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Prior to Release to 4.1.1, Sonus as a courtesy in limited situations, installed supplementary licenses on the customer's behalf. This practice ended in May 2015.

 

This section describes the licensing process on the Sonus SBC 1000/2000 system

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The Sonus SBC 1000/2000 system is delivered with standard functions. For additional SBC features

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 features and supplementary services (which are not available as standard functions of the Sonus SBC 1000/2000 system
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), you must obtain software license keys purchased from Sonus. Once obtained, you receive instructions for accessing the licensing portal.  Through the portal, you enter the SBC serial number and generate a license, which you then install on the SBC
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 (see Installing Licenses). This process also applies to license upgrades/expansions.

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Premium Feature Set License

By offering SBC Edge in

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 in both Value and Premium Features configurations, Sonus provides you with the flexibility to select the most cost-effective session border controller solution for your network. The following features can be enabled with the purchase of a Premium Features license.

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Note

An SBC 1000 Module or SBC 2000 line card requires a license to enable ports for use on the node.

 

Feature licenses enables features or supplementary services not available as standard functions on the Sonus SBC 1000/2000 system

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, such as increased SIP to SIP sessions or enabling physical ports on the FXS, FXO, BRI and DS1 hardware modules/line cards. See below for a list of available feature licenses.

 

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1SBC 1000/2000 Features/Supplementary Services
TypeLicenseDescription
SBC 1000SBC-1K-LIC100REGProvides 100 licenses of Registrar
 SBC-1K-LIC10SIPProvides 10 Sessions of SIP to SIP
 SBC-1K-LIC25SIPProvides 25 Sessions of SIP to SIP
 SBC-1K-LIC5SIPProvides 5 Sessions of SIP to SIP
 SBC-1K-LIC-BRIEnables 4 BRI Ports on the SBC 1000
 SBC-1K-LIC-BSURVEnables Local Survivability with Broadworks on the SBC 1000
 SBC-1K-LIC-CCPEApplies Custom Configuration on the SBC 1000
 SBC-1K-LIC-FORKEnables SBC Call Forking, up to 8 destinations
 SBC-1K-LIC-FXSEnables 4 FXS ports on the SBC 1000
 SBC-1K-LIC-RBAEnables Resilient Branch Appliance (RBA) function for Microsoft Lync at Branch Office.
 SBC-1K-LIC-ROUTGEnables OSPF IP Routing Protocol on SBC 1000
 SBC-1K-LIC-FXOEnables 4 FXO ports on the SBC 1000
 SBC-1K-LIC-T1E1Enables 1 T1E1 port on the SBC 1000
 SBC-1K-LIC-VIDEOEnables video on the SBC 1000
 SBC-1K-LIC-WBGSMEnables AMR-WB use on the SBC 1000
SBC 2000SBC-2K-LIC100REGProvides 100 licenses of Registrar
 SBC-2K-LIC100SIPProvides 100 sessions of SIP to SIP and enables Transcoding
 SBC-2K-LIC10SIPProvides 10 Sessions of SIP to SIP and enables Transcoding
 SBC-2K-LIC25SIPProvides 25 Sessions of SIP to SIP and enables Transcoding
 SBC-2K-LIC5SIPProvides 5 Sessions of SIP to SIP and enables Transcoding
 SBC-2K-LIC-BSURVEnables Local Survivability with Broadworks on the SBC 2000
 SBC-2K-LIC-CCPEApplies Custom Configuration on the SBC 2000
 SBC-2K-LIC-FORKEnables SBC Call Forking, up to 8 destinations
 SBC-2K-LIC-RBAEnables Resilient Branch Appliance (RBA) function for Microsoft Lync at Branch Office
 SBC-2K-LIC-ROUTGEnables OSPF IP Routing Protocol on SBC 2000
 SBC-2K-LIC-T1E1Enables 1 T1E1 port on the SBC 2000
 SBC-2K-LIC-VIDEOEnables video on the SBC 2000
 SBC-2K-LIC-WBGSMEnables AMR-WB use on the SBC 2000
SBC 1000/2000

SBC-1K2K-LYNC10-LIC

Microsoft Lync 2010 SBA (Survivable Branch Appliance) License. Applicable to both SBC 1000 and SBC 2000 Devices with ASM Module. Notes:

  • Execution of the Lync 2010 SBA requires a Windows Server 2008 R2 OS license. Please confirm the availability of the OS license; if the OS license is not available, please also acquire a SBC-1K2K-WIN08-LIC license. See Skype for Business - Best Practice Downgrade to Lync 2010 SBA.
  • The SBC-1K2K-LYNC10-LIC part is a physical license (document and/or license label) only. No license key is generated.
 SBC-1K2K-LYNC13-LICMicrosoft Lync 2013 SBA (Survivable Branch Appliance) License. Applicable to both SBC 1000 and SBC 2000 Devices with ASM Module.

