Use this field to assign a network region group to the network region. You can enter a value from: 1 to 2000 for large systems. 1 to 250 for small systems.

Network Region number, 1–2000.

Blank or 1–2000.

If you leave the field blank, the system obtains the location from the PROCR that the endpoint is registered through. The system can also get the location from the gateway through which the endpoint is registered. The setting for the location field applies to IP telephones and softphones.

The name of the region. Enter a character string up to 20 characters.

The network domain of the server.

The network region that is a core network region or a stub network region. For network regions 251 to 2000, this field is a read-only field with a default value n.

If you are creating a stub network region, you must enter more information on page 4, in the dst rgn field. Enter the number of the destination core network region that directly connects with this stub network region.

Specifies the codec set assigned to a region. Enter a value between 1-7. The default value is 1.

Specifies the lowest port number to be used for audio packets. Enter a value between 2-65406. The default is 2048.

Specifies the highest port number to be used for audio packets. Enter a value between 130-65535. The default value is 65535.

The decimal equivalent of the Call Control PHB value. Enter a value between 0-63.

• Use PHB 46 for expedited forwarding of packets.

• Use PHB 46 for audio for legacy systems that only support IPv4 Type-of-Service, which correlates to the older ToS critical setting.

• Use PHB 46 if you negotiated a Call Control PHB value in your SLA with your Service Provider.

The decimal equivalent of the VoIP Media PHB value. Enter a value between 0-63:

• Use PHB 46 for expedited forwarding of packets.

• Use PHB 46 for audio for legacy systems that only support IPv4 Type-of-Service, which correlates to the older ToS critical setting.

Specifies the 802.1p priority value, and displays only if the 802.1p/Q Enabled field is y. The valid range is 0–7. Avaya recommends 6 (high). See Caution below this table.

Specifies the 802.1p priority value, and displays only if the 802.1p/Q Enabled field is y. The valid range is 0–7. Avaya recommends 6 (high). See Caution below this table.

Specifies the Video 802.1p priority value, and displays only if the 802.1p/Q Enabled field is y. The valid range is 0–7.

Specifies whether to enable H.323 Link Bounce Recovery feature for this network region. Select y or n.

Enter the maximum traffic idle time in seconds in the range 5-7200. Default is 20.

Specify the interval between KA retransmissions in seconds. Enter a value in the range 1–120. The default value is 5.

Specify the number of retries if no ACK is received. Enter a value in the range 1–20. The default value is 5.

Enter y: To save on bandwidth resources and improve sound quality of voice over IP transmissions.

Enter native (NAT): If the IP address from which audio is to be received for IP-to-IP connections within the region is that of the IP telephone/IP Softphone. Ensure that the IP address has not been translated by NAT. IP telephones must be configured behind a NAT device before this entry is enabled.

Enter translated (NAT): If the IP address from which audio is to be received for IP-to-IP connections within the region is the address with which a NAT device replaces the native address. IP telephones must be configured behind a NAT device before this entry is enabled.

Enter y to save on bandwidth resources and improve sound quality of voice over IP transmissions.

Enter translated (NAT)if the IP address from which audio is to be received for direct IP-to-IP connections between regions is to be the one with which a NAT device replaces the native address. IP telephones must be configured behind a NAT device before this entry is enabled.

Enter native (NAT) if the IP address from which audio is to be received for direct IP-to-IP connections between regions is that of the telephone itself without being translated by NAT. IP telephones must be configured behind a NAT device before this entry is enabled.

Enter y for IP endpoints to be connected through the server’s IP circuit pack in IP format, without first going through the Avaya TDM bus.

Specifies whether or not you have to enable RSVP. Enter y or n.

Enter the RSVP refresh rate in seconds 1-99. This field only displays if the RSVP Enabled field is set to y.

Specifies whether to enable retries when RSVP fails. Enter y or n. This field only displays if the RSVP Enabled field is set to y.

This field only displays if the RSVP Enabled field is set to y. You set this field to what you have configured on your network:

• guaranteed-service makes a limit on the end-to-end queuing delay from the sender to the receiver. This setting is the most appropriate setting for VoIP applications.

• controlled-load, a subset of guaranteed-service, provides for a traffic specifier but not the end-to-end queuing delay.

