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This section describes the licensing process on the 

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and

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systems. 

The 

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 is delivered with standard functions. For additional 

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 features and supplementary services (which are not available as standard functions of the 

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), you must obtain software licenses purchased from

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. 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 

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 (Refer to Installing Licenses). This process also applies to license upgrades/expansions.

SBC 1000, SBC 2000 Licenses

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

General Licenses

Feature licenses enable features or supplementary services not available as standard functions on the physical 

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product, such as increased SIP to/from (↔) SIP sessions or enabling physical ports on the FXS, FXO, BRI and PRI-related hardware modules/line cards. See below for a list of available feature licenses.

longproduct features listed below will be free of charge: SILK Codec Support SBC-1K-LIC-SILK, SBC-2K-LIC-SILK NOTES: The non-chargeable feature licenses are not enabled by default in any supported Spacevars 0 longproduct software release. You must order the non-chargeable feature license SKUs to enable the related feature. You can apply the non-chargeable feature licenses to any software release that supports the related feature. For example, you can apply the SILK codec support licenses to the  Spacevars 0 longproduct Release 8.1.0.

General Licenses

Feature licenses enable features or supplementary services not available as standard functions on the physical 

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

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Type License ID Description SBC 1000 SBC-1K-LIC100REG 100 licenses supporting Registrar feature SBC-1K-LIC10SIP 10 sessions supporting SIP↔SIP functionality SBC-1K-LIC25SIP 25 SIP↔SIP sessions SBC-1K-LIC5SIP 5 SIP↔SIP sessions
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2000 1000/2000 Type License ID Description SBC 1000 SBC-1K-LIC100REG 100 licenses supporting Registrar feature SBC-1K-LIC10SIP 10 sessions supporting SIP↔SIP functionality SBC-1K-LIC25SIP 25 SIP↔SIP sessions SBC-1K-LIC5SIP 5 SIP↔SIP sessions SBC-1K-LIC-BRI 4 BRI ports on the SBC 1000 SBC-1K-LIC-BSURV Local Survivability with Broadworks on the SBC 1000 SBC-1K-LIC-CCPE Applies Custom Configuration on the SBC 1000 SBC-1K-LIC-FORK SBC Call Forking, up to 8 destinations SBC-1K-LIC-FXS 4 FXS ports on the SBC 1000 SBC-1K-LIC-RBA Resilient Branch Appliance (RBA) function for Microsoft Lync at Branch Office SBC-1K-LIC-ROUTG OSPF IP Routing Protocol on SBC 1000 SBC-1K-LIC-SILK Adds SILK codec support to 100 sessions (any combination of TDM/SIP ↔ SIP) on the Spacevars 0 series . SBC-1K-LIC-FXOBRI 4 FXO BRI ports on the SBC 1000 SBC-1K-LIC-T1E1BSURV Local Survivability with Broadworks 1 T1/E1 port on the SBC 1000 SBC-1K-LIC-VIDEOCCPE Applies Custom Configuration Video support on the SBC 1000 SBC-1K-LIC-WBGSMFORK SBC Call Forking, up to 8 destinations SBC-1K-LIC-FXS 4 FXS ports AMR-WB use on the SBC 1000 SBC SBC-2K-LIC100REG 100 licenses for Registrar functionality SBC-2K-LIC100SIP 100 SIP↔SIP sessions, plus transcoding SBC-2K-LIC10SIP 10 SIP↔SIP sessions, plus transcoding SBC-2K-LIC25SIP 25 sessions of SIP to SIP and enables transcoding SBC-2K-LIC5SIP 5 sessions of SIP to SIP and enables transcoding SBC-2K-LIC-BSURV Local Survivability with Broadworks on the SBC 2000 SBC-2K-LIC-CCPE Custom Configuration ability on the SBC 2000 SBC-2K-LIC-FORK SBC Call Forking, up to 8 destinations SBC-2K-LIC-RBA Resilient Branch Appliance (RBA) function for Microsoft Lync at Branch Office SBC-2K-LIC-ROUTG OSPF IP Routing Protocol on SBC 2000 SBC-2K-LIC-SILK Adds SILK codec support to 100 sessions (any combination of TDM/SIP ↔ SIP) on the Spacevars 0 series2 . SBC-2K-LIC-T1E1 1 T1E1 port on the SBC 2000 -1K-LIC-RBA Resilient Branch Appliance (RBA) function for Microsoft Lync at Branch Office SBC-1K-LIC-ROUTG OSPF IP Routing Protocol on SBC 1000 SBC-1K-LIC-SILK Adds SILK codec support to 100 sessions (any combination of TDM/SIP ↔ SIP) on the Spacevars 0 series . SBC-1K-LIC-FXO 4 FXO ports on the SBC 1000 SBC-1K-LIC-T1E1 1 T1/E1 port on the SBC 1000 SBC-1K-LIC-VIDEO Video support on the SBC 1000 SBC-1K-LIC-WBGSM AMR-WB use on the SBC 1000 SBC 2000 SBC-2K-LIC100REG 100 licenses for Registrar functionality SBC-2K-LIC100SIP 100 SIP↔SIP sessions, plus transcoding SBC-2K-LIC10SIP 10 SIP↔SIP