Edgewater Networks has reportedly announced the availability of the EdgeMarc 4610W Network Services Gateway (News - Alert), which provides up to four T1/E1 wide area networking ports, a 10/100Mbps Ethernet WAN port and an integrated 24 port 10/100/1000 Mbps Power over Ethernet switch.

 

In addition, this complete solution also features 6 FXS, 2 FXO ports, 2 USB ports and a V.90 modem for out of band management access, the company said.

 

Since it provides PRI, native SIP and analog connections to enterprise PBX (News - Alert) and key systems, the EdgeMarc 4610W is ideal for SIP trunking services. Company officials said that this flexibility enables service providers to connect to a broad range of enterprise communications systems using a single product.

 

The 4610W PRI support is equipped with a voice compression capability, enabling enterprise customers to replace standalone PRI links with converged VoIP and data WAN services.

 

Additionally, for Hosted PBX services, the EdgeMarc 4610W features an integrated IAD, a 24 port in-line PoE switch for direct connections to IP phones, integrated PSTN gateway ports for local survivability and an 802.11 wireless access point.

 

With 4610W, enterprise customers can simplify the transition to converged voice, video and data communications. Company officials said that the 4610W combines routing and switching infrastructure into one device to simultaneously reduce the complexity and upgrade the performance of branch office networks.

 

Moreover, the 4610W is fully compatible with the EdgeView VoIP Support System. This enables enterprises to configure, monitor and manage their branch office networks at a significant cost savings, said company officials.

 

In addition to providing an Ethernet WAN interface for support of metro Ethernet environments, the 4610W supports multi-link, bonded T1/E1 services.

 

“The EdgeMarc 4610W is a single, flexible system that can be used for enterprise branch office connectivity, SIP trunking or Hosted PBX services,” said David G. Norman, CEO at Edgewater Networks (News - Alert), in a statement.

 

Norman said that with the introduction of the 4610W, service providers can profitably sell and deliver business class services to the enterprise. Also, the 4610W delivers significant cost savings for distributed enterprise applications by providing a simple way to upgrade branch office networks to support converged voice, video and data communications.

 

The EdgeMarc 4610W Network Services Gateway uses EdgeMarc VOS software, which provides a VoIP aware stateful packet inspection firewall, QoS, local survivability, passive call quality monitoring, active line VoIP testing and compatibility with Edgewater Networks’ EdgeView VoIP Support System.