The SBC Core system is a closed network device. Customer modifications at the Linux level are not allowed or supported. These modifications can cause stability, update and fail-over issues. Customers should only configure the SBC using the supported interfaces (CLI, REST, EMA, EMS).
This section provides information on installing software onto the Session Border Controller platform: SBC 5400™.
The SBC 5400 platform is pre-installed with the latest version of the following platform software components:
The SBC application package is available as a compressed tar file from the Ribbon Support Portal. Download the application software package to your local computer or server and install the application using the EMA platform mode. Refer to Downloading SBC 5400 Software for additional details.
For detailed information on installing the new application software, go to SBC 5400 - Installing Application.
SBC can be configured for one of two different scenarios:
When initially configuring the SBC platform, choose between one of the following modes. Refer to Routing and Policy Management for a comparison of the two modes.
Additional topics in this section:
Refer to Routing and Policy Management for a comparison of the two modes.