sessions, plus transcoding SBC-2K-LIC25SIP 25 sessions of SIP to SIP and enables transcoding SBC-2K-LIC5SIP 5 sessions of SIP to SIP and enables transcoding SBC-2K-LIC-BSURV Local Survivability with Broadworks SBC-2K-LIC-VIDEO Video support on the SBC 2000 SBC-2K-LIC-WBGSMCCPE Custom Configuration ability AMR-WB use on the SBC 2000 SBC -2K-LIC-FORK SBC Call Forking, up to 8 destinations SBC-1K2K2K-LYNC10LIC-LIC Microsoft Lync 2010 SBA (Survivable Branch Appliance) License. Applicable to both SBC 1000 and SBC 2000 devices with ASM Module Execution of the Lync 2010 SBA requires a Windows Server 2008 R2 OS license. Confirm the availability of the OS license; if the OS license is not available, please also acquire a SBC-1K2K-WIN08-LIC license. Refer to 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-LIC Microsoft 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. An SBC 1000/2000 device with an ASM always includes a licensed copy of one of these two operating systems, 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. RBA Resilient Branch Appliance (RBA) function for Microsoft Lync at Branch Office SBC-2K-LIC-ROUTG OSPF IP Routing Protocol on SBC 2000 SBC-2K-LIC-SILK Adds SILK codec support to 100 sessions (any combination of TDM/SIP ↔ SIP) on the Spacevars 0 series2 . SBC-2K-LIC-T1E1 1 T1E1 port on the SBC 2000 SBC-2K-LIC-VIDEO Video support on the SBC 2000 SBC-2K-LIC-WBGSM 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 Execution of the Lync 2010 SBA requires a Windows Server 2008 SBC-1K2K-SKYPE-LIC Microsoft 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. Confirm the availability of the OS license; if the OS license is not available, please also acquire a SBC-1K2K-WIN12WIN08-LIC license. Refer to Skype for Business - Best Practice Upgrade to Skype for Business 2015 Downgrade to Lync 2010 SBA. The SBC-1K2K-SKYPELYNC10-LIC part is a physical license (document and/or license label) only. No license key is generated. SBC-1K2K-WIN08LYNC13-LIC Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Lync 2013 SBA (Survivable Branch Appliance) License. Applicable to both SBC 1000 and SBC 2000 Devices devices with ASM Module. If acquiring the SBC-1K2K-WIN08-LIC to support the execution Execution of the Lync 2010 SBA, please also order a 2013 SBA requires either a Windows Server 2008 R2 OS license or a Windows Server 2012 R2 OS license. An SBC 1000/2000 device with an ASM always includes a licensed copy of one of these two operating systems, no OS availability check is required. The SBC-1K2K-LYNC10LYNC13-LIC . Refer to Skype for Business - Best Practice Downgrade to Lync 2010 SBA.If acquiring the part is a physical license (document and/or license label) only. No license key is generated. SBC-1K2K-WIN08SKYPE-LIC Microsoft 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. Confirm the availability of the OS license; if the OS license is not available, please also acquire to support the execution of the Lync 2013 SBA, please also order a SBC-1K2K-LYNC13WIN12-LIC license. Refer to Skype for Business - Best Practice Downgrade to Lync 2013 SBA for Windows Server 2008R2Upgrade to Skype for Business 2015 SBA. The SBC-1K2K-WIN08SKYPE-LIC part provides both is a physical license (document and/or license label) along with an electronic license key. The license key must be installed on the SBC 1000/2000 to enable the Windows Server 2008 R2 OS. For more information, refer to Installing Licensesonly. No license key is generated. SBC-1K2K-WIN12WIN08-LIC Microsoft Windows Server 2012 2008 R2 License. Applicable to both SBC 1000 and SBC 2000 Devices with ASM Module. If acquiring the SBC-1K2K-WIN12WIN08-LIC to support the execution of the Microsoft Skype for Business 2015 Lync 2010 SBA, please also order a SBC-1K2K-SKYPELYNC10-LIC. Refer to Skype for Business - Best Practice Upgrade to Skype for Business 2015 Downgrade to Lync 2010 SBA. If acquiring the SBC-1K2K-WIN12WIN08-LIC to sUPport support the execution of the Lync 2013 SBA, please also order a SBC-1K2K-LYNC13-LIC. Refer to Skype for Business - Best Practice Upgrade Downgrade to Lync 2013 SBA on for Windows Server 2012 R22008R2. The SBC-1K2K- WIN12 WIN08-LIC part provides both a physical license (document and/or license label) along with an electronic license key. The license key must be installed on the SBC 1000/2000 to enable the Windows Server 2012 2008 R2 OS. For more information, refer to Installing Licenses. SBC

1000 Gateway License Concepts

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offers the SBC 1000 in basic gateway configurations to address cost-sensitive and basic TDM ↔ IP deployments. By offering the SBC 1000 in a gateway configuration,

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provides you with the flexibility to select the most cost-effective session border controller solution for your network.

