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Genband S3 stand-alone server: Advantages

What are the advantages of a Genband S3 MSX/SBC server Stand-alone vs. Partitioned?


Over 90% of VoIP Logic's service provider customers run their retail and wholesale peering businesses on a stand-alone MSX/SBC server. While it is possible to partition a single server or a server cluster among many, there are several reasons to choose a stand-alone MSX/SBC server as detailed below. For additional information, pricing, or a more detailed discussion please contact us.

  • Root level SSH access privileges
    • Advanced troubleshooting
      • Track live call details during testing
      • IP routing
      • Call trace via command line interface (CLI)
        • Call routing traces
        • Call hunting traces
      • Packet-traces via ethereal
    • Direct access to Genband S3 application
      • Stopping and restarting Genband S3 MSX/SBC processes
      • Access to NextPoint CLI commands
        • Monitoring/Management of endpoints
        • Access to import/export data into MSX DB
      • Access to change global configuration parameters
        • SIP Protocol parameters
        • H.323 Protocol parameters
        • Hunting
        • Realm modification
      • Direct access to raw CDR
        • Access and store CDR
        • Stream and FTP CDR
        • Access call hunting CDR data
      • Radius accounting and authorization supported
      • Custom mapping of disconnect cause codes (Q.931and SIP)
      • Custom mapping of call treatment codes
      • ENUM Server support
      • Local number portability support
    • System administration
      • Manage and monitor available disk-space
      • Date, time and time-zone management
      • SNMP
        • System port usage graphs w/5 minute monitoring
      • Monitor system resources (license usage, endpoint calls)

 

  • Security
    • No data overlap (endpoints, routing info)
    • Ability to backup database (DB) offline

 

  • Hardware and Software performance
    • Dedicated CPU and RAM
      • No competition for resources
      • Easier to diagnose resource load issues
    • Dedicated hot knife/media processing card
    • System Alerts
      • CPU Overload
      • Ethernet Link State Change
      • Excess Memory Allocation threshol

 

  • Quality assured model
    • Genband performs QA for stand-alone S3 MSX/SBC

 

  • General Benefits of Stand-alone
    • No license oversubscription – correlation of v-ports leased to v-ports available is 1:1
    • Hybrid deployment
      • Supports SBC functionality (Mirror Proxy) alongside Peering functionality (IP tandem switching)
      • Supports Multiple Realms
      • Ability to monitor QOS (requires extra licensing)