name, ENUM |
| Alternative Routing and load balancing | Detect proxy failures and route to alternative proxies. Load balance across a pool of proxies |
| Multiple LANs | Support for up to 32 separate LANs |
| DHCP/PPPoE/L2TP/PPTP client towards WAN; DHCP server towards LAN VLAN Layer 3 routing Internal layer 2 switching Static and dynamic routing (RIP1, RIP2, OSPF, BGP) |
| Enclosure | 1U chassis |
| Dimensions | 1U x 320mm x 345mm (HxWxD) |
| Weight | Approx. 5.95lb (2.7kg) loaded with OSN |
| Mounting | Desktop or 19” mount |
| Power | 90-254 V AC power feeds |
| Operating Temperature | 5°-40°C |
| Telecommunications | TIA/EIA-IS-968, ETSI ES 203 021 (FXO interface) |
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* Roadmap
- A highly integrated device for VoIP, Data, Security & Access, forming a single managed point of demarcation
- Based on three core foundations: Perimeter Defense, Mediation and Service Assurance
- Standards-based solution with proven intero perability
- Software license scalability up to 25 secured SBC VoIP sessions
- Encryption for communication privacy and prevention of eavesdropping
- Transparent communication for mobile users
- Survivability with PSTN Failover
- IP-to-IP protocol normalization and media transcoding
- Proven Voice Quality superiority
- Media Processing for Transcoding, Gain Control, DTMF/FAX, etc.
- Extensive filtering and admittance policies
Benefits for Service Providers
- A highly integrated device for VoIP, Data, Security & Access, forming a single managed point of demarcation
- Extensive interoperability and partnerships that extend across multiple vendor devices and protocol implementations
- Enhanced SIP Mediation capabilities, which enable SIP Trunking in a variety of TDM-PBX and IP-PBX customer environments
- Simplified management & maintenance using a unified management tool
- Assuring standalone survivability at the customer premises during WAN outage
- Quality of Experience (QoE) management solution
Benefits for Business Customers
- A highly integrated device for secured SIP Trunking and PSTN access, forming a single and managed point of demarcation for VoIP networks
- An integrated VoIP Media Gateway and E-SBC, reducing CAPEX and OPEX, eliminating the need to purchase and deploy different devices and simplifying maintenance and management
- Future-proof solution with the ability to support various SIP Trunking and UC applications
- Multiple service provider connectivity to optimize tariff rates
- Local survivability and PSTN Failover upon WAN network connectivity failures
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Datasheets
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Brochures
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Certified SIP Gateways, SBCs and IP Phones for Avaya solutions
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Release Date: Dec 19, 11
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Application Notes
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AudioCodes Enterprise Session Border Controllers for Lync Server 2010 and Office Communications Server 2007 R2
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Release Date: Mar 15, 11Microsoft TechNet Blog -
AudioCodes UcSIPT-Integrating Microsoft Lync with SIP Trunking Services
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Carrier/Service Provider Applications – Quality, Cost-effective Solutions for Every Network
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Mediant 1000 MSBG – The Ideal Enterprise Platform for Hosting IP-PBX and VAS Applications
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Release Date: Sep 15, 08
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Case Studies
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BT Global Services and AudioCodes help business customers to maximize the benefits of Microsoft Unified Communications Solutions
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SIP Trunking with Interactive Intelligence at Triton Technologies
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An Integration Case Study with Skype Connect™
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White Papers
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Product Lifecycle Bulletins
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0145 Product Notice - SW Version 6 4 E-SBC_MSBG.pdf
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Product Notice 0101
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Product Notice 0088
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Certifications
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Avaya DevConnect Certification - Mediant MSBG with Avaya Aura Session Manager
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Release Date: May 01, 11
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Documentation
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LTRT-10270 Mediant 800 Gateway and E-SBC SIP User's Manual Ver 6.4.pdf
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Release Date: Dec 01, 11Mediant 800 Gateway and E-SBC SIP User's Manual Ver 6.4 -
LTRT-10250 Mediant 800 Gateway and E-SBC Hardware Installation Manual Ver. 6.4.pdf
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Release Date: Dec 01, 11Mediant 800 Gateway and E-SBC Hardware Installation Manual Ver. 6.4 -
SIP CPE Release Notes Ver. 6.4
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LTRT-30200 Recommended Security Guidelines Technical Note
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LTRT-29101 Errata-Addendum for SIP CPE Documentation 6.2.pdf
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Release Date: Mar 03, 11LTRT-29101 Errata-Addendum for SIP CPE Documentation v6.2 -
SIP Product Reference Manual 6.2
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Installation Manual
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User Manual 6.2
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MSBG Series CLI Reference Guide 6.2
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SIP Release Notes 6.2
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LTRT-96304 MP-500 MSBG, Mediant 600, Mediant 1000 MSBG and Mediant 1000 OAM Guide Version 6.0
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Release Date: Oct 05, 10Mediant 800 MSBG (formerly MP-500), Mediant 600, Mediant 1000 MSBG and Mediant 1000 OAM Guide Version 6.0 -
Installation Manual
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User's Manual
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Product Reference Manual SIP v6.0
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Compliance and Regulatory Information
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AudioCodes Policy for Hazardous Substances and WEEE Directives
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Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity (SdoC)
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Interoperability Configuration Guides & Scenario Files
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AudioCodes E-SBC with Microsoft Lync and Telenet SIP Trunk Configuration Note
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AudioCodes Mediant E-SBC with Microsoft Lync and Timico SIP Trunk Configuration Note
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Release Date: Nov 15, 11 -
Configuration Note AudioCodes Mediant E-SBC with Microsoft Lync and IntelePeer SIP Trunk
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Release Date: Nov 02, 11 -
AudioCodes Mediant E-SBC with Microsoft Lync and Interoute SIP Trunk Configuration Note
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AudioCodes E-SBC with Microsoft Lync and IP Directions SIP Trunk Configuration Note
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Release Date: Nov 02, 11 -
Connecting PAETEC SIP Trunking Service to Microsoft Lync via Mediant 800, 1000 and 3000 E-SBC Gateways Configuration Note
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AudioCodes Mediant 3000 and Mediant 800 MSBG _Mediant_1000 MSBG with Microsoft Lync and Bell Canada SIP Trunk Configuration Note
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Mediant 800 Mediant 1000 and Mediant 3000 E-SBC for Connecting XO Communications IP SIP Trunk to Microsoft Lync Configuration Note
(PDF, 2.3MB)
Release Date: Jun 26, 11
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