Note
SBC 1000 Gateways do not include the additional 2 GiB of Local storage (interior) included with the SBC Edge 7.0 release.

Premium Features

To support the cost sensitive deployments, a subset of SBC features ("Premium Features") are initially deactivated. This includes the following features that are activated through feature/supplementary service license:

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3	Premium Feature Set Licenses

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FeatureComplementary Feature/Supplementary Service License Ignored by the SBC 1000 GatewaySIP CallsSBC-1K-LIC10SIP, SBC-1K-LIC25SIP, or SBC-1K-LIC5SIP

SIP Registrations

SBC-1K-LIC100REG

Forking

SBC-1K-LIC-FORKSBAN/A

Active Directory

N/A

Transcoding

N/A

OSPF

SBC-1K-LIC-ROUTG

RIP

SBC-1K-LIC-ROUTG

IPsec

SBC-1K-LIC-RBA

RBA

SBC-1K-LIC-RBA

QoE

N/A

BroadSoft Subscriber

SBC-1K-LIC-BSURV

AMR-WB

SBC-1K-LIC-WBGSM

Video Passthrough 

SBC-1K-LIC-VIDEOSIP VQ ReportingSBC-1K2K-NECTAR-LIC

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SILK is not a premium feature.

Premium Feature "Top-Up" Licenses Available for SBC 1000 Gateway Configurations

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offers an option in the SBC 1000 to "top-up" the gateway to a comparable standard SBC configuration. With the top-up, the device activates all premium features that do not require a feature/supplementary service license; the device also accepts and no longer ignores any feature/supplementary service licenses. To top-up an SBC 1000 gateway, purchase and apply the appropriate Premium Feature Flag License listed below:

TypeLicenseDescriptionSBC 1000 SBC-1K-LIC-P-GWUPGTop-up license for SBC 1000 Gateway with any PRI ports. Required before premium features (including SIP ↔ SIP) can be licensed and enabled.SBC-1K-LIC-B-GWUPG

Top-up license for SBC 1000 Gateway with BRI ports but no PRI ports. Required before premium features (including SIP↔SIP) can be licensed and enabled.

SBC-1K-LIC-FXS-GWUPGTop-up license for SBC 1000 Gateway with 24 FXS ports, with no PRI ports. Required before premium features can be licensed and enabled.

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 Licenses

Overview

Ribbon Communications offers customers deploying the 

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with a wide variety of licenses to tailor the SBC to address the required enterprise use case at minimal costs. The features are available in both cloud-based deployments as well as  on-premises Microsoft  Hyper-V/VMware ESXi/KVM VMM (Virtual Machine Monitor) deployments. The licenses enable:

1. Base and trial feature set.
2. SIP signaling sessions with corresponding media stream capabilities:
   
   1. For both cloud and on-premises deployments, SIP sessions with RTP media stream support limited to RTP Direct Media & RTP proxy media without encryption services;
   2. For both cloud and on-premises deployments, SIP sessions with RTP media stream support limited to:
      1. RTP direct media;
      2. RTP proxy media with encryption services;
      3. RTP media manipulation services without transcoding.
   3. For both cloud and on-premises deployments, SIP sessions with complete RTP media stream support:
      1. RTP direct media;
      2. RTP proxy media with encryption services;
      3. RTP media manipulation Services with transcoding.
3. Transcoding "top-up" to pre-existing SIP sessions for both cloud and on-premises deployments.
4. Supplementary features for both cloud and on-premises deployments.

SBC SWe Lite License Format Overview

The SBC SWe Lite now displays a new attribute, License Format, alongside the list of features enabled through the application of a license file. License format clarifications:

• License Format refers to the mechanism that creates the license file; the SBC SWe Lite instance uses this mechanism to activate purchased features.
• License Format does not refer to any individual purchased features (i.e., SIP sessions, SIP registrations, call forking, etc.).
• On occasion, License Format may change to account for modifications made in SBC SWe Lite license file generation and interpretation.

As of Release 8.0.3, two license formats exist. See below.

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License Source TypeAlso Identified AsAvailablilitySBC SWe Lite License Format Version 2v2

• Supported in only Releases 6.1 to 8.0.3 and in 8.1.0.

