Aastra OpenCom X320 User Guide - Page 105
SIP Telephony, 8.4.1 External SIP connections, PBX Configuration, Trunks, Route
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Voice over IP (VoIP) SIP Telephony 8.4 SIP Telephony The SIP Internet (Session Initiation Protocol) protocol provides you with a low-cost, standardised option for telephoning via IP-based networks. OpenCom X320 enables you to use external SIP telephone connections ("SIP trunk lines").Furthermore, internal SIP subscribers, SIP telephones or SIP telephony software are also supported. 8.4.1 External SIP connections The PBX Configuration: Trunks: Route menu gives you the option of making an SIP connection on a normal ISDN line in case of bundle overflow, breakdown or over-occupancy. You can also set up your system to route certain types of calls, such as international calls, to an SIP connection. Note: You will need a Media Gateway card for SIP telephony. You will also need a fast Internet connection such as DSL for SIP telephony. You will also usually need the services of a SIP provider. A SIP provider operates a special server (the SIP Registrar) to handle connections. The SIP provider also operates a gateway to the ordinary telephone network which users pay to use and which enables the SIP provider to provide calls to the telephone network.A SIP connection can also accept incoming calls from the telephone network. The same voice transmission techniques as those explained in Fundamentals starting on page 96 are used for SIP telephony. SIP telephony has the following distinctive features: ■ Subscribers are identified through an e-mail-like "SIP ID" such as [email protected] or [email protected]. ■ SIP transmits dialling numbers always in a single data package (block dialling). Dialling can therefore be concluded with the hash key #on the system terminal, or the end of the number will be indicated by a time-out. The value for this time-out can be defined for each SIP provider separately. ■ You must log on ("Login") to the SIP registrar before you can use SIP telephony. Use the OpenCom X320 to manage important information for the registration (user name and password) of one or more SIP accounts. It is possible to make several calls simultaneously using a single SIP account. 103