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The SBC 5100, SBC 5110, SBC 5200, and SBC 5210 platforms are no longer supported beginning with the SBC Core 10.0.0R0 release. This release supports SBC 5400/7000/SWe/Cloud Native edition (CNe) platforms. Contact Ribbon Sales for upgrade information.
For SBC functions and features to be fully available, a valid license must be obtained from Ribbon and installed in the system. Each SBC license provides a base set of capabilities to which additional features and capacity can be added and enabled as required. In node-locked licensing, an installed license file locks sessions and features to a specific SBC node which is identified through its hardware serial number or Virtual Machine Universal Unique Identifier (UUID).
License files are referred to as license bundles. A license bundle contains a set of feature keys, each of which corresponds to a specific SBC feature or capability. The set of license keys enabled in your license bundle determine the features available on your system. A feature is enabled when its value is set to 1 (or another positive number in cases where licensed sessions are counted). A feature is disabled in a license when its corresponding license key is set to 0. Work with your Ribbon sales representative to determine your specific licensing requirements and to obtain your license bundle.
Because a count of only "1" is required to enable the feature, the actual count is not used, just the fact that it is greater than 0.
On/Off license for the same feature in multiple bundles are not additive.
The count displayed selected is by:
When other types of SBC functionality are required, additional license keys must be enabled in the license bundle. For example, SIP-I interworking requires enabling the SBC-SIP-I license key. The license bundle should therefore contain both the SBC-RTU and the SBC-SIP-I license keys.
The currently available feature licenses and the platforms to which they apply are listed in the table below.
SBC Feature Licenses
Feature License Key | Description | Platform |
DSP-AMRNB | RTU media interworking using AMRNB. Use license to enable AMR-NB audio transcoding. | SBC Core |
DSP-AMRWB | RTU media interworking using AMRWB. Use license to enable AMR-WB audio transcoding. | SBC Core |
DSP-EVRC | RTU media interworking using EVRC. Use license to enable EVRC audio transcoding. Note: This license is not applicable to SBC SWe, which does not support EVRC. | SBC Core |
DSP-EVS | RTU media interworking using EVS. Use license to enable EVS transcoding. | SBC Core |
DSP-L16 | Enables LINEAR16 (Linear PCM) codec processing on any RTP media session receiving Virtual DSP services (The latter is activated with the VDSP-RTU license). | SBC Core |
DSP-OPUS | Adds OPUS codec processing on any RTP media session receiving Virtual DSP services (The latter is activated with the VDSP-RTU license). | SBC Core |
DSP-SILK | RTU media interworking using SILK. Use license to enable SILK transcoding. | SBC Core |
ENCRYPT | Encryption function for signaling using TLS, IPsec | SBC Core |
LB-INSTANCE | Activates an SBC SWe SLB (SIP-Aware Front-End Load Balancer) instance for operation. SIP sessions carried across the SLB are licensed separately (SBC-LB). | SBC SWe |
SBC-1X10GMP | SBC 5400 RTU license to enable media port(s) operating at 10 Gbps. This will activate two 10 Gbps packet ports | SBC 5400 |
SBC-4X1GMP | SBC 5400 RTU license to enable all four media ports. each operating at 1 Gbps. Note: If the SBC 5400 is configured for two 1 Gbps media ports (default configuration), no license is required. | SBC 5400 |
SBC-A100GPU | Enables SBC SWe to forward supported SBC workloads (e.g., DSP-related operations, etc.) to a single Nvidia(r) A100 Tensor Core GPU. Notes:
| SBC Core |
SBC-ETSI-LI | Enables ETSI/3gpp-related IMS Lawful Intercept services. Refer to Lawful Intercept for more information on the supported specifications and extent of support. | SBC Core |
SBC-FIPS-INST | Enables the SBC device-wide FIPS-140 supporting operation. Notes:
| SBC Core |
SBC-FIPS-RTU | Enables SIP session-specific FIPS-140 supporting operation. Notes:
| SBC Core |
SBC-LB | Enables the SLB feature on the SBC. If the value is non-zero, it allows a specified number of SLB sessions on the system. If zero, no SLB sessions are allowed. | SBC SWe |
SBC-LI | Enables PacketCable-related Lawful Intercept services. Refer to Lawful Intercept for more information on the supported specifications and extent of support. | SBC Core |
