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Table of contents
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4.2.1 Time and Class of Service (COS) tables ............................................................................................................. 27
4.2.2 Routing in the network ..................................................................................................................................... 27
4.2.3 Night service ..................................................................................................................................................... 27
4.3 Call restriction for alarms and emergencies .................................................................................... 27
4.4 Priority calls Multi-Level Precedence and Pre-emption (MLPP) .................................................... 28
4.5 Call accounting (metering) .............................................................................................................. 29
5. Business Telephony routing for branch offices ........................................................................ 30
6. Integrated accounting ........................................................................................................... 32
6.1 Configuring the application ............................................................................................................. 33
6.2 User counters view ......................................................................................................................... 33
6.3 Real time records printing ............................................................................................................... 34
6.3.1 Ethernet ............................................................................................................................................................ 34
6.3.2 V24 support ...................................................................................................................................................... 34
6.4 Printing traffic analysis records (optional) ...................................................................................... 36
6.5 Printing financial reports (optional) ................................................................................................ 36
7. OmniPCX Record.................................................................................................................... 38
8. Integrated voice guide services .............................................................................................. 40
8.1 Integrated voice guides ................................................................................................................... 40
8.2 Voice Guides ................................................................................................................................... 41
8.2.1 Chained voice guides ........................................................................................................................................ 42
8.2.2 Voice messages................................................................................................................................................. 42
8.2.3 Message examples............................................................................................................................................ 42
8.2.4 Main characteristics ......................................................................................................................................... 43
8.2.5 Customized voice messages ............................................................................................................................. 44
8.3 Internal Music-on-hold.................................................................................................................... 44
8.4 External Music-on-hold ................................................................................................................... 45
8.4.1 Distinctive features ........................................................................................................................................... 45
8.4.2 Connection ....................................................................................................................................................... 45
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11. Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) networking ........................................................................ 53
11.1 Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) networking ................................................................................... 53
11.2 Alcatel-Lucent and SIP ..................................................................................................................... 53
11.2.1 SIP and Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise Communication Server........................................................... 53
11.3 Supported SIP standards ................................................................................................................. 54
11.4 Integration of SIP end-points in the Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise Communication server
network ...................................................................................................................................................... 55
11.4.1 Integration of SIP end-points in the PCX network........................................................................................ 55
11.4.2 SIP end-point configuration and registration ............................................................................................... 58
11.4.3 SIP end-point deployment on a large scale .................................................................................................. 59
11.4.4 Telephony services available for SIP end-points .......................................................................................... 60
11.4.5 Basic SIP call via the PCX SIP proxy............................................................................................................... 62
11.4.6 Media considerations for SIP within the PCX ............................................................................................... 62
11.4.7 Calls made to TDM trunks ............................................................................................................................ 64
11.4.8 Voice mail account ....................................................................................................................................... 64
11.4.9 Authentication verification .......................................................................................................................... 65
11.4.10 Keep-alive dialog .......................................................................................................................................... 65
11.4.11 What SIP services are offered by an integrated SIP set? ............................................................................. 65
11.5 SIP trunking ..................................................................................................................................... 65
11.5.1 Public SIP trunking........................................................................................................................................ 66
11.5.2 Domain name resolution.............................................................................................................................. 67
11.5.3 Architecture example ................................................................................................................................... 67
11.5.4 Supported telephony features ..................................................................................................................... 68
11.6 Unknown SIP sets............................................................................................................................ 71
11.7 SIP communication operations at Communication server changeover ........................................... 71
12. H.323 architecture ............................................................................................................. 72
12.1 H.323 Architecture in Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise Communication Server: H.323 gateway72
12.2 Direct RTP and transit RTP modes ................................................................................................... 73
12.3 H.323 integrated gatekeeper (IGK).................................................................................................. 74
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1. Architectural reliability
The network requirements of each client are defined by the balance between service continuity,
network needs, and cost. The resulting choice is inevitably linked to the Return On Investment (ROI)
that can only be defined by the client.
As the system reliability and availability increase in importance, the requirements for additional
hardware increase. This section describes some of the options and features.
Primary and secondary Communications Servers can be located in two geographical sites and can be
in different IP sub networks thanks to dual IP addresses.
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All the following applications are able to address the dual IP addresses:
Network Management Center OmniVista 8770
Voice mail applications
Alcatel-Lucent OmniTouch Contact Center - Standard Edition solution except CCOutbound
solution
Alcatel-Lucent OmniTouch IVR (CC-IVR)
XML Web Services (My Phone WS, My Messaging WS, My Management WS, My Assistant WS,
IP Touch XML Services)
Note: To avoid possible desynchronization between databases, it is recommended to secure the IP
link between primary and secondary Com Servers.
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Information handled by MAO commands are:
Agent login/logout (Alcatel-Lucent OmniTouch Contact Center - Standard Edition)
Configuration of set parameters (secret code, language, user name, keys, etc.). This applies
to digital and cordless sets
Set status (in or out of service)
Interphony service
Hotel/Hospital application
Configuration of attendant parameters (and attendant groups)
Configuration of entity parameters
Configuration of Call Distribution Tables (CDT)
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In different IP sub-networks (spatial redundancy). Continuity of telephony services is ensured,
when the OpenTouch server is either not reachable (e.g. IP link failure) or out of service
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PCS use in SIP environment:
The PCS can rescue SIP phones and SIP trunk groups (SIP trunking), provided the SIP devices
(external gateways/SIP proxies, SIP phones) can handle primary and secondary DNS server
addresses (to access the main and backup Com Servers), and a proxy server address (to access the
PCS). The Domain Name (DN) resolution is performed with DNS A (DNS SRV is not supported).
SIP registrations on the main Com Server are not duplicated on the PCS. When the PCS becomes
active (Com Servers are down), the SIP sets must register on the PCS to be in service.
The Alcatel-Lucent OmniTouch 8450 Fax Software solution does not support backup SIP proxy.
In normal conditions:
The Communication servers control the calls within the network
The IP Phones and/or Media Gateways within a region are defined for the PCS
Automatic or manual synchronization of the region is carried out on a general or individual
PCS basis
If Communication Server loss occurs:
The telephony services are restarted locally
Centralized services such as voice mail are no longer available
All standalone features defined inside active call processing are maintained by the PCS
including OmniTouch Contact Centers.
CDRs (Call Detail Record) are recorded in the PCS
When the IP link to the OmniPCX Enterprise is back IN SERVICE, the PCS switches to standby mode
either after a timer or at a configured time (typically the PCS is configured to switch at night to avoid
telephone disruption).
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When the PCS switches to standby mode:
IP phones and media gateway reboot and are under the OmniPCX Enterprise control
Accounting tickets (CDRs) are transmitted to the OmniVista 8770
The PCS is defined with the same provisioning level as the Communication Server. It can be hosted
on a Common Hardware CPU, Appliance Server, or Blade Server.
