T.38 Fax over IP - Market Requirements

Fax transmission is a key application for many Enterprises. Financial institutes, banks, government offices, lawyers, and many others still use fax to transfer a multitude of documents daily. 

Moving from TDM-based PBXs to IP telephony, Enterprises tend to gradually replace existing analog phones with IP phones. However, fax is still a challenge as thousands of existing faxes cannot be easily converted to IP faxes or emails, and requires a connection to the new IP telephony infrastructure.

T.38 Fax over IP - AudioCodes Solution

By using AudioCodes’ MediaPack 11x media gateways, Enterprises can connect existing, business critical analog fax machines to their growing VoIP network, controlled by industry leading IP PBX platforms that utilize industry standard control protocols which include H.323, MGCP and SIP. The interconnection can include thousands of faxes deployed in enterprise branches, connected to the enterprise IP network and to the PSTN.

By deploying AudioCodes’ MediaPack media gateways, the enterprise enables toll free, reliable and transparent fax transmissions over its growing VoIP network, connecting to the IP-PBXs distributed across customer premises, providing a seamless transition from the existing TDM network.

Leveraging T.38 fax over IP protocol and AudioCodes’ TP-260/SIP media gateway blades, advanced fax applications can be developed and deployed in cases connecting to existing PSTN circuits or PBX equipment.

T.38 Fax over IP for Enterprises Features

• Multiple Media Control Protocols Support (H.323, SIP and MGCP)
• Interoperability with many IP PBX
• VoIPerfect Quality
• Standard T.38 Fax support
• Fax Interoperability tested with over 100 different fax models
• Scalability from two-port MP-112 up to the 24-port MP-124
• Group 4 Fax support
• Automatic Fax Detection and Routing
• Reliability
• Manageability