SBC-MRF-RTU | The SBC-MRF-RTU license is required to enable transcoding using an external Media Resource Function (MRF) device. This license is not a substitute for the SBC-RTU session license. Both licenses are required to allow a session towards the MRF. Note: The SBC-MRF-RTU license is only applicable to the S-SBC when deploying the distributed SBC architecture. | SBC SWe |
SBC-POL-E911 | RTU license for E911 service. | SBC Core |
SBC-POL-ENUM | SBC ERE support for accessing ENUM databases. | SBC Core |
SBC-POL-RTU | Enables on-board Advanced ERE (Embedded Routing Engine) services query support for a given SIP session (the latter being activated with the SBC-RTU feature license key). Notes:
| SBC Core |
SBC-PSX-RTU | Enables off-board PSX policy and routing services query support for a given SIP session (latter activated with the SBC-RTU). Notes:
| SBC Core |
SBC-RCS | Enables OOD (Out of Dialog) SIP session-related RCS (Rich Communications Services) support. Notes:
| SBC Core |
SBC-RTU | Enables a single SIP signaling session with an associated media session. The following types of media sessions are enabled:
Additional signaling and/or media services require complementary feature license keys to enable the services. | SBC Core |
SBC-SIP-I | SIP-I Interworking function | SBC Core |
SBC-SIP323 | SIP/H.323 Interworking function | SBC Core |
SBC-SIPREC | SIPREC session recording support | SBC Core |
SBC-SOSBC-RTU | Enables a single SIP signaling session when the SBC is configured for signaling-only mode. Note: When the SBC is configured for signaling-only mode, the total SIP sessions allowed are the total of the SBC-SOSBC-RTU and SBC-RTU licenses. | SBC Core |
SBC-STSH | Adds STIR/SHAKEN-related processing on a SIP session (the latter is activated with the SBC-RTU). Refer to STIR-SHAKEN Support for more information. | SBC Core |
SBC-SURV | Adds Local Survivability support on a SIP session (the latter is activated with the SBC-RTU). Refer to SIP Trunk Group - Local Survivability for more information. | SBC Core |
SBC-TOIP | Enables T.140/Text over IP processing on any RTP media session receiving Virtual DSP services (the latter is activated with the VDSP-RTU). | SBC Core |
SBC-VIDEO | Video interworking support, including Content Sharing (BFCP), Far-End Camera Control (FECC) and H.239 for H.323 | SBC Core |
SIP-REG | Enables SIP Registrar functionality. The count associated with the feature license key denotes the maximum concurrent registered SIP clients supported by the SBC. Notes:
| SBC Core |
SRTP | Enables the encryption function for media using the Secure Real-time Transport Protocol (SRTP). | SBC Core |
SWE-INSTANCE | Activates an SBC SWe instance for operation. | SBC SWe |
VDSP-RTU | Enables RTP media processing services in the SBC SWe. The SBC delivers RTP media processing services by applying the Virtual DSP (Digital Signal Processing) feature to a media session. Examples of such services include (partial list): Notes:
| SBC SWe |
WEBSOCKET | Enables WebRTC-related processing on a SIP session (the latter is activated with the SBC-RTU). Notes:
| SBC Core |
When a license bundle file is generated, it is bound to the host ID of the SBC to which it will be applied.
License files can contain up to two SBC serial numbers (or UUIDs). For a stand-alone SBC, the machine’s host ID must be contained in the license file to be valid. Likewise, for an SBC HA pair, the host ID of both machines must be contained in the license file to be valid.
To obtain the serial number of either a stand-alone or a HA pair SBC, log into the SBC EMA and navigate to Monitoring > Dashboard > System Status. The System Status window appears. The serial number(s) display in the third column of the Server Status table as depicted in the examples below.
SBC SWe and SBC CNe systems uses the Virtual Machine's Universal Unique Identifier (UUID) number instead of a serial number as shown in the example below.
Once purchased, customers install and manage SBC licenses using the Embedded Management Application (EMA) user interface. Refer to License Management - Node Locked License Settings for the procedure to install a new license bundle.
Once a license is expired, the SBC treats the licensed functionality as disabled system wide. Any existing sessions that are active on expiry continue unimpaired. Traps are raised from the SBC to notify the user when a license is nearing expiration. For more information on Alarms, refer to the SBC Core Alarms Guide.