Note: Because of the differences in the Database structures, IP Crystal Servers cannot be used in a
PCS configuration. A PCS cannot be duplicated.
1.4 Secure call processing for OpenTouch users with the passive
communication server
The Passive Communication Server (or PCS) is a feature of the Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise
Communication Server. It offers a SIP survivability level of service for OpenTouch users.
In a OpenTouch configuration, the PCS provides the continuity of telephony services and the Contact
Center in case of:
Loss of the OpenTouch host:
o If the Communication Server Duplication service is not used, the PCS secures call
handling when it is deployed on the main site for all Media Gateways
o Additional PCSs can be deployed per Branch Offices (per Media Gateway)
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If the OpenTouch server crashes (configuration without using the Communication Server duplication),
a phone reset takes place. After this reset, only telephony and the Contact Center CCD/CCS remain
operational.
The CCA, CC-IVR, OmniVista 8770 Server, Alcatel-Lucent OmniTouch Unified Communications, XML
Web Services, and OmniTouch Fax Server are no longer available.
The telephony service remains operational for a period of thirty days. It is recommended to repair the
OpenTouch server as soon as possible.
Note: Other PCSs can be deployed in Branch Offices (typical OmniPCX Enterprise deployment).
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The communication server monitors the links to each media gateway using a polling dialog. An
interruption of this dialog informs the communication server that a failure has occurred. The
communication server then attempts to reach the remote media gateway over the PSTN (via GD
internal modems). During this time, the remote media gateway restarts.
Return to normal
In backup mode, the media gateway periodically polls the IP network.
When the IP network connection is re-established, the media gateway switches the communication
server signaling back to the normal link.
All calls are maintained while normal IP network signaling is re-established.
In addition, when the IP network is unavailable, voice inter-site communications can be established
via the public network. Dialed internal numbers are translated automatically into public numbers.
This mechanism can also be used when the Call Admission Control of the remote site is reached.
Note 2:
Because a minimum of telephone services are offered for inter-site communications, it is not
recommended to use this private to public overflow permanently.
Within the Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise Communication Server architecture, it is possible to
mix both features, PCS and "Backup Signaling Link of Media Gateways", if they do not back up the
same sites.
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example, IP WAN network outage), the IP Phone initialization is possible and it can establish its
telephony signaling link with the Communication Server via the media gateway and the backup
signaling link on PSTN.
The signaling link between a remote IP Touch and the Communication Server is direct. This means
that, even if the remote Media Gateway is out of order, the IP Touch is able to communicate with
other devices.
Note: Static IP addressing from the IP phone is always available. This feature is compatible with the
IP Touch Security feature providing encryption and firmware integrity.
When there is no PCS and no backup signaling link, SIP survivability may apply to Alcatel-Lucent 8
series phone Extended Edition. When the Com Server is not reachable via the IP network, the set
operates as a SIP set via the SIP proxy.
Calls are established by the SIP proxy server through the PSTN.
Rescued phones must be situated in domains where there is a router implementing SIP proxy
features. They must have been initialized in the Alcatel-Lucent proprietary mode at least once and
sent SIP binaries and parameters to the Communication Server.
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Only one Ethernet port is active at a given time. Dual Ethernet does not support:
Load balancing
Split of data stream per application
Dual Ethernet is not compatible with encryption. When encryption is used, one Ethernet port is
connected to the encryption device. The other Ethernet port is not used.
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2. Time and date management
Most applications need to retrieve or record reliable time information: the messaging application must
provide date-related data for all types of messages.
For company critical applications such as call centers, messaging systems, or accounting systems,
access to time-sensitive information from a reliable or universal time source is mandatory.
Most company applications, whether related to voice or not, must share timer information provided
by a reliable time source.
Today, the various application components of an information system are usually synchronized on an
independent time source:
The system clock of the server hosting the application provides the time used by the
application.
The communication server is synchronized according to the operating time source (when
available) or PBX internal clock.
Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise Communication Server system administration determines the date
and time used by any feature requesting such data. An internal clock is configured and can be
updated via ISDN or NTP.
In as much as a customer may need different time zones for the same system, different time zones
can be configured according to IP domains (see: module Topology - Distributed Architecture with
Centralized Call Control - Multi-Time Zone).
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Activation/deactivation of NTP daemon
Display of the NTP server chain, in order to know the primary time source
Creation/deletion/addition of an NTP server
Broadcast server mode
Authentication mode
The authentication mode supported on Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise Communication Server is
based on the private key method (also known as symmetric key method). Both server and client must
own the same keys. These keys must be included in a file protected against unauthorized access.
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3. Additional IP services
Types of FAX that are supported are Group 3, Super Group 3 (V34 FAX).
Modulations Supported and bit rates supported:
V27: 2400 bits/s 4800 bits/s
V29: 7200 bits/s 9600 bits/s (TBC for Common hardware)
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Voice communications are in G711 mode within the IP domain where modem transparency is
activated
3.3 Framing
Framing is the transmission period of voice packets in the IP network. The framing used can be
chosen to optimize the voice quality and bandwidth used. Possible values are shown in the table
below.
Algorithm Voice rate (KBPS) Framing (ms) Bandwidth at IP level
(KBPS)
G711 64 10 96
20 80
30 74.6
G729A 8 10 40
20 24
30 18.6
40 16
G723 6.3 30 17
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Server. The DHCP Server also supplies the TFTP address, which allows the IP Touch telephone to
receive the downloaded software file.
The DHCP server also provides the media gateways and other IP devices connected to the network
with similar IP parameters. The communication servers PC DHCP server is intended for small sites
where physical integration is a benefit. It is not intended for large enterprises where one of more
external DHCP servers may already be implemented.
The customer can use an existing standard DHCP server or IP Touch telephones can be programmed
with the IP parameters when not in use.
DHCP requests:
The DHCP server can be hosted on:
An existing PC server
The communication server (embedded DHCP server)
The TFTP server used to download the configuration file (lanpbx.cfg) can be hosted on an external
server. However, the TFTP server embedded in the communication server is commonly used. This
entails that, in a duplicated configuration in dual IP subnetworks configuration, there are two
different possible IP addresses for the TFTP server.
The DHCP server embedded in the communication server is designed to deal with this situation: only
the main communication server answers to DHCP requests and it sends its own main IP address as
TFTP server IP address.
If an external DHCP server is used, there are two solutions to deal with duplicated configurations in
dual IP subnetworks:
An external TFTP is used to download the configuration file.
Two TFTP addresses are configured on the DHCP server. This second solution is supported by
Alcatel-Lucent IP Touch 8 series phone sets. The two TFTP IP addresses must be
configured in DHCP option 43 (already used for AVA).
