Reaping the Benefits
of Peer-to-Peer SIP
Communications
With peer-to-peer SIP technology, you can dramatically
simplify telephone system setup and installation. Plug the
IP telephones into the local area network, and the system
configures itself. In minutes, all users have access to the most
commonly used set of features, including voice mail, confer-
encing, auto-attendant, and call management. A simple PSTN
gateway also acts as a peer to the phones and can provide
access to the PSTN. By distributing the workload out to the
telephone system, peer-to-peer SIP increases reliability by
eliminating the problem of a single point of failure wreaking
havoc on the entire system.
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Avaya one-X Quick Edition
Avaya recently announced a new solu-
tion, Avaya one-X Quick Edition, that is
based on peer-to-peer technology and
can serve both very small businesses
and small branches of larger enter-
prises. Quick Edition is best suited for
small offices who desire select com-
munications features. The solution
complements Avaya’s existing SIP
product portfolio, fits into the vision of
providing customers one common user
experience across devices and appli-
cations (one-X), and is another step in
Avaya’s plan to make intelligent com-
munications applications available to
all customers regardless of size. Peer-
to-peer technology is an important
communications style, and this new
solution clearly illustrates Avaya’s
determination to maintain leadership
in IP telephony innovation.
For example, with Quick Edition, set-
ting up a phone system has never
been easier. All you need to do is plug
your Quick Edition phones into the
network. Within minutes, the phones
themselves
ߜ Discover each other.
ߜ Assign extensions and populate a
company directory.
ߜ Set up voice mail automatically.
You’re done! You can pick up the
phone and use it.
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