SBC SWe Lite License Format Version 3v3

• Introduced with Release 8.0.3.
• Supported in Release 8.0.3 and later, unless noted elsewhere.

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Warning

WARNING - IF YOUR LICENSE FORMAT IS NOT VERSION 3 (OR YOU DO NOT KNOW) PERFORM THE FOLLOWING STEPS BEFORE UPGRADING YOUR SBC SWE LITE SOFTWARE The License Format Version 2 is obsolete as of the SBC SWe Lite Release 8.0.4 and later 8.0.x releases, and Release 8.1.5 and later (see the License Types - Availability table). You can no longer download any SBC SWe Lite software from Ribbon that supports License Format Version 2. Before you upgrade your SBC SWe Lite software, you must determine whether you should contact Ribbon Support to acquire a License Format Version 3 to enable features. Log into your SBC SWe Lite to locate and record the Software Version (refer to Viewing the Software Version and Hardware ID). Perform the following based on your Software Version: If your Software Version is 8.1.5 (or later) or 8.0.4 (or a later 8.0.x release), upgrade the SBC SWe Lite to your desired software release version. If your Software Version is 8.1.0 or 8.0.3, locate and record the License Version. If your License Version is Version 3, upgrade the SBC SWe Lite to your desired software release version; or Version 2, perform the following steps: Contact Ribbon Support for a courtesy (free of charge) feature equivalent to the SBC SWe Lite License Format Version 3. Update the SBC SWe Lite with the newly received license file (formatted to Version 3), and confirm all features previously available prior to the license update are present. Upgrade the SBC SWe Lite to your desired software release version. If your Software Version is 8.0.2 or earlier, your License Format Version is 2. Contact Ribbon Support for software upgrade instructions.

On-premises vs. Cloud-Based Targeted License Restrictions

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 licenses for cloud-based deployments may not be assigned to an

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 deployed on-premises within the context of a Microsoft Hyper-V/VMware ESXi/KVM managed VM.  Similarly, 

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  licenses for on-premises based deployments may not be assigned to an 

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 deployed within the context of a public cloud environment such as Microsoft Azure or Amazon AWS.  An attempt to apply licenses as described in the aforementioned manner will result in the 

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reporting  an error, along with the rejection of the licenses being accepted. Please contact Ribbon for more information if needed regarding the restriction.

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Deployment Licenses

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Base Software & Trial License

License NameDescriptionSBC-SWELITE-BASE-CLOUD

SBC-SWELITE-TRIAL-CLOUD

SIP Signaling & RTP Media Session Licenses

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Do Not Acquire and Apply *-SG-Cloud Licenses for Teams Direct Routing  Microsoft Teams Direct Routing requires enhanced media services of the SBC SWe Lite’s virtual DSP feature, available with either the *-SGX-CLOUD/*-SP-CLOUD licenses. The *-SG-CLOUD licenses will result in limited/erroneous Teams Direct Routing call services.

All licenses that end with -SG-CLOUD enable the following features within a public cloud deployment:

• SIP signaling sessions

• Alongside each SIP signaling session, a corresponding RTP media channel that may be either of the following:
  • RTP direct media mode session
  • RTP proxy media mode session, without encryption services.

Note:

• No RTP media manipulation nor encryption services are available with -SG-CLOUD licenses;. 
• On-premises related -SG licenses will be rejected by an 

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   deployed in a public cloud;
• Refer to Calculating Virtual Machine Requirements for an SBC SWe Lite Deployment for use cases with -SG-CLOUD licenses.

License NameDescriptionSBC-SWELITE-LIC5SG-CLOUD5 SIP SIGNALING SESSIONS W/RTP PROXY MEDIA FOR PUBLIC CLOUD-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE; NO ENCRYPTION, NO RTP MEDIA MANIPULATION (NO IN-BAND MEDIA, NO TRANSCODING SERVICES)SBC-SWELITE-LIC10SG-CLOUD10 SIP SIGNALING SESSIONS W/RTP PROXY MEDIA FOR PUBLIC CLOUD-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE; NO ENCRYPTION, NO RTP MEDIA MANIPULATION (NO IN-BAND MEDIA, NO TRANSCODING SERVICES)SBC-SWELITE-LIC25SG-CLOUD25 SIP SIGNALING SESSIONS W/RTP PROXY MEDIA FOR PUBLIC CLOUD-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE; NO ENCRYPTION, NO RTP MEDIA MANIPULATION (NO IN-BAND MEDIA, NO TRANSCODING SERVICES)SBC-SWELITE-LIC100SG-CLOUD100 SIP SIGNALING SESSIONS W/RTP PROXY MEDIA FOR PUBLIC CLOUD-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE; NO ENCRYPTION, NO RTP MEDIA MANIPULATION (NO IN-BAND MEDIA, NO TRANSCODING SERVICES)

