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Deploying Avaya Wireless DECT with IP Office
IP DECT Digital Gateway (IPBL)
The IP DECT Gateway allows digital base stations to be connected to the DECT system. Up to 16 digital base stations can be connected to a gateway, using traditional 4-wire telephony cabling. The gateway itself connects to the IP Office and other IP based elements of the system via the IP LAN.
Though the gateway does not support telephone calls without digital base stations connected , it can be configured to act as the master base station for the whole DECT system. It is possible for the gateway to act as a master even in a system that has a mix of IP and digital base stations.
The IP DECT Gateway provides the following features:
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Up to 8 IP DECT Gateway units are supported per IP Office.
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Up to 16 digital base stations can be connected to each IP DECT Gateway, for a maximum of 128 digital base stations.
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Synchronization of attached digital base stations via UPN cables (including automatic cable delay measurement).
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Over-the air synchronization master for IP base stations. Master sync or backup sync functionality can reside in the gateway appliance. It cannot be slave sync.
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Seamless roaming and handover, also with IP base station on same site.
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The IP DECT Gateway can act as the master base station for the DECT system. This does not affect the count of actual base stations (IP and or digital) allowed.
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Remote configuration and software upgrade of IP DECT Gateway appliance (web-based).
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Remote automatic update of digital base stations connected to the IP DECT Gateway.
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Configuration option for reuse of Avaya UPN repeaters. This means a configuration option for each base station port to disable the automatic cable delay measurement and allow to manually set a cable delay value for that specific port.
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Remote power feeding of digital base stations via UPN ports. The maximum cable length between the IP DECT Gateway and each digital base station should not exceed 1500 meters. The length and type of cable used affects the power consumption of the base station. If the total power capacity of the IP DECT Gateway is exceeded, additional digital base stations will require their own power support connection.
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The IPBL has eight channels for each RFP used for speech, message and alarm. The IPBL also has two channels which are reserved for messaging and alarm. In total, the IPBL has 40 speech channels.
Note: The IP DECT Gateway does not support call handover when the digital base station used for that call is reset or unplugged. This means that calls lost on one digital base station will not transfer to another digital base station.