Avaya Aura® Session Manager is a SIP routing tool that integrates all SIP devices across the entire enterprise network. Session Manager simplifies the existing communication infrastructure by combining existing PBXs and other communications systems, regardless of the vendor, into a cohesive and centrally managed SIP-based communications network.
Session Manager supports the following features:
Integration with third-party equipment and endpoints to normalize disparate networks.
Centralized routing of calls using an enterprise-wide numbering plan.
Centralized management through System Manager, including configuration of user profiles and deployment of enterprise-wide centralized applications.
Interconnection with Communication Manager and Avaya Communication Server 1000 to provide multiple feature support for SIP and non-SIP endpoints.
Interconnection with IP Office through SIP to provide feature support for SIP endpoints.
Third-party E911 emergency call service for enterprise users.
Centralized Presence Services for scalability and reduced network complexity with a variety of endpoints and communication servers.
Support for converged voice and video bandwidth management.
Application sequencing capability to incrementally deploy applications without needing to upgrade the PBX.
Geographic redundancy.
Mobility of SIP telephones and enterprise mobility for SIP users.
Support for call reconstruction to allow Call Preservation for SIP calls, which provides mid-call features to be invoked after a failover.
Support to carry Presence Information Data Format Location Object (PIDF-LO) as a Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) body/attachment in a SIP message. Session Manager can also pass the PIDF-LO information in the SIP message.