-1K2K-WIN12-LIC Microsoft Windows Server 2012 License. Applicable to both SBC 1000 and SBC 2000 Devices with ASM Module. If acquiring the SBC-1K2K-WIN12-LIC to support the execution of the Microsoft Skype for Business 2015 SBA, also order a SBC-1K2K-SKYPE-LIC. Refer to Skype for Business - Best Practice Upgrade to Skype for Business 2015 SBA. If acquiring the SBC-1K2K-WIN12-LIC to sUPport the execution of the Lync 2013 SBA, also order a SBC-1K2K-LYNC13-LIC. Refer to Skype for Business - Best Practice Upgrade to Lync 2013 SBA on Windows Server 2012 R2. The SBC-1K2K-WIN12-LIC part provides both a physical license (document and/or license label) along with an electronic license key. The license key must be installed on the SBC 1000/2000 to enable the Windows Server 2012 R2 OS. For more information, refer to Installing Licenses. SBC-1K2K-DRSBA-LIC Direct Routing SBC License; supports Teams user survivability when connection to phone system is lost. Applies to select models of SBC 1000 and SBC 2000 with late generation ASM. Refer to: Application Solution Module. SBC-1K2K-DRSBAPR-LIC Direct Routing SBA Promo License; supports Teams user survivability when connection to phone system is lost. Applies to select models of SBC 1000 and SBC 2000 with late generation ASM. Time Limited Availability. Refer to Application Solution Module.

SBC 1000 Gateway License Concepts

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offers the SBC 1000 in basic gateway configurations to address cost-sensitive and basic TDM ↔ IP deployments. By offering the SBC 1000 in a gateway configuration,

Spacevars
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provides you with the flexibility to select the most cost-effective session border controller solution for your network.

Note
SBC 1000 Gateways do not include the additional 2 GiB of Local storage (interior) included with the SBC Edge 7.0 release.

Premium Features

To support the cost sensitive deployments, a subset of SBC features ("Premium Features") are initially deactivated. This includes the following features that are activated through feature/supplementary service license:

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Premium Feature Complementary Feature/Supplementary Service License Ignored by the SBC 1000 Gateway SIP Calls SBC-1K-LIC10SIP, SBC-1K-LIC25SIP, or SBC-1K-LIC5SIP SIP Registrations SBC-1K-LIC100REG Forking SBC-1K-LIC-FORK SBA N/A Active Directory N/A Transcoding N/A OSPF SBC-1K-LIC-ROUTG RIP SBC-1K-LIC-ROUTG IPsec SBC-1K-LIC-RBA RBA SBC-1K-LIC-RBA QoE N/A BroadSoft Subscriber SBC-1K-LIC-BSURV AMR-WB SBC-1K-LIC-WBGSM Video Passthrough  SBC-1K-LIC-VIDEO SIP VQ Reporting SBC-1K2K-NECTAR-LIC

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title Note
SILK is not a premium feature.

Premium Feature "Top-Up" Licenses Available for SBC 1000 Gateway Configurations

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offers an option in the SBC 1000 to "top-up" the gateway to a comparable standard SBC configuration. With the top-up, the device activates all premium features that do not require a feature/supplementary service license; the device also accepts and no longer ignores any feature/supplementary service licenses. To top-up an SBC 1000 gateway, purchase and apply the appropriate Premium Feature Flag License listed below:

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 Licenses

Overview

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title Previously Free License-Enabled Features now Enabled by Default in Release 9.0.0
A number of features are now enabled by default within the SBC SWe Lite for Public Cloud and On Premises deployments; feature license purchases for these features are not required. Feature Enabled by Default in Release 9.0.0 Feature Licenses no Longer Required for Release 9.0.0 Call Forking SBC-SWELITE-LICFRK-CLOUD, SBC-SWELITE-LICFRK High Session Capacity Enablement SBC-SWELITE-LIC250-ON-CLOUD, SBC-SWELITE-LIC250-ON  SILK Codec Support SBC-SWELITE-LIC-SILK-CLOUD, SBC-SWELITE-LIC-SILK Video Sessions Interworking SBC-SWELITE-LIC100VID-CLOUD, SBC-SWELITE-LIC100VID BroadSoft® BroadWorks® Survivability SBC-SWELITE-LICBSV-CLOUD, SBC-SWELITE-LICBSV NOTES: The features enabled by default apply to both on-premises and public cloud deployments. The features enabled by default in the  Spacevars 0 product3 are not enabled by default in the Spacevars 0 longproduct .

