Vocera SIP Telephony Solution Enhance Call Quality between Vocera Devices and External Phones The Vocera SIP telephony solution provides enhanced call quality between Vocera devices and external phones, offering a superior alternative to the standard Vocera telephony server (VTS). Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) telephony has become the industry standard telephony interface replacing legacy PBX interfaces such as digital and analog. The Vocera SIP telephony solution is a software solution that provides not only high call quality, but also offers an intelligent choice for IT personnel.
IT Benefits of Vocera SIP Telephony • Includes the use of the Vocera access For IT personnel managing the Vocera system, anywhere solution (formerly called Vocera phone access to genie) on all SIP ports for the benefits of Vocera SIP telephony include: instant voice communication on any phone, • Ability to operate in a VMware environment anytime • Support for port redundancy • Improves communication between key hospital • Support for legacy PBXs (non-SIP enabled) via personnel including doctor to nurse, lab to Dialogic Media Gateway nurse, and telemetry tech to nurse • No Dialogic card required Vocera SIP Telephony Requirements Clinical Benefits of Vocera SIP Telephony • The Dialogic Media Gateway (DMG) hardware Clinical users of the Vocera system experience component is sold separately from the Vocera significant benefits from the Vocera SIP SIP telephony ports telephony solution when using Vocera devices including the Vocera badge, Vocera smartphone, • Vocera SIP telephony requires a SIP enabled and Vocera software client. PBX or the use of a DMG to connect to a non- • Reduces call latency, providing excellent call SIP enabled PBX quality with Vocera devices when placing or • Vocera SIP telephony ports cannot coexist with receiving calls from external phones. digital or analog VTS ports at the same Vocera site, but can exist on the same Vocera server at different sites
Vocera SIP and VTS Feature Comparison
SIP SIP VTS VTS Features Telephony Telephony Digital Analog w/DMG • High call quality • Software only solution • VMware support • Less power, less space • Preserves investment when customer n/a moves to IP PBX • Calling party and caller ID support PRI only PRI only • Vocera access anywhere solution enabled for all SIP ports Vocera SIP Telephony Gateway Sizing Vocera SIP Diagram Requirements The Vocera Sip Telephony Gateway (VSTG) Vocera Server VSTG Vocera SIP supports VMware with the following Signaling requirements: RTP • VMware vSphere 4 Vocera IP PBX • VMware ESX 3.5 RTP Vocera or • Windows 2003 server VM with 2 vCPUs, 4 Vocera RTP Dialogic Media Signaling GB RAM, 40 GB hard drive Gateway (DMG) For additional information about VMware, Vocera Badge reference the Vocera infrastructure planning guide on www.vocera.com, and the VMware vSphere 4.0 document at: www.vmware.com. Vocera SIP Telephony SKUs IP PBX Support The Vocera SIP telephony gateway (VSTG) is North America/UK based on IETF standards for SIP 2.0 and RTP. Software The VSTG communicates via a SIP trunk with SKU Description a SIP-enabled PBX or a SIP Gateway. The VSTG 900-01101 SIP Telephony Ports (6-port) provides basic SIP telephony functionality including placing and receiving calls, sending Support and receiving DTMF and SIP option keep- SKU Description alive messages, and obtaining ANI and DNIS 920-01101 SIP Telephony Ports (6-port), Standard Support Services information. The DTMF communication is 920-01111 SIP Telephony Ports (6-port), Premier Support Services done using RFC 2388. Dialogic Media Gateway Contact Vocera Customers without an IP PBX can still utilize For more information about the Vocera SIP telephony solution and pricing, please Vocera SIP telephony through the use of a contact a Vocera sales representative at: 1-888-9-Vocera (1-888-986-2372). gateway. Vocera recommends the DMG and has arranged discounted pricing though True Data. DMG options include: • Dialogic DMG2030DTIQ – single T1/E1 • Dialogic DMG1004LSW – 4-port analog • Dialogic DMG1008LSW – 8-port analog To obtain discount information call True Data Sales at 1-800-331-3307 and identify yourself as a Vocera customer. In order to obtain software updates to the DMG, customers should purchase a Dialogic support plan with the DMG.
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