Edgewater Networks has announced the availability of the EdgeMarc 4610W Network Services Gateway (News - Alert).

 

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

 

In addition to up to four T1/E1 wide area networking ports and a 10/100Mbps Ethernet WAN port, the EdgeMarc 4610W also provides an integrated 24 port 10/100/1000 Mbps “Power over Ethernet” switch. Plus, it also features 6 FXS, 2 FXO ports, 2 USB ports and a V.90 modem for out-of-band management access.

 

Company officials said that the EdgeMarc 4610W is “ideal” for session initiation protocol (SIP) trunking services as it provides PRI, native SIP and analog connections to enterprise private branch exchange (PBX) and key systems. Thanks to this flexibility, service providers can connect to a broad range of enterprise communications systems using a single product.

 

The 4610W PRI support includes a voice compression capability that enables enterprise customers to replace standalone PRI links with converged VoIP and data WAN services, said company officials.

 

Moreover, for Hosted PBX services, the EdgeMarc 4610W features an integrated IAD and a 24 port in-line PoE switch for direct connections to IP phones. Additional feature include an integrated PSTN gateway ports for local survivability and an 802.11 wireless access point. The solution integrates multiple functions into a single system, said company officials.

 

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

 

In addition, the 4610W is fully compatible with the EdgeView VoIP Support System, enabling enterprises to configure, monitor and manage their branch office networks at a significant cost savings.

 

Company officials said that the 4610W supports multi-link, bonded T1/E1 services and provides an Ethernet WAN interface for support of metro Ethernet environments.

 

“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,” Norman said.