Provides scalable service discrimination on the Internet without per-flow state and signaling at every hop. Enter the decimal equivalent of the DiffServ Audio PHB value, 0-63. This field only displays if the RSVP Enabled field is set to y.

If enabled, sends RTCP Reports to a special server, such as for the VMON tool.

Available only if RTCP Reporting is enabled and if Default Server Parameters are disabled.

• Valid entry: 1 to 65535

• Usage: The port for the RTCP Monitor server. Default is 5005.

Available only if RTCP Reporting is enabled and if Default Server Parameters are disabled.

• Valid entry: 1 to 65535

• Usage: The port for the RTCP Monitor server. Default is 5005.

Available only if RTCP Reporting is enabled and if Default Server Parameters are disabled.

• Valid entry: 5 to 30

• Usage: The report period for the RTCP Monitor server in seconds.

The IPv4 address for the RTCP Monitor server.

Available only if RTCP Reporting is enabled and if Default Server Parameters are disabled.

The IPv6 address for the RTCP Monitor server.

Available only if RTCP Reporting is enabled and if Default Server Parameters are disabled.

If enabled, uses the system-wide default RTCP Monitor server parameters. Available only if RTCP Reporting is enabled.

Use this field to control the call processing behavior to send Alternative Network Address Types (ANAT) offer system wide.

The valid entries are:

• y: Communication Manager sends ANAT offer irrespective of the ip-network-region system wide setting.

• n: Communication Manager does not send ANAT offer irrespective of the ip-network-region system wide setting.

If Inter-Gateway Alternate Routing (IGAR) is enabled for any row on subsequent pages, the following fields for each network region must be administered to route the bearer portion of an IGAR call.

• Valid entry: 0 to 7

• Usage: The digits to delete.

• Valid entry: 0 to 13 or blank

• Usage: The number of digits to insert. International numbers should begin with plus (+). The Inter-Gateway Alternate Routing (IGAR) and Dial Plan Transparency (DPT) features convert the plus (+) digit to appropriate international access code when starting the trunk call.

  Note:

  The optional plus (+) at the beginning of the inserted digits is an international convention indicating that the local international access code must be dialed before the number.

The valid entries are:

• y: Enables the Dial Plan Transparency feature when a gateway registers with a Survivable Remote Server (Local survivable processor), or when a port network registers with a Survivable Core Server (Enterprise Survivable Server).

• n: Default is n.

An extension used to assign an unused Listed Directory Number for incoming IGAR calls.

It is necessary to impose a limit on the trunk usage in a particular port network in a network region when Inter-Gateway Alternate Routing (IGAR) is active. The limit is required because if there is a major IP WAN network failure, it is possible to use all trunks in the network region(s) for IGAR calls.

• Valid entry: 1 to 999, or blank

• Usage: The maximum number of trunks to be used for Inter-gateway alternate routing (IGAR).

Lists the backup server names in priority order. Backup server names should include Survivable Remote Server names and Survivable Core Server names. If you are using the Processor Ethernet, the backup servers list must include the survivable core PE address else the phones will not register to the survivable core during a failure. Any valid node name is a valid entry. Valid node names can include names of Customer LANs, ICCs, Survivable Core Servers, and Survivable Remote Servers.

Permitted security profiles for endpoint registration in the network region. You must enter at least one security profile. Otherwise, no endpoint will be permitted to register from the region.

The valid entries are:

• challenge: Includes the various methods of PIN-based challenge and response schemes in current use. This is a relatively weak security profile.

• pin-eke: The H.235 Annex H SP1

• strong: Permits the use of any strong security profile. The H323TLS profile is the strongest security profile in Communication Manager.

• any-auth: Includes any of the security profiles.

• H323TLS: Communication Manager apples this security profile when the network region of an H. 323 phone is administered with H323TLS or Strong security profiles. Also, Communication Manager and the endpoint negotiate by using the H323 TLS profile. H323TLS profile sends H.323 signaling messages through a TLS-encrypted channel.

Administers whether or not a SIP URI should be permitted to change. Degrading the URI from sips//: to sip//: might result in a less secure call. This is required when SIP SRTP endpoints are allowed to make and receive calls from endpoints that do not support SRTP.

