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- Replacing a failed SBC with a virtual one
When the hardware SBC failed, two phone systems were left with no path between them. Rather than wait for replacement hardware, the same SBC software ran as a virtual machine that afternoon — and runs there still.
- Connecting a legacy PBX to a SIP trunk
Putting a legacy PBX on a SIP trunk comes down to three settings: the physical ports in NT mode, the SIP trunk towards the provider, and the dialplan that joins the two.
- Migrating to a VoIP phone system
Above roughly a hundred extensions, a one-night cutover is a gamble. A gateway and a failover switch let a company migrate department by department without startling anyone.
- All-IP migration for a legacy PBX
Moving to All-IP does not have to mean replacing the phone system. A gateway presents an ISDN line to the PBX and SIP to the provider, and the extensions never notice the difference.
- What is a VoIP gateway?
A VoIP gateway sits between a SIP network and everything that does not speak SIP — an ISDN PBX, a fax machine, a door intercom, a mobile network. It translates, and it keeps the existing equipment in service.