  • Execution of the Lync 2013 SBA requires either a Windows Server 2008 R2 OS license or a Windows Server 2012 R2 OS license. As an SBC 1000/2000 device with an ASM always includes a licensed copy of one of these 2 OS', no OS availability check is required.
  • The SBC-1K2K-LYNC13-LIC part is a physical license (document and/or license label) only. No license key is generated.
 SBC-1K2K-SKYPE-LICMicrosoft Skype for Business 2015 SBA (Survivable Branch Appliance) License. Applicable to both SBC 1000 and SBC 2000 Devices with ASM Module.

  • Execution of Microsoft Skype for Business SBA requires a Windows Server 2012 R2 OS license. Please confirm the availability of the OS license; if the OS license is not available, please also acquire a SBC-1K2K-WIN12-LIC license. See Skype for Business - Best Practice Upgrade to Skype for Business 2015 SBA.
  • The SBC-1K2K-SKYPE-LIC part is a physical license (document and/or license label) only. No license key is generated.
 SBC-1K2K-WIN08-LICMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 R2 License. Applicable to both SBC 1000 and SBC 2000 Devices with ASM Module.
 
 SBC-1K2K-WIN12-LICMicrosoft Windows Server 2012 License. Applicable to both SBC 1000 and SBC 2000 Devices with ASM Module.
 
SBC SWe Lite

SBC-SWELITE-BASE

Single SBC SWe Lite Instance; Includes 5 Complimentary SIP to SIP Signaling Sessions Along With 2 3 Media Sessions and 5 SIP Device Registrations.

 

SBC-SWELITE-LIC5SP

5 SBC SWe Lite SIP Signaling and Media Sessions, Including Encryption and Transcoding

 

SBC-SWELITE-LIC5SG

5 SBC SWe Lite SIP Signaling Sessions; Does Not Include Media Manipulation (Transcoding, Encryption)

 

SBC-SWELITE-LIC5ME

5 SBC SWe Lite Media Sessions; Adds Media Manipulation (Transcoding, Encryption) to Signaling Sess.

 

SBC-SWELITE-LIC10SP

10 SBC SWe Lite SIP Signaling and Media Sessions, Including Encryption and Transcoding

 

SBC-SWELITE-LIC10SG

10 SBC SWe Lite SIP Signaling Sessions; Does Not Include Media Manipulation (Transcoding, Encryption)

 

SBC-SWELITE-LIC10ME

10 SBC SWe Lite Media Sessions; Adds Media Manipulation (Transcoding, Encryption) to Signaling Sess.

 

SBC-SWELITE-LIC25SP

25 SBC SWe Lite SIP Signaling and Media Sessions, Including Encryption and Transcoding

 

SBC-SWELITE-LIC25SG

25 SBC SWe Lite SIP Signaling Sessions; Does Not Include Media Manipulation (Transcoding, Encryption)

 

SBC-SWELITE-LIC25ME

25 SBC SWe Lite Media Sessions; Adds Media Manipulation (Transcoding, Encryption) to Signaling Sess.

 

SBC-SWELITE-LIC-RG

Activates 100 SIP Registrations With SBC SWe Lite SIP Registrar

 

SBC-SWELITE-LICFRK

Enables Call Forking, Up to 8 Destinations, Within a Single SBC SWe Lite Instance

 

SBC-SWELITE-LICBSV

Enables Local Survivability With Broadworks On a Single SBC SWe Lite Instance

 

SBC-SWELITE-LIC-AR

Enables AMR-WB Use on a Single SBC SWe Lite Instance

 

Premium Feature Flag Licenses for Value 

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1Premium Feature Flag Licenses for Value
TypeLicenseDescription
SBC 1000

SBC-1K-LIC-P-GWUPG

Top-up license for SBC 1000 Gateway with PRI ports. Required before premium features (including SIP:SIP) can be licensed and enabled. 
 SBC-1K-LIC-B-GWUPGTop-up license for SBC 1000 Gateway with BRI ports. Required before premium features (including SIP:SIP) can be licensed and enabled. 

 

Contact Sonus Sales for more information about licensed features and hardware modules.

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