If a DHCP server supports several IP subnets, each subnet must be equipped with a DHCP relay
server to transfer requests to the DHCP server.
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3.6 Automatic VLAN Assignment (AVA)
Reorganization is common practice in larger companies. Employees in large enterprises often move
from one geographical location to another due to organizational changes.
In addition to furniture and PC desktop relocation for each move, each employees telephone must
also be moved. This requires TDM PBX reconfiguration, and incurs costly expenses. Multiplied by
thousands of moves per year, moving telephones has become a significant responsibility for telecom
managers in large enterprises.
IP phones can be moved from one location to another without requiring special expertise because IP
phones are plug and play.
However, local area networks have become largely segmented using VLANs (virtual LANs). Changing
VLAN (or an IP subnetwork) requires reconfiguring the IP address. Using a DHCP server can easily
solve this.
For security and traffic reasons, it is normally recommended that IP phones and PCs be placed in
different VLANs. Therefore, major LAN switch vendors require that the IP phones use 802.1Q VLAN
tagging to indicate to the switch in which voice VLAN the phone is located. The voice VLAN often
depends on the geographical location where the IP phone is connected. When the IP phone is
moved, the voice VLAN may change. Manually introducing the new voice VLAN location is not the
ideal solution.
Some vendors have opted for IP phones locating the new voice VLAN from the LAN switch, using
proprietary location protocols. This is not a standard implementation, and may lead to being tied to
one vendor.
Note: In the Alcatel-Lucent networking infrastructure, the switch identifies that the device is an IP
phone (through the MAC address, for example) and transparently places it in the correct VLAN
without requiring action from the IP phone.
Automatic VLAN Assignment (AVA), based on standard procedures, enables IP phones to locate their
voice VLAN ID on the network. With AVA, Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise Communication Server
IP telephones can run on any vendors networking infrastructure.
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To simplify the VLAN management, Alcatel-Lucent has implemented a mechanism to affect
automatically the voice VLAN to IP Phones: Automatic VLAN Assignment. This mechanism is based on
double DHCP request
Dynamic VLAN
Most IP terminals support 802.1q tagging, meaning that all traffic originating from the IP phone is
tagged with and 802.1q header allowing the voice traffic to be separated from other traffic types and
placed into dedicated and isolated IP broadcast domains. Many Ethernet switches also have the
ability to identify traffic based on MAC addresses or other unique characteristics. In this way, Alcatel-
Lucent IP phones could be identified by their MAC mask (00:80:9F:xx:xx:xx) and automatically
isolated from other LAN traffic.
VLAN tagging on IP Touch
If the Switch is not able to use Dynamic VLAN, the IP phone must explicitly tag and use IEEE 802.1q
(DHCP, TFTP, signaling and voice are tagged). The explicit tag is managed from the IP Phone.
The VLAN number can be assigned to Alcatel-Lucent 8/9 series sets in three different ways:
Statically on the set
Dynamically through 802.1 AB/ LLDP MED
Dynamically through DHCP
If different values are received or configured on the set, the following priority rule apply.
If the set initializes in dynamic mode, the following priority rule applies:
1 AVA through LLDP
2 AVA through DHCP
3 VLAN configured statically on the set
If the set initializes in static mode, the following priority rule applies:
1 VLAN configured statically on the set
2 AVA through LLDP
3.6.2 Automatic VLAN Assignment (AVA) through 802.1 AB/ LLDP MED
AVA through 802.1 AB/ LLDP MED allows to assign the VLAN number as soon as the Alcatel-Lucent
8/9 series set connects to the switch, before IP initialization.
AVA through LLDP is available whether the set initializes in static or dynamic mode.
If needed (for example due to compatibility issue with the switch), AVA through LLDP can be
deactivated on the set.
AVA through LLDP is not available for the PC connected on the VLAN port of the set.
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The AVA process is as follows:
When the IP phone is connected, it requests a VLAN ID through a DHCP request.
The DHCP server responds to the IP phone DHCP request. Based on the value of the "data"
VLAN ID received (ipaddr field completed by the virtual router), the DHCP server sends
the IP phone the "voice" VLAN ID associated with the "data" VLAN ID received.
o With an Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise Communication Server CS DHCP server,
the IP address sent is identical for all VLAN ID requests. This address is configured
specifically for this purpose in sub network parameters
o With an external DHCP server, the IP address sent is one of the addresses available in
the configured range
The IP phone sends another DHCP request to complete IP configuration (this request is
tagged, the VLAN ID received previously is used).
3.6.3.1 Prerequisites
AVA compatibility
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AVA is compatible with switches supporting untagged and 802.1Q tagged frames on the same port
and with routers supporting DHCP relay.
Network design restrictions
When non Alcatel-Lucent switches are used, there must be at least one source IP network per
assigned voice VLAN. The VLAN request (using DHCP frames) comes from an IP sub network and
only one VLAN can be configured and assigned per IP range.
DHCP compatibility
Alcatel-Lucent has validated some of the more used DHCP servers on the market, such as: WIN 2003,
ISC DHCP server, used by all the UNIX/LINUX DHCP servers, and the Alcatel-Lucent Vital QIP DHCP
server.
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4. General call routing
The Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise Communication Server uses advanced routing algorithms to
distribute incoming calls according to the varying needs of a standalone or network configuration. Call
distribution is based on entity and routing tables and is ideally suited to direct inward dialing (DID)
call distribution.
The general call distribution algorithm is described in the following diagram:
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o Non-dialing trunks (public/private) group callback
o Attendant group transfer
Individual attendant traffic COS
o Attendant directory number
o Non-dialing trunks (public/private)
o Chained calls
o Charging callbacks
o Busy phone on-hook for transfer with announcement
o Attendant callback
o Attendant transfer
o Trunk callback on mishandling
Entity traffic COS
o Entity call (internal/DID)
o Non-dialing trunk groups/trunks (public/private)
o General attendant call
o Entity callback
o Unanswered DID call
o Wrong DID number (entity 0)
o Trunk callback on mishandling
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4.2.1 Time and Class of Service (COS) tables
Each routing table is associated with a time and a class of service (COS) table. The routing tables
are:
A weekly table enabling the system status to be changed automatically (maximum of four
changes a day) or enabling the attendant group/station to perform status changes.
A time dependent class of service table granting/restricting access to external lines. The first
figures of the dialed number are either authorized or unauthorized for a specific class of
service.
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The alarm level can be managed from the:
Alarm equipment by dialing the call restriction prefix
Attendant console
OmniVista 8770 management platform
System limits
Total number of alarm levels is 11 (0 10 inclusive).
Total number of call restriction classes of service: 11 (0 10 inclusive).
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4.5 Call accounting (metering)
To optimize, control, and manage telecommunications expenses the Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX
Enterprise Communication Server monitors and stores a call accounting log for all calls. The data is
stored by a call accounting proxy function that can be accessed and processed with an external
Alcatel-Lucent management application or a third party call accounting application.
The Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise Communication Server generates a ticket or Call Detail
Record (CDR) for each call. This ticket is generated from:
Information from the network operator/carrier
A carrier cost simulation generated from:
o The number dialed
o Call duration
o The date and time of the call carrier
o Tariffs tables
Tickets (Call Detail Records) are processed by:
o Financial Report, an Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise Communication Server internal
application
o Real-time output to a printer
o Real-time output on Ethernet, which allows an external application integrating
telephone costs to be created
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5. Business Telephony routing for branch offices
Business Contact Standard Edition is a packaged solution offering an intelligent business call routing for branch
offices, using standard telephony, upstream of a contact center. Based on the OmniPCX Enterprise, Business
Contact Standard Edition was created for services companies organized in branches that wish to personalize contact
with their customers and offer a consistent welcome across their entire organization. Customers are sent straight
through to their preferred advisor or routed to the next best available profile. Irrespective of where the customer
call comes from, it will always reach the right advisor, rather than a contact center or an IVR. This direct contact
with the right person can radically reduce abandoned calls estimated to be up to 20% and accounting for 4 million
loss per year in financial organizations, according to Gartner.
By always connecting the customer to the right advisor, irrespective of where the customer is calling from, Business
Contact drastically reduces lost calls and enhances business calls and advisors activity insight through call tracking.
This directly impacts direct touch activities by creating long-lasting customer-advisor relationships.
As it is using the powerful Business Contact Engine, further customization is easily possible from Alcatel-Lucent
Professional Services (upon request), to adapt to the customer organizational and business structure, job profiles,
opening hours, and more. Business Contact Standard Edition is easy and fast to deploy; it includes predefined
routing strategies for 50 Business Contact users.
Branch
Office
Preferred
assistants
Personal 1
advisor
busy*
Visit Card
2
Direct call
Customer 3 Available
specialists
Customer calls his personal
advisor which responds if available. * Busy / No answer / OOS
If he is unavailable, then route to
any one in the branch office according
to business rules & skills Route to
Key features
Business Contact Unified engine with built-in predefined strategies:
- Configurable to adapt to job profiles
- Integrated with calendar for branch office opening hours management
- Adaptable to organization structure (branch office)
Complements the OmniPCX Enterprise business telephony services
Centralized performance measurement through call detail records
Existing strategies can easily be replicated into new business units or branches
High availability (optional)
Customizations to meet specific needs (optional)
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Benefits
Ensure unified welcome across a distributed business organization
Easy to manage and use
Fits perfectly in your existing Alcatel-Lucent IP architectures
Improves customer satisfaction by drastically reducing lost calls
Helps better measure advisors performance
Prerequisites
Hardware
Quad core processor 2,0 GHz, 4 GB of RAM, 80 GB of hard disk space
The hardware platform is not provided
Check that your platform is a Red Hat Enterprise Linux certified platform
Only 32-bit and 64-bit editions of RHEL are supported
Licenses
Red Hat Enterprise Linux R4 u8 or R6
Latest supported OmniPCX Enterprise release
Required OmniPCX Enterprise elements (not included)
- 1x RSI Routing Services Interface Server
- 1x TSAPI server
Please refer to the Technical Datasheet posted on the Enterprise Business Portal for more details on the
application prerequisites, limits and restrictions.
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6. Integrated accounting
Decreasing telecommunication costs and providing better service to customers are constant concerns
for every company. This is just as true for telephone usage as for any other expense; telephone costs
must be controlled and efficiency measured. The OmniVista 8770 offers a way to analyze their
telecommunication costs as well as billing for the different cost centers or users, to all companies
operating on one or several sites.
The telephone application generates an accounting call record or ticket for any call (whether
outgoing or incoming, private or public). The accounting call record contains information on the
corresponding call (duration, date, services used, number called/dialed, network topology, etc.) The
integrated accounting application collects records for various processing operations to be applied
according to user requirements. Processing operations are performed by:
Internal applications: for example, Financial Reports or Hotel/Hospital Management.
(detailed elsewhere in this document)
External applications: for example, an accounting program using a dedicated database
(OmniVista 8770, detailed elsewhere in this document) or other remote interface.
The Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Office Communication Server integrated accounting application offers
the following main features:
External accounting
Call Record details
Traffic analysis
Financial reporting
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Application configuration enables the user to:
1 View of user counters (on some types of user sets and attendant stations).
2 Produce real-time output either to a V24 port (optional) or an Ethernet connection (optional).
3 Printout traffic analysis records (optional).
4 Printout financial reports (optional).
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Number of charge units/cost of the last call
Number of outgoing calls since the last reset
The unit used by counters for cost or charge units is configured in system management. It is the
same for all sets in the installation.
The attendant can view all user counters and reset individual counters or all counters. Users with a
set with a display (Alcatel 4034, 4023, 4012, and 4035) can view their own counters:
Total charge units/cost since last reset
Number of charge units/cost of the last call and date of the last reset (only on Alcatel 4034,
4023, 4035 sets)
The user accesses this feature via a prefix.
6.3.1 Ethernet
Selecting record output via Ethernet means that records cannot be sent or received via a V24 link.
This transmission support has a buffer capacity for 2,500 records and requires a client application
which is compliant with OmniPCX Enterprise Communication Server protocol to be developed. The
transmitted records contain all available information.
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Fields Extended format Reduced format
Trunk number X
Call duration X X
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6.4 Printing traffic analysis records (optional)
One or more user types or specific call types may be analyzed via a real-time printout of records for
the concerned calls. Printout is via a printer connected to the V24 port of the PCX. Filtering may be
configured and modified by the attendant or done in system management. Filtering is performed
according to the following criteria:
By user (10 users maximum)
By number of charge units or cost threshold
By duration threshold
By trunk group (2 maximum)
By dialing (prefix or number transmitted) (10 maximum)
By cost center (2 maximum)
By project (business account) number (10 maximum)
The above criteria may be combined to refine analysis.
The record is output at the end of the call. If the printer is not available, messages are stored in a
buffer (max. size, 500 messages) and an incident is generated by the OmniPCX. When this threshold
is exceeded, subsequent messages are lost.
Records are identical to those output in real time on a V24 port. The user may select one of two
formats, reduced or extended.
Storage buffer
If the output support is not available, messages are stored in a buffer with a maximum capacity of
500 messages. When this capacity is exceeded, the OmniPCX Enterprise generates an incident report.
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between the two dates is used to calculate the new time period. Otherwise, the number of days in
the previous period is used to determine the dates for the new period.
