Session Border Controllers (SBCs)

Scalable range of devices
Advanced security protection
Extensive SIP interoperability
Hybrid SBC and gateway platforms

Overview

AudioCodes’ Mediant session border controllers (SBCs) deliver seamless connectivity, enhanced security and quality assurance for enterprise and service provider VoIP networks.

In the enterprise environment, SBCs form an effective demarcation point between the business’s VoIP network and the service provider’s SIP trunk, performing SIP protocol mediation and media handling (interoperability), and securing the enterprise VoIP network.

In the service provider core, AudioCodes SBCs can function as peering SBCs between operator networks or as access SBCs delivering security and protocol normalization.

The Mediant family of SBCs includes a range of platforms that offer cost-effective SBC and hybrid functionality (SIP to TDM, SIP to SIP).

Benefits

Scalable range of products suitable for enterprise and service provider deployments
Ensure smooth migration from legacy telephony to SIP-based infrastructure
Deliver advanced security for protection against malicious attacks and fraud
Deployed as a dedicated appliance or as software running in virtual environments

Features

Hybrid SIP/TDM platforms enable connectivity with legacy equipment
Identical code base across all models simplifying training and management
Certified interoperability with leading UC vendors and operators
Advanced SIP mediation capabilities

AudioCodes Mediant SBC Comparison Table

Model	Media Gateway Functionality	Concurrent Sessions	High Availability	Software SBC
Mediant VE	-	24,000
Mediant CE	-	50,000
Mediant 500L		60	-	-
Mediant 500		250		-
Mediant 800		400		-
Mediant 1000		150	-	-
Mediant 2600	-	600		-
Mediant 3100		5,000		-
Mediant 4000	-	5,000		-
Mediant 9030	-	30,000		-
Mediant 9080	-	70,000		-