Ribbon Communications offers customers deploying the 

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with a wide variety of licenses to tailor the SBC to address the required enterprise use case at minimal costs. The features are available in both cloud-based deployments as well as  on-premises Microsoft  Hyper-V/VMware ESXi/KVM VMM (Virtual Machine Monitor) deployments. The licenses enable:

1. Base and trial feature set.
2. SIP signaling sessions with corresponding media stream capabilities:
   
   1. For both cloud and on-premises deployments, SIP sessions with RTP media stream support limited to RTP Direct Media & RTP proxy media without encryption services;
   2. For both cloud and on-premises deployments, SIP sessions with RTP media stream support limited to:
      1. RTP direct media;
      2. RTP proxy media with encryption services;
      3. RTP media manipulation services without transcoding.
   3. For both cloud and on-premises deployments, SIP sessions with complete RTP media stream support:
      1. RTP direct media;
      2. RTP proxy media with encryption services;
      3. RTP media manipulation Services with transcoding.
3. Transcoding "top-up" to pre-existing SIP sessions for both cloud and on-premises deployments.
4. Supplementary features for both cloud and on-premises deployments.

SBC SWe Lite License Format Overview

The SBC SWe Lite now displays a new attribute, License Format, alongside the list of features enabled through the application of a license file. License format clarifications:

• License Format refers to the mechanism that creates the license file; the SBC SWe Lite instance uses this mechanism to activate purchased features.
• License Format does not refer to any individual purchased features (i.e., SIP sessions, SIP registrations, call forking, etc.).
• On occasion, License Format may change to account for modifications made in SBC SWe Lite license file generation and interpretation.

As of Release 8.0.3, two license formats exist. See below.

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License Source Type Also Identified As Availablility SBC SWe Lite License Format Version 2 v2 Supported in only Releases 6.1 to 8.0.3 and in 8.1.0. SBC SWe Lite License Format Version 3 v3 Introduced with Release 8.0.3. Supported in Release 8.0.3 and later, unless noted elsewhere.

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Warning

WARNING - IF YOUR LICENSE FORMAT IS NOT VERSION 3 (OR YOU DO NOT KNOW) PERFORM THE FOLLOWING STEPS BEFORE UPGRADING YOUR SBC SWE LITE SOFTWARE The License Format Version 2 is obsolete as of the SBC SWe Lite Release 8.0.4 and later 8.0.x releases, and Release 8.1.5 and later (see the License Types - Availability table). You can no longer download any SBC SWe Lite software from Ribbon that supports License Format Version 2. Before you upgrade your SBC SWe Lite software, you must determine whether you should contact Ribbon Support to acquire a License Format Version 3 to enable features. Log into your SBC SWe Lite to locate and record the Software Version (refer to Viewing the Software Version and Hardware ID). Perform the following based on your Software Version: If your Software Version is 8.1.5 (or later) or 8.0.4 (or a later 8.0.x release), upgrade the SBC SWe Lite to your desired software release version. If your Software Version is 8.1.0 or 8.0.3, locate and record the License Version. If your License Version is Version 3, upgrade the SBC SWe Lite to your desired software release version; or Version 2, perform the following steps: Contact Ribbon Support for a courtesy (free of charge) feature equivalent to the SBC SWe Lite License Format Version 3. Update the SBC SWe Lite with the newly received license file (formatted to Version 3), and confirm all features previously available prior to the license update are present. Upgrade the SBC SWe Lite to your desired software release version. If your Software Version is 8.0.2 or earlier, your License Format Version is 2. Contact Ribbon Support for software upgrade instructions.

On-premises vs. Cloud-Based Targeted License Restrictions

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 licenses for cloud-based deployments may not be assigned to an

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 deployed on-premises within the context of a Microsoft Hyper-V/VMware ESXi/KVM managed VM.  Similarly, 

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  licenses for on-premises based deployments may not be assigned to an 

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 deployed within the context of a public cloud environment such as Microsoft Azure or Amazon AWS.  An attempt to apply licenses as described in the aforementioned manner will result in the 

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reporting  an error, along with the rejection of the licenses being accepted. Please contact Ribbon for more information if needed regarding the restriction.

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Cloud-Based 

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Deployment Licenses

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Public cloud is the umbrella term for public cloud deployments, such as Microsoft Azure or Amazon AWS.

Base Software & Trial License

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Applicable for Teams Direct Routing; the *-SGX-CLOUD licenses do not support transcoding.

All licenses that end with -SGX-CLOUD enable the following features within a public cloud deployment:

• SIP signaling sessions

• Alongside each SIP signaling session, a corresponding RTP media channel that may be either of the following:
  • RTP direct media mode session
  • RTP proxy media mode session, with encryption services.
  • RTP media manipulation mode session, without transcoding or transrating.

Note:

No transcoding services are available with -SGX-CLOUD licenses;

On-premises related -SGX licenses will be rejected by an 

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 deployed in a public cloud.

Refer to Calculating Virtual Machine Requirements for an SBC SWe Lite Deployment for use cases with -SGX-CLOUD licenses.

