IP•Tube UNO T1
Overview & Applications
Leased CircuitT1 Voice, Video and Data Over IPThe IP•Tube UNO T1 encapsulates a full or fractional T1 circuit into IP packets. T1 Over IP connections provide for the interconnection of PBXs, Cellular equipment and Telecom Switches via LANs, WANs, MANs, IP Satellite, xDSL, Cable and Wireless Ethernet. Transparent Interconnect The IP•Tube UNO T1's transparent operation maintains the proprietary signaling required to support PBX features such as call conferences, call forwarding, caller ID and SS7. Legacy phone equipment investment is preserved.
The IP•Tube UNO T1 ships with one T1 interface and one 10/100 BaseT Ethernet Interface. Optional integrated 4 port QOS/VLAN/Rate Limiting Layer-2 Ethernet switch is available. An Ethernet Switch Option provides transparent LAN bridging, user data bandwidth and access control through rate limiting and port-based VLAN filtering and tagging. | |
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| IP•Tube UNO T1 Standard Features
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Assured Delivery Protocol In order to assure high quality communications over links with intermittent or noisy performance, such as Wireless or Broadband over Power Line, the IP•Tube UNO T1 employs Engage’s robust Assured Delivery Protocol with the following benefits: • Packet out of sequence detection and re-sequencing Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol - DHCP Domain Name Addressing Dynamic DNS Secure Socket Shell - SSH SNMP | |
| IP•Tube UNO T1 Options | |
| Ethernet Switch OPTION - SWITCH The IP•Tube UNO T1 is available with a four port 10/100 Ethernet QoS switch integrating a high-performance switching fabric with four priority queues. Advanced features include 802.1p/IPv4/IPv6 traffic classification, full IEEE 802.1Q VLAN, RMON, SNMP, Port Monitoring and Layer 2 firewall. QoS determined by destination MAC address, port ID, IEEE 802.1p and multimedia traffic tags, IPv4 Type of Service (TOS), and Differentiated Services (DiffServ).
The Rate Limiter option limits the WAN bandwidth utilized by the LAN1 to LAN2 bridge. Rate Limiting the traffic enables the reservation of the WAN bandwidth for time the sensitive T1 Over IP real time connections. Great for Wireless WAN T1 applications. Rate Governing is only applied in the direction to the WAN to minimize latency..
Virtual Private Network Support Protector OPTION -PRO
Alternator Load Balancing OPTION -ALT
Full T1 Connection Across Two ADSL Lines DS0 Timeslot Multiplexor OPTION -MUX | |
Lossless Data Compression OPTION - C The IP•Tube UNO T1-C continuously detects idle and redundant data within each T1 Voice circuit resulting in as much as a 56 to 1 bandwidth savings. | |
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| Rack Mount Kit The IP-Tube family is ready for your most demanding central office or data center environments. With the Rack Mount Kit, IP•Tube products are easily installed in 19" and 23" racks. Easy access to both front and rear sides facilitates technician maintenance procedures. | |
Applications
T1 Over IP Ethernet Applications
| • Transparent leased and private line services over less expensive IP and Ethernet networks | • Operating expenses are minimized by leveraging the efficiencies and ubiquity of IP, Ethernet and MPLS | |
| • Protects investment in traditional telephony and TDM equipment. | • Ethernet, IP and MPLS infrastructures are inexpensive, fast to | |
| • Disaster recovery for T1 circuits with 1+1 and 1:1 redundancy. | • Easy installation with IP-based management and carrier grade diagnostics. |
T1 Private Line Services over IP
Multi-Site Enterprises, Cellular Service Providers, Education Districts, Universities, National, State and Local Government, and Municipalities incur significant recurring monthly costs for rigid-bandwidth leased lines used only for the interconnection of PBXs and Telecom switches.
The IP•Tube UNO T1 provides organizations with the ability to interconnect their existing phone systems over flexible bandwidth lines that are used to carry data, voice, and video. The Voice Only Leased Line Toll charges assessed by long distance and local carriers are eliminated or dramatically reduced by transporting voice traffic across LANs and WANs.
LANs
The most compelling option for the interconnection of T1 based systems is when it can be accomplished over a Local Area Network. The deployment of Fiber based LANS such as Gigabit Ethernet, provides organizations with high performance and high quality bandwidth that is especially well suited for the interconnection of PBXs and Telecom Switches.
WANs
Wide Area Networks that have sufficient bandwidth and Quality of Service provisioning result in very significant cost savings especially for Multinational Corporations. The IP•Tube UNO T1 with loss less data compression, detects idle and redundant data within each voice circuit resulting in a 56 to 1 bandwidth savings. WAN bandwidth is not consumed by silence or redundant samples.
T1 Over Wireless Ethernet
Interconnection of T1 based data communication systems over wireless as a primary or back up connection is a major application of the IPTube.
For over eight years the IP•Tube has proven itself around the world as an effective method for using Commercial Off the Shelf Wireless Ethernet Bridges to interconnect T1 circuits.
The IP•Tube's Assured Delivery Protocol has the sophistication required for solid performance across a wide range of wireless connections.
The use of parallel Wireless Ethernet links minimizes the latency and Radio’s packet processing requirment.
Note: Parallel Application requires Ethernet Switch Option.
Connecting phone systems across a wireless Ethernet connection has a return on investment that is measured in weeks. Eliminating the wired connection for the T1 based communication equipment is made possible with the IP•Tube T1 Over Ethernet capability.
Cellular Base Station Backhaul
IP•Tube UNO T1s provide transparent interconnection of Base Stations, Base Station Controllers and Mobile Switching Centers over IP Ethernet packet-switched networks.
Cellular service providers save substantially by converting to a packet switch network. The Lossless Data compression option, which is especially well suited to Cellular communication links, minimizes the bandwidth required to interconnect.
Cellular phone service providers are able to save substantially by converting to a packet switch network from circuit based TDM leased lines. The Loss Less Data compression option provides a 56 to 1 compression, which minimizes the bandwidth required to interconnect, is especially well suited to Cellular communication links.
Engage's first deployment of the IPTubeT1, in the Spring of 2000, was for an international interconnection of a Cellular Base Station to a Base Station Controller.
Note: The Ethernet Switch Option has the sophistication to support Ethernet Native Base Station applications with QOS and rate limiting.
Broadband Service Providers
Companies, that are able to provide IP Ethernet access networks generate new revenue by offering traditional T1 leased line and private line services, such as:
- Cable Operators
- Cable operators connect traditional T1 leased line and private line services over their hybrid fiber coax (HFC) cable networks. HFC Cable network latency typically requires echo cancellation.
- Metropolitan Area Networks
- Metropolitan carriers with IP or Ethernet access networks deliver traditional leased line and private line services.
Utilities- Utilities generate new revenue by offering traditional T1 leased line and private line services over their fiber or power line networks.
- Incumbent Carriers
- Telcos reduce costs by delivering profitable leased and private line services over their flexible Ethernet infrastructures.
- CLEC PBX Back Haul
- The IP•Tube DLT1-Ecan provides CLECs with a way to back haul T1 DS0s from a customer’s phone systems over their Internet connection. The back hauled DS0s are connected to the CLECs phone switch for connection to the Public Switched Telephone Networks. Local Exchange Carriers are able to offer an economical alternative to the local Phone Company.
- International Toll Bypass
- The IP•Tube T1's most dramatic cost savings is when it is used for the international interconnections of TDM based telecommunication equipment. The IP•Tube E1 is interoperable with the European TDM standard E1.