Current period New period
01/01/2005-02/01/2005 02/01/2005-03/01/2006
01/01/2005-01/10/2005 01/10/2005-01/19/2005
Financial reports are divided into four sections:
1 User counters
For each user, the counters are:
Number of calls
Total call cost
Cost per area (five areas may be specified in system management, each representing one or
more public translator areas)
Personal call costs
Note: If the records of users not charged are saved in the database to generate financial reports, the
number of the justified (charged) users is masked when the report is saved or printed.
2 Trunk counters
For each trunk, the counters are:
Number of calls
Total call cost
Total cost per trunk group
3 Project (business account) counters
For each project (business account) number, the counters are:
Number of calls
Total call cost
Total call duration
4 Global counters
For the entire installation (system):
Number of calls
Total cost
Cost for area 1
Cost for area 2
Cost for area 3
Cost for area 4
Cost for area 5
Personal call costs
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7. OmniPCX Record
The Alcatel-Lucent
Lucent OmniPCX RECORD Suite offers small and medium medium-sized
sized businesses a complete
tracking solution for customer interactions through uniqu
uniquee call recording, screen capture and
coaching capabilities. Flexible, simple to install and user
user-friendly,
friendly, it seamlessly integrates into both
new and existing OpenTouch Server erver environments.
Key features
Modular offer
- RECORD: rich recording facilities of inbound and
outbound calls in multiple audio formats (MP3,
GSM6.10, WAV)
- SCREEN CAPTURE: complete user desktop activity capture
- SILENT MONITOR: remote and discrete monitoring
- QUALITY MONITOR:: evaluation of recorded employees and instant coaching sessions
Architecture
- Call recording in SIP (declared as SIP SEPLOS)
SEPLOS),, VoIP, analog, digital and mixed environments
- Web-enabled
enabled architecture that makes it easy to locate and use recordings
- Multiple language web interface
- Support of multi-node environmentss
- High availability
- Support of virtualization
- Open integrations through the Application Programming Interface (API)
Compliance
- Records encryption
- Login authentication via Radiuss server
- Compliance with Thales encryption
- In line with Payment Cards Industry (PCI) requirements for call recording systems
Benefits
Fulfills every need with a modular offer made up of four modules (Record, Capture, Silent Monitor and Quality
Monitor)
Accelerates
ccelerates resolution of customer issues
Minimizes risk of disputes through complete tracking of customer interactions
Boosts customer satisfaction and loyalty
Enhances employee productivity thanks to monitoring and coaching
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Improves quality assessment based on actual customer-employee interaction recordings
Transparently integrates with Alcatel-Lucent Communication Servers
Minimal hardware requirement (single server)
Prerequisites
IPDRLINK or DRLINK Recording licenses
For VoIP systems, QoS must be implemented
Dedicated server with Windows 2008 Web Server Edition R2 (64bit) in English with permanent licenses
OmniPCX Enterprise or OpenTouch (standard users): latest supported release (please refer to the product
Release Lifecycle Policy document)
IP Attendant limitations:
- Only supported sets are 4059EE
- Screen Capture not available
- Record On Demand will not work with IP Attendant Console handsets
- Recording filters can only be set using Caller or Called number
- High Availability Warm Standby is not offered for IP Attendant Recording
- Hold Time is not recorded when an IP Attendant call is put on hold
- Encryption not offered for IP Attendant
One single OmniPCX RECORD (or other voice recorder) per Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise
More details
Please refer to the Technical Datasheet posted on the Enterprise Business Portal for more details on the
application prerequisites, limits and restrictions. Technical requirements are described into details in the
"OmniPCX RECORD - Hardware & Software Specification.pdf document available on the Enterprise
Business Portal (under Customer support/Technical Support/Software Download/OmniPCX Record Suite
folder).
Please refer to the Services Applications Compatibility Matrix available on the Alcatel-Lucent
Enterprise Business Portal for all questions about software compatibility.
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8. Integrated voice guide services
Voice guides are available in all languages as a standard feature (with a female or male voice,
depending on customer choice). They can be broadcasted to internal and external users alike.
Customization of voice guides, as well as creation of specific voice guides is made available to the
customer as a standard feature. You may record your own voice guides, either mimicking the
standard recordings and/or providing any information you deem relevant. Recordings can take place
in a professional studio, but you can greatly reduce your costs by using the Alcatel-Lucent Audio
Station application to record your own messages with a high professional sound quality or using an
Alcatel-Lucent 8/9 series phone. Customized files are easily integrated to the system to reflect your
company image.
A standard (free of rights) music-on-hold file is included on the voice guide CD-ROM delivered with
the Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise Communication Server. You may use this file, customize it
with voice messages, or play the music file of your choice, unless you prefer to connect another
device to the server.
The voice guide feature also includes: wake up calls, off-hook messages and greetings.
Pre-recorded standard messages are available to greet incoming calls. According to configuration,
when the Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise takes an incoming call, a pre-programmed message is
played before the caller is diverted to a directory number.
Greeting messages are stored in the system (maximum 254 messages)
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Messages are selected according to user requirements
The chosen greetings can apply to individual phones or to all extension phones, or can be
dependent on the recipients status
For more information on specific greeting use, see the automated attendant section in the document
on attendants.
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Dynamic: modifiable, recorded by users and/or managers via a phone set or the AAS
application.
Note 3: A dynamic message file only contains one message.
External: music-on-hold (in most cases) played by a device external to the OmniPCX.
Thank you - Your request has been recorded; you may now hang up.
The number you have dialed is not authorized; for more information, please ask the system
manager. Thank you.
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Please dial the phone number you require.
Your calls will be forwarded. You can still make a call. To cancel forwarding, please dial....
You may request barge-in by dialing 4, automatic callback by dialing 5, or camp-on by dialing 6.
Please enter the required time of day (alarm or appointment reminder call).
The person you have called is unavailable; please call back later. Thank you.
While your extension is in do not disturb mode, you can still make a call. To cancel do not disturb,
please dial...
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guide, each time a user requests this guide and a broadcast channel is free, the message is
played from the start
If the user requests a guide that is not playing and all guide broadcast channels are busy, the
user hears the backup tone for the guide requested
Voice guides cover different features (all described in other documents):
Telephone services
Access restrictions
DISA
Hotel, hospital
CCD
Integrated voice mail
Integrated automated attendant
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8.4 External Music-on-hold
Messages and music for callers on hold can be played from an external device (tape recorder, radio,
CD player, etc.)
8.4.2 Connection
A standard telephone pair connects the external device to an analog board or to the AFU
daughterboard socket on the GD (Gateway Driver) board.
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9. IP Telephony domains and related features
The Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise Communication Server offers several features:
IP connectivity, Signalling Control and Media Management for several IP Devices and Media
Gateways based on IPV4 and IPV6 ready for future proof
Enabling to cope with inherent bandwidth constraints on the WAN between remote sites
Offering defense mechanisms in case of IP link breakdown between a remote site and the
central site where the Com Server is located
Enabling to take into account the geographical location of a remote site
Providing Routing mechanism and Rules for both TDM and IP connectivities also management
and registration for SIP Proxy and translation of E.164 into IP.
These features are based on IP telephony domains, which enable to partition a node according to IP
address of IP devices.
An IP domain corresponds to one or several ranges of IP addresses. An IP telephony domain contains
IP devices whose IP addresses belong to ranges of IP addresses defined for this domain. An IP
telephony domain also contains non-IP devices connected to the media gateways belonging to this
domain.
Typically, an IP telephony domain corresponds to a remote site.
Note: The IP telephony domain feature is a "local" concept. In other words, IP domains are local to
each Communication Server. An IP domain cannot be defined across two or more IP communication
servers.
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IP telephony domains allow the possibility to apply different voice compression/digitalization
algorithms for inter-domain and intra-domain communications. Typically, internal calls (i.e., limited to
a single location) are based on the G.711 uncompressed PCM standard, but WAN calls outside the
location use the G.723.1 or G.729/A compression algorithm.
CAC can take into account fax communications in the limitation of inter-domain communication: a
distinction is made between the voice flow rates and fax flow rates. IP domains mixing IP phones and
fax machines must be separated in two IP domains:
A primary IP domain (D1) including IP phones and IP boards not used for fax communications
A secondary IP domain (D2) including
o IP boards used for fax communications
o Other IP devices for which the CAC must apply in the same way as for fax machines
CAC allows to:
Define the total bandwidth available for fax and voice communications
Define the bandwidth for fax communications
Take into account the ratio between voice flow rate and fax flow rate in order to optimize the
use of the available bandwidth
This is useful when voice communications use a compression algorithm (e.g. G.723/G.729) whereas
fax communications use G.711. In this manner, CAC allows to limit the number of voice
communications when fax communications are already established, in order to guarantee a sufficient
bandwidth for existing communications. In the same way, CAC allows to reject fax communications
when the existing bandwidth is insufficient.
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Controlling the bandwidth is possible for other devices (for example, OmniTouch 8600 MIC Desktop).
9.4 Multi-country
IP telephony domains can be used to associate specific countries to IP devices. In addition, the
Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise Communication Server supports configurations where the remote
sites are located in different countries.
The multi-country mode is used for:
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Tones setup. The tone generation definition of the corresponding country is sent by the Com
Server to the Media Gateway at Media Gateway initialization. For IP Phones, the Com Server
sends the tone generation definition of the corresponding country to the set.
When a tone is sent to a device, the Com Server checks the country declaration of this piece
of equipment and sends the corresponding tone parameters in a specific tone message.
Call back service. An External Call Back Translation Table is used for incoming calls.It converts
the number of the external caller presented by the public carrier.The number thus translated
is the exact number a user/system must redial in case of callback.
The translated number is:
Displayed as caller number on digital sets with a display
When applicable, added to the list of unanswered ISDN calls on a digital set with a
display
Used to call back the calling set
Stored in a call log
In case of multi-country configuration, A call can enter the system via a trunk group located in
one country and be internally routed to the called set located in another country. Regardless
of called set location, the calling number displayed must be the number to dial to call the
caller back, in other words:
The outgoing prefix must be the prefix used in the country of the called set
If the calling set is located in a foreign country, the international access prefix and the
national code must been added
Common Hardware boards initialization and other pieces of equipment initialization (IP
devices and devices linked to a Common Hardware board).
The multi-country mode affects:
Calls to a forwarded set not located in the same country as the caller. The calling number is
built with the directory number of the forwarded set
Calls to a remote extension (for example, mobile phone) not located in the same country as
the caller. The calling number is built with the directory number of the remote extension
combined with additional parameters
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10. SIP and web services
Alcatel-Lucent has chosen SIP as one of the corner stones of its standards-based developments for
enterprises interactive communication solutions. SIP has been evaluated as the emerging standard
for the future of real-time multi-media IP communications for the following reasons:
SIP evolved out of the Internet community and addresses the implementation of real-time
communication services in IP networks:
o It belongs to the web protocol family: XML, HTML, MIME and others
o It is directed by the IETF standards body
SIP is at the center of carrier/service provider networks and is currently poised at the center
of several major deployment projects
Completely endorsed by key industry application vendors
Standardization has progressed significantly and ongoing work is fueled by strong acceptance
from the majority of the communication industry
It is the only protocol that provides across-the-board solutions according to three major
application points:
o End-points (devices, stations, phone-sets, soft-clients)
o Trunking (private or public)
o Interactive media-based applications
Currently considered as the protocol for the future of Voice over IP, the implementation of any
ubiquitous solution will occur over a period of time, and employ a systematic phased approach. The
scope and breadth of the SIP protocol follows the industry standards process (IETF) and will
progressively enlarge the level of services for each application as the market advances.
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Consequently, Alcatel-Lucent has been at the forefront of pioneering and enabling SIP as an end-
point technology, and has recognized early in the game, the potential to become the ubiquitous low-
cost device preference expected of the market. However, the reality of deployment depends on a
number of market pre-requisites that must be addressed before SIP becomes a true and viable
solution:
The devices must deploy correctly minimum criteria within the SIP protocol: RFC3261,
RFC3262, RFC3264, RFC3265, RFC3515.
The devices need to support a minimum of IP infra services and compatibility (including
codecs, POE, DHCP, QoS tickets)
The communication system has to control the SIP endpoints across network topologies
(including IP Domains, Call Admission Control, redundancy, survivability)
The level of telephony services provided to SIP phones is dependent on the capabilities of the
set (for example, conferencing resources in set). Standard SIP Telephony features are still
limited today. Careful assessment of end-users requirements must therefore be done before
installing the SIP sets.
Manageability/serviceability tools must ensure smooth/economic deployment (including
domain names, proxy addresses, VLAN assignments)
Finally and most importantly, the economies of scale are triggered that allows true low-cost
prices to be achieved: ISPs/ASPs (operators/carriers) must finally launch mass-market SIP
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Multimedia Routing application controls:
o Core Switching and handling
o Building rules for a user to route their calls to the endpoints or to another user
o User interaction for setting routing rules
User Session Manager to manage:
o Multiple device ownership
o Session handover between the devices
SIP Basic communication applications for basic and standard SIP endpoints. These include:
o Make, take, clear, reject and deflect calls
o CLIP/CLIR
o Multi-endpoints forking for user centricity, Multi-lines
o Hold/retrieve communication and enquiry communication
o Attendant and unattended transfer
o Immediate/no response/ on busy/ on busy or no response forwarding managed by TUI
o Call-backs for Busy or no answer calls
o Lock and unlock for each endpoint
o Message Waiting Indicator (MWI)
o Get and deposit message in Voice Mail from internal or external calls
o Peer to Peer Video between endpoints that support audio/video connections
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11. Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) networking
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11.3 Supported SIP standards
The Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise Communication Server is based on the latest standards. In
relation to SIP, the following RFCs are supported (they can be found on the IETF site at
http://www.ietf.org):
1889: RTP: A Transport Protocol for Real-Time Applications
2327: SDP: Session Description Protocol
2782: A DNS RR for specifying the location of services (DNS SRV)
2822: Internet Message Format
2833: RTP Payload for DTMF Digits, Telephony Tones and Telephony Signals
2976: The SIP INFO method
3261: SIP: Session Initiation Protocol
3262: Reliability of Provisional Responses in SIP (PRACK)
3263: SIP: Locating SIP Servers
3264: An Offer / Answer model with SDP
3265: SIP-Specific Event Notification
3311: The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) UPDATE Method
3323: Privacy Mechanism for the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
3324: short-term requirements for network asserted identity
3325: Private Extensions to the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) for Asserted Identity within
Trusted Networks
3326: The Reason Header Field for the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
3458: Message Context for internet Mail
3515: The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) refer method
3578: Mapping of Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) User Part (ISUP) Overlap
Signaling to the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
3725: Third Party Call Control (3pcc): flow I
3842: A Message Summary and Message Waiting Indication Event Package for the Session
Initiation Protocol (SIP)
3891/3892: The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) 'Replaces' Header/ Referred-By Mechanism
4028: Session Timers in the Session Initiation Protocol
4244: Extension to the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) for Request History Information
4497: Inter-working between SIP and QSIG
4733: RTP Payload for DTMF Digits, Telephony Tones and Telephony Signals
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11.4 Integration of SIP end-points in the Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX
Enterprise Communication server network
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Etc.
The following product guideline indicates the advantages and visibility of Alcatel-Lucents support of
SIP proposed by Thomson, an alternative SIP solution proposed by Alcatel-Lucent, and the end-to-
end (proprietary) technology.
This product guideline is designed to allow Alcatel-Lucents customers to weigh the consequences and
potential strategic impact on their core-enterprise communication strategy.
Entry level IP Alcatel-Lucent IP Alcatel-Lucent IP
sets Thomson ST 2030 Touch 4008/4018 EE Touch 4008/4018 EE
(SIP) (SIP mode) (Alcatel-Lucent
proprietary mode)
Basic features
Mono-
Multiline (5) Multiline (2) Multiline (6)
line/multiline
Hands-
LS Full hands free Full hands free
free/loudspeaker
Voice-mail services
Yes + record, menu, VG,
(access, MWI, Yes Yes
forward)
Infra support
PoE: 802.3af +
Yes Class 0 Yes Class 2 Yes Class 2
option
QoS
Yes Yes Yes
802.1p/DiffServ
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Entry level IP Alcatel-Lucent IP Alcatel-Lucent IP
sets Thomson ST 2030 Touch 4008/4018 EE Touch 4008/4018 EE
(SIP) (SIP mode) (Alcatel-Lucent
proprietary mode)
Automatic Voice Yes (Thomson configuration Yes (802.1x, LLDP-MED, Yes (802.1x, LLDP-MED,
VLAN Assignment file) AVA) AVA)
Codec: G711,
Yes Yes Yes
G723.1, G729A
Wideband ready No No No
Authentication
HTTP digest auth. HTTP digest auth. IPSec
(application level)
Communication
No No Yes
encryption
Com Servers
redundancy (level Yes Yes Yes
2)
Call Admission
Yes Yes Yes
Control (CAC)
Media Gateway
No No Yes
signaling backup
Passive Com
Yes Yes Yes
Server (PCS)
System integration
Barring, CDR, ARS Yes Yes
with OmniPCX
Management
integration with Partial Yes Yes
OmniPCX
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Entry level IP Alcatel-Lucent IP Alcatel-Lucent IP
sets Thomson ST 2030 Touch 4008/4018 EE Touch 4008/4018 EE
(SIP) (SIP mode) (Alcatel-Lucent
proprietary mode)
G711 in band
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sip.company.com is called the domain, and must be the same as the SIP proxy domain
5000 is the user address in the domain. This number must allow other devices managed by Alcatel-
Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise Communication Server to establish a call.
Additional identities can be added to the address using the system management tool, for example, a
name like bob@sip.company.com. This identity can also be used for calling the device/user.
First, Bob is registered on his/her SIP set (by the administrator or by user-programming according to
the set capabilities). The address is sip:5000@sip.company.com.
The SIP set can be reached at IP address 192.168.3.2.
Furthermore, the user has the directory number 5000 in the Communication Server due to previous
configuration.
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11.4.4 Telephony services available for SIP end-points
The following telephony services are provided when SIP sets communicate with the Alcatel-Lucent
OmniPCX Enterprise Communication Server.
Important:
These are interconnected services supported by the Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise
Communication Server gateway, and not services provided by the call handling feature for SIP sets.
Therefore, these services can only be provided if the involved SIP set is able to support them.
Presentation of the service on the set is also independent of the Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise
Communication Server (display, etc.).
For example, certain SIP sets use their own resources to set up a conference (for example, the
OmniPCX conference bridge is not used when the user of the SIP set initiates a conference when the
conference bridge is provided by the SIP set).
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Lock activation
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Multi-tenancy
Twin sets
Voice mail access and notification
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2 Communications between integrated SIP sets to/from other Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise
Communication Server devices
Voice media is supported including G711 A/, G723.1 or G729A.
This is also true for communications between integrated SIP sets and other SIP clients.
3 Communications to fax machines. Fax T38 Annex D is supported over IP.
Scenario 1: Communication between integrated SIP set and non-SIP (Alcatel-Lucent User) set
Scenario 2: Communication between integrated SIP set and unknown SIP set
Scenario 3: Communication between non-SIP (Alcatel-Lucent User) set and unknown SIP set
Definition: Unknown SIP set is not integrated in Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise Communication
Server.
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11.4.7 Calls made to TDM trunks
An integrated SIP set has an Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise Communication Server user profile
with a specific class of service containing the barring/restriction class of service.
Call accounting is performed for calls originating from integrated SIP sets that are directed towards
TDM trunks.
Example: User Bob (directory number 5000) dials a PSTN number. User Bob's integrated SIP set is
declared in the Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise Communication Server database. If digest
authentication is enabled, the requesting message is challenged. A new request with security
credentials is sent towards the SIP proxy. The embedded proxy routes the request to the SIP
gateway. The Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise Communication Server processes the call according
to user Bob's public network class of service. Proper billing information is collected.
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11.4.9 Authentication verification
The SIP proxy can identify the integrated SIP set based on information received through the
exchanged messages (invite).
Inside a corporate network, SIP authentication (verification) is not required as both the set and the
proxy are managed and controlled by a system administrator, which ensures an adequate level of
security.
Nevertheless, authentication can be set up between the set and the proxy.
The SIP proxy performs HTTP Digest Authentication on call initiation or on mid-call messages: this
means that any SIP session between the SIP set and the proxy is authenticated:
With HTTP digest authentication, user login and password are encrypted (MD5 process). This is
based on shared keys authentication.
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Several SIP trunks groups can be created:
One main trunk group is created for the external SIP extensions and Alcatel-Lucent
OmniTouch 8400 Instant Communications Suite
Separate trunk groups are created for external gateways
SIP trunk capacity is an example of the evolution speed in SIP technology. Current capacities can
fulfill requirements for large-size installations, including installations with numerous remote sites.
If an installation including several remote sites, it is possible to configure a local SIP connection to
the PSTN for each remote site. This, for example, enables accounting tickets to include the SIP trunk
group number and to adapt call costs to each site.
The configuration of mini-SIP trunk groups instead of standard SIP trunk groups enables to limit the
number of trunks per trunk group, so that the total number of trunks remains lower than the
maximum authorized, even in case of many trunk groups.
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A Session Border Controller (SBC) is a gateway that typically resides at the boundary of an IP
network. This device is used to control the signaling and media streams. SBCs are put into the
signaling and/or media path between calling and called party.
The call barring category, connection category and entity are all processed
Call Detail Records (CDR) are generated as for legacy trunk groups, and the Call duration mode is
used for accounting purposes.
Call Admission control (CAC) is configured in the Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise Communication
Server to control the number of calls through the PSTN trunking gateway and so controls admissible
calls between SIP endpoints using the IP domain feature. CAC is used for:
SIP sets
Analog sets or FAX device behind SIP gateways (declared as SIP users)
Note: CAC is not applied to SIP video flows. Bandwidth must be calculated to avoid deterioration in
voice quality.
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11.5.4 Supported telephony features
The tables in this section contain the telephony features supported by the Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX
Enterprise Communication Server with current limitations.
In the following tables:
User side feature means if service is available to user on OmniPCX side when communicating
with/through a SIP trunk
SIP public trunk side means that a service activated on OmniPCX involves the SIP network to
perform the service. If yes, means that the service can also be activated on carrier side.
Basic call Outgoing with Yes Yes Yes Block dialing for OG
number and name
Canonical form for public numbering
display
<sip:+33390677517@my_domain>
RFC 3261
Basic Call Incoming with Yes Yes Yes Canonical form for public numbering
DDI with number and
<sip:+33390677517@my_domain>
name display
Range of DDI numbers/users must be
provisioned at the NGN side
RFC 3261
Calling line/name Yes Yes Yes Provided there is compliance with RFC
identification 3323, 3324 & 3325 is ensured and the
presentation (CLIP/CNIP) Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise
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SIP-related Features User SIP public SIP Comments
side trunk side private
(NGN trunk
involved) side
Communication Server is considered as a
trusted element
Calling line identification Yes Yes Yes Provided there is compliance with RFC
restriction (CLIR) 3323, 3324 & 3325 is ensured and the
Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise
Communication Server is considered as a
trusted element
Call forwarding Yes No Yes User side: Performed by joining both half
unconditional (CFU) and calls within Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX
on busy/No answer Enterprise Communication Server. RTP
(CFB/CFNR) optimized.
Private trunk: provided there is compliance
with RFC 3261 (302 Moved Temporarily
message)
Call hold (CH) Yes Yes Yes Using SIP-related RFC: RFC 3264
Enquiry/ Yes Yes Yes Using basic SIP features like invite, call
Broker/Conference hold, and conference (Conference in the
Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise
Communication Server, not using SIP
conference packages)
Attended Transfer/Early Yes No Yes User side: Performed by joining both half
Attended transfer calls within Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX
Enterprise Communication Server. RTP
optimized.
Private trunk: Provided there is compliance
with RFC 3515 (SIP Refer method)
DTMF overdialing Yes Yes Yes Provided there is compliance with RFC
2833
Fax support Yes Yes Yes T38 ITU-T annex D with G711 fallback
G711 transparent
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SIP-related Features User SIP public SIP Comments
side trunk side private
(NGN trunk
involved) side
Authentication for Outgoing Yes Yes Provided there is compliance with RFC
calls/Incoming calls 2617 & RFC 1321
Call Admission Control SIP Yes Yes IP domain CAC takes into account
SIP sets inside IP domains
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SIP related Features SIP public SIP private Comments
trunk side trunk side
policing early media (Ring Back
Tone). Avoid user to stay without
audio in ringing phase in some cases.
SIP Trunking and G722 Yes G722 Wide Band Audio on SIP trunk .
compatibility Available for G722 capable sets not
IPMG / OXE MS
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12. H.323 architecture
H.323 is used for:
Peer-to-peer networking between several Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise Communication
Server platforms (see section 3.1 on ABC networking for services provided using H.323)
Communications between OmniPCX components and other H.323 devices (see section 3.3 on
heterogeneous networking for services provided using H.323)
The main characteristics of the H.323 gateways on the Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise
Communication Server are:
H.225, H.245
Fast-connect
H.245 tunneling
Registration, admission, status (RAS) protocol for communication with a gatekeeper:
o Direct and routed mode
o Connection to an external gatekeeper or to the integrated gatekeeper
H.323 annex D (for T38 fax)
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GD and GA boards (on Common hardware) and INT-IPA boards (on Crystal hardware) support the
H.323 gateway function. They must be equipped with compressor daughterboard.
There is no direct RTP flow between SIP and H.323. The DTMF is sent in SIP and the out
band in H.323
RTP cannot operate in multi-compression algorithm configurations
The H.323 signaling link is physically disassociated from the RTP flow. H.323 signaling is
attached to the gateway and RTP is attached to the IP phone. The GA/GD/INT IPA boards
have two functions (see diagram below):
o Each GA and GD board supports up to 30 H.323 signaling sessions for traffic to the
IPMG itself, to an IP phone, or to another IPMG
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o INTIPA supports 60 H.323 signaling sessions
o Compressor daughter boards on GA/GD/INT IPA boards are used for TDM/VoIP
packetization/compression for traffic going to legacy telephones connected to the
IPMG
Note 1: RTP direct in H.323 is supported between Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise Communication
Server systems interconnected with ABC and with other H.323 gateways/terminals.
Note 2: The INT-IPB board does not provide H.323 gateway functions. An INTIPA should be installed
in the same cabinet.
In Transit RTP mode, the RTP flow between two IP devices goes through a media gateway.
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Because of the gatekeeper, H.323 devices can receive and make calls to and from the
traditional telephone world through the H.323 gateway that is part of the Alcatel-Lucent
OmniPCX Enterprise Communication Server gateway
This function allows H.323 devices access to the rest of the traditional telephone world (internal or
external to the enterprise).
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