License Name	Description
SBC-SWELITE-LIC5SGXBASE-CLOUD5 SIP SIGNALING SESSIONS W/RTP PROXY MEDIA ENCRYPTION & PARTIAL RTP MEDIA MANIPULATION (IN-BAND MEDIA SERVICES) FOR PUBLIC CLOUD-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE; NO TRANSCODING	Spacevars 0 product3 public cloud software and base license. This part is required to activate the Spacevars 0 product3 software in the context of a public cloud deployment (e.g. Microsoft Azure or Amazon AWS).
SBC-SWELITE- LIC10SGX TRIAL-CLOUD	10 SIP SIGNALING SESSIONS W/RTP PROXY MEDIA ENCRYPTION & PARTIAL RTP MEDIA MANIPULATION (IN-BAND MEDIA SERVICES) FOR PUBLIC CLOUD-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE; NO TRANSCODING
SBC-SWELITE-LIC25SGX-CLOUD	25 SIP SIGNALING SESSIONS W/RTP PROXY MEDIA ENCRYPTION & PARTIAL RTP MEDIA MANIPULATION (IN-BAND MEDIA SERVICES) FOR PUBLIC CLOUD-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE; NO TRANSCODING
SBC-SWELITE-LIC100SGX-CLOUD	100 SIP SIGNALING SESSIONS W/RTP PROXY MEDIA ENCRYPTION & PARTIAL RTP MEDIA MANIPULATION (IN-BAND MEDIA SERVICES) FOR PUBLIC CLOUD-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE; NO TRANSCODING

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Spacevars 0 product3 trial license to evaluate the Spacevars 0 product3 in a non-production public cloud environment such as Microsoft Azure or Amazon AWS. This license includes: 5 complimentary SIP↔SIP signaling sessions 3 media sessions with media manipulation (transcoding, encryption) 5 SIP device registrations Note: The Spacevars 0 product3 with an active trial license cannot be applied to a production deployment, and is not subject to any services, maintenance or support from Spacevars 0 company . Trial-license enabled features (such as 5 complimentary SIP↔SIP signaling sessions) are deactivated upon the application of other Spacevars 0 product3 licenses listed below. For more information, review SBC SWe Lite Trial Offer for Public Cloud Deployment.

SIP Signaling & RTP Media Session Licenses

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SIP Signaling & RTP Direct Media/RTP Proxy Sessions Without Encryption Services

Warning
Do Not Acquire and Apply *-SG-Cloud Licenses for Teams Direct Routing  Microsoft Teams Direct Routing requires enhanced media services of the SBC SWe Lite’s virtual DSP feature, available with either the *-SGX-CLOUD/*-SP-CLOUD licenses. The *-SG-CLOUD licenses will result in limited/erroneous Teams Direct Routing call services.

All licenses that end with -SG-CLOUD enable

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Applicable for Teams Direct Routing, with transcoding available.

All licenses that end with -SP-CLOUD enable the following features within a public cloud deployment:

• SIP signaling sessions

• Alongside each SIP signaling session, a corresponding RTP media channel that may be either of the following:
  • RTP direct media mode session
  • RTP proxy media mode session, with without encryption services.

Note:

• No RTP media manipulation mode session with transcoding and transrating.

Note:

• nor encryption services are available with -SG-CLOUD licenses;. 
• On-premises related related -SP SG licenses will be rejected by an 

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   deployed in a public cloud.;
• Refer to Calculating Virtual Machine Requirements for an SBC SWe Lite Deployment for use cases with with -SPSG-CLOUD licenses licenses.

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Transcoding "Top-Up" Licenses

SIP Signaling with RTP Direct Media, RTP Proxy Sessions, and Partial RTP Media Manipulation Services

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Applicable for Teams Direct Routing, with transcoding available. ; the *-SGX-CLOUD licenses do not support transcoding.

All licenses that end with -MESGX-CLOUDadd  enable the following services to a pre-existing licensed SIP session, previously acquired through an -SG-CLOUD or -SGX-CLOUD license: features within a public cloud deployment:

• SIP signaling sessions

• Alongside each SIP signaling session, a corresponding RTP media channel that may be either of the following:
  • RTP direct media mode session
  • RTP proxy media mode session, with encryption services.
  • RTP media manipulation mode session
  with
  • , without transcoding
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  • or transrating.

Note:

• The -ME-CLOUD license adds no new features to SIP sessions previously acquired through an -SP-CLOUD licenseNo transcoding services are available with -SGX-CLOUD licenses;
• On-premises related -ME licenses SGX licenses will be rejected by an 

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   deployed in a public cloud.
• Refer to Calculating Virtual Machine Requirements for an SBC SWe Lite Deployment for use cases with transcodingwith -SGX-CLOUD licenses.