The valid entries are:

• y: Allows conversion of SIP URIs. Default is y.

• n: No URI conversion. Calls from SIP endpoints that support SRTP made to other SIP endpoints that do not support SRTP will fail. However, if you enter y for the Enforce SIPS URI for SRTP field on the signaling group screen, URI conversion takes place independent of the value set for the Allow SIP URI conversion field on the IP Network Region screen.

Indicates whether Communication Manager (the near end) can establish the TCP socket for H.323 IP endpoints in this network region.

The valid entries are:

• y: Communication Manager determines when to establish the TCP socket with the IP endpoints, assuming the endpoints support this capability. This is the default.

• n: The IP endpoints always attempt to set up the TCP socket immediately after registration. This field should be disabled only in network regions where a nonstandard H.323 proxy device or a non-supported network address translation (NAT) device would prevent the server from establishing TCP sockets with H.323 IP endpoints.

• Valid entry: 1024 to 65531

• Usage: The minimum port value used by the processor Ethernet when establishing the TCP signaling socket to the H.323 IP endpoint. The range of port number must be at least 5 (Max-Min+1). Default is 61440.

• Valid entry: 1028 to 65535

• Usage: The maximum port value to be used by the processor Ethernet when establishing the TCP signaling socket to the H.323 IP endpoint. The range of port number must be at least 5 (Max-Min+1). Default is 61444.

The maximum number of destination region IP interfaces included in alternate gatekeeper lists (AGL).

The valid entries are:

• 0 to 16: Communication Manager uses the numeric value of gatekeeper addresses.

• all: Communication Manager includes all possible gatekeeper addresses in the endpoint's own network region and in any regions to which the endpoint's region is directly connected.

• blank: The administration field is ignored.

• Valid entry: 1 to 7, pstn, or blank

• Usage: The codec set used between the two regions. This field cannot be blank if this route through two regions is being used by some non-adjacent pair of regions. If the two regions are disconnected at all, this field should be blank.

Indicates whether the two regions (source and destination) are directly connected by a WAN link. The default value is enabled if a codec-set is administered.

• Valid entry: 1 to 250

• Usage: The destination region for this inter-network connection.

Available only if the WAN-BW-limits (Units) is Dynamic. The gateway must be configured to be a CAC (Call Admission Control) gateway.

• Valid entry: 1 to 250, or blank

• Usage: The gateway that reports the bandwidth-limit for this link. Default is blank.

Allows pair-wise configuration of Inter-Gateway Alternate Routing (IGAR) between network regions.

The valid entries are:

• y: Enables IGAR capability between this network region pair. Default for a pstn codec set.

• n: Disable IGAR capability between this network region pair. Default, except for a pstn codec set.

• f: Forced. Moves all traffic onto the PSTN. This option can be used during initial installation to verify the alternative PSTN facility selected for a network region pair. This option can also be used to temporarily move traffic off of the IP WAN if an edge router is having problems or an edge router needs to be replaced between a network region pair.

Allows entry of intervening region numbers between the two indirectly-connected regions.

• Valid entry: 1 to 250

• Usage: Up to four intervening region numbers between the two indirectly-connected regions.

  Note:

  Indirect region paths cannot be entered until all direct region paths have been entered. In addition, the order of the path through the regions must be specified starting from the source region to the destination region.

• Valid entry: 1 to 250

• Usage: The source region for this inter-network connection.

The system displays Sync when the Synchronization over IP field is enabled.

• valid entry: 0 to 9999 for Kbits, 0 to 65 for Mbits, or blank for NoLimit

• Usage: The amount of bandwidth to allocate for the normal video pool to each IP network region.

• Valid entry: 0 to 9999 for Kbits, 0 to 65 for Mbits, or blank for NoLimit

• Usage: The amount of bandwidth to allocate for the priority video pool to each IP network region.

Specifies whether the normal video pool can be shared for each link between IP network regions.

• Valid entry: Calls, Dynamic, Kbits/sec, Mbits/sec, or blank for NoLimit

• Usage: The unit of measure corresponding to the value entered for bandwidth limitation. Bandwidth should be limited by the number of connections, bandwidth in Kbits/sec, or bandwidth in Mbits/sec, or left blank. Default is blank.