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Avaya Aura® Session Border Controller

Securing your Unified Communications and Contact Center Solutions

Overview • Eliminates signaling and many other • Real–time communications need to

interoperability issues mediate interoperability problems
Avaya Aura® Session Border Controller, powered between multi-vendor solutions
• Preserves session quality under load and
by Acme Packet, secures the IP border for the
adverse conditions
real time interactive communications that flow Today’s data-focused security
outside your internal network. With the Session • Extends Avaya application reach across
solutions are not robust enough
Border Controller, your Unified Communications IP network borders
and Contact Center Solutions can securely • Lack the ability to dynamically correct
• Supports regulatory compliance
leverage SIP, while simultaneously extending VoIP connectivity issues
the power of the Avaya Aura™ architecture There are 3 key reasons to have a Session • Cannot perform VoIP signaling/media
throughout your enterprise to realize the true Border Controller deployed in your network: deep packet inspection
benefits of open standards.
• Cannot solve protocol interoperability
Real-time IP communications problems
Avaya Aura Session Border Controller is a
require different security services
standard element of Avaya’s Communication
Architecture that: than TDM and other IP flows Security is paramount
• Supports secure SIP sessions • Real–time communications are • The multi-protocol and real-time nature of
continuous, 2-way streams versus traffic IP telephony and unified communications
• Defends SIP signaling elements against
bursts characteristic of web applications traffic demands a sophisticated defense
security threats and overloads
strategy
• Since signaling attacks are simple to
launch, you need to be prepared with
defensive security strategies

Key Customer Benefits

In addition to alleviating security concerns
and supporting the enterprise’s ability to
take advantage of SIP technology, Avaya
Aura Session Border Controller also enables:
• Faster Avaya solutions deployment –
at lower risk and cost – leveraging SIP
trunking wizard
• Safe use of cost-effective SIP trunks
• Integration with third-party applications
and services
• High-quality session delivery to employees
across the enterprise

FACT SHEET
• Offers design flexibility for customers Service Provider Interoperability Specifications
including the option to customize their
• Supported by the Avaya Global Service • A virtualized application resident on
network
Provider SIP Compliance Program (GSSCP) Avaya Aura™ System Platform
• Facilitates safe growth of your network as
• Leverages proven SBC technology • Powered by Acme Packet, the market
your business expands
provided by Acme Packet, the market leader in session border controller
leading supplier to Service Providers solutions
Feature Summary • Flexible controls to solve interoperability • Designed for midsized enterprises, branch
problems offices, and small contact centers –
Applications
supports up to 750 sessions
• SIP trunking to PSTN providers
Product Detail • Optionally, can add on Session
• SIP trunking to hosted service providers Replication and/or Transcoding capability
(i.e. conferencing, contact center, etc.) Avaya Aura™ Session Border Controller
provides more than a firewall. While in • Available from Avaya direct and indirect
• SIP trunking to federated businesses channels
the data world a firewall can be enough to
protect your network from outside attacks, • Complements Acme Packet Net-Net SBC
Evolution
in the real time communications solutions available from the Avaya direct
• Deployed on Avaya Aura® System Platform environment, a firewall is not sufficient. channel
• Easily add Avaya Aura Session Border • Acme Packet Net-Net 3800 / 4500
The following are key security features that
Controller to existing installations
a real time communications environment
• Flexible feature set for new applications demands, and that a firewall cannot provide:
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• Prevention of SIP-specific overload
Reliability and Scale conditions and malicious attacks To learn more about Avaya Aura™ Session
Border Controller, contact your Avaya
• Active/standby redundancy • Open / close RTP media ports in sync Account Manager, Avaya Authorized Partner,
• Scales to 750 simultaneous sessions with SIP signaling or visit us at www.avaya.com.
• Redundant SIP connectivity to service • Ability to track session state and provide
providers and Avaya Aura Session Manager / uninterrupted service
Avaya Communication Manager possible • Perform interworking or security on
encrypted sessions
Security
• Solve multi-vendor SIP interoperability
• Acme Packet’s proven Net-SAFE security problems
framework
• TLS & SRTP encryption

About Avaya
Avaya is a global provider of business collaboration and communications
solutions, providing unified communications, contact centers, data solutions
and related services to companies of all sizes around the world. For more
information please visit www.avaya.com.

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