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Regardless of the number of licensed SIP signaling and RTP media sessions, the 

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requires an additional license to activate the capability to process 250 simultaneous sessions and beyond. See below for parameters:

• The 250 session threshold license does not activate any sessions i.e. this license does not replace any licenses in the aforementioned sections.
• If 250 or more SIP signaling & RTP media session licenses have been applied to the 

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  instance while the 250 session threshold license remains absent, the 

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  confines itself to completing no more than 249 simultaneous sessions.
• The 250 session threshold license may be acquired at any time, regardless of the presence of SIP signaling & RTP media session licenses (or not).

Contact Ribbon for more information

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SIP Signaling with Complete RTP Media Services

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Applicable for Teams Direct Routing, with transcoding available.

All licenses that end with -SP-CLOUD enable the following features within a public cloud deployment:

• SIP signaling sessions

• Alongside each SIP signaling session, a corresponding RTP media channel that may be either of the following:
  • RTP direct media mode session
  • RTP proxy media mode session, with encryption services.
  • RTP media manipulation mode session with transcoding and transrating.

Note:

• On-premises related -SP licenses will be rejected by an 

  Spacevars
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   deployed in a public cloud.
• Refer to Calculating Virtual Machine Requirements for an SBC SWe Lite Deployment for use cases with -SP-CLOUD licenses.

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Transcoding "Top-Up" Licenses

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Applicable for Teams Direct Routing, with transcoding available.

All licenses that end with -ME-CLOUD add the following services to a pre-existing licensed SIP session, previously acquired through an -SG-CLOUD or -SGX-CLOUD license: 

• RTP proxy media mode session, with encryption services.
• RTP media manipulation mode session with transcoding and transrating.

Note:

• The -ME-CLOUD license adds no new features to SIP sessions previously acquired through an -SP-CLOUD license;
• On-premises related -ME licenses will be rejected by an 

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   deployed in a public cloud.
• Refer to Calculating Virtual Machine Requirements for an SBC SWe Lite Deployment for use cases with transcoding.

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 Deployment Licenses

Base Software & Trial License

License NameDescriptionSBC-SWELITE-BASE

SBC-SWELITE-TRIAL

SIP Signaling & RTP Media Session Licenses

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Warning
Do Not Acquire and Apply *-SG Licenses for Teams Direct Routing  Microsoft Teams Direct Routing requires enhanced media services of the SBC SWe Lite’s virtual DSP feature, available with either the *-SGX/*-SP licenses. The *-SG licenses will result in limited/erroneous Teams Direct Routing call services.

All licenses that end with -SG enable the following features within an on-premises deployment:

• SIP signaling sessions

• Alongside each SIP signaling session, a corresponding RTP media channel that may be either of the following:
  • RTP direct media mode session
  • RTP proxy media mode session, without encryption services.

Note:

• No RTP media manipulation nor encryption services are available with -SG licenses;. 
• Cloud-related -SG-CLOUD licenses will be rejected by an 

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   deployed on-premises;
• Refer to Calculating Virtual Machine Requirements for an SBC SWe Lite Deployment for use cases with -SG licenses.

License NameDescriptionSBC-SWELITE-LIC5SG5 SIP SIGNALING SESSIONS W/RTP PROXY MEDIA FOR ON PREMISES-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE; NO ENCRYPTION, NO RTP MEDIA MANIPULATION (NO IN-BAND MEDIA, NO TRANSCODING SERVICES)SBC-SWELITE-LIC10SG10 SIP SIGNALING SESSIONS W/RTP PROXY MEDIA FOR ON PREMISES-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE; NO ENCRYPTION, NO RTP MEDIA MANIPULATION (NO IN-BAND MEDIA, NO TRANSCODING SERVICES)SBC-SWELITE-LIC25SG25 SIP SIGNALING SESSIONS W/RTP PROXY MEDIA FOR ON PREMISES-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE; NO ENCRYPTION, NO RTP MEDIA MANIPULATION (NO IN-BAND MEDIA, NO TRANSCODING SERVICES)SBC-SWELITE-LIC100SG100 SIP SIGNALING SESSIONS W/RTP PROXY MEDIA FOR ON PREMISES-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE; NO ENCRYPTION, NO RTP MEDIA MANIPULATION (NO IN-BAND MEDIA, NO TRANSCODING SERVICES)

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Feature Licenses

SIP Recording (SIPREC) Licenses

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On-Premises 

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 Deployment Licenses

Base Software & Trial License

SIP Signaling & RTP Media Session Licenses

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SIP Signaling & RTP Direct Media/RTP Proxy Sessions Without Encryption Services

Warning
Do Not Acquire and Apply *-SG Licenses for Teams Direct Routing  Microsoft Teams Direct Routing requires enhanced media services of the SBC SWe Lite’s virtual DSP feature, available with either the *-SGX/*-SP licenses. The *-SG licenses will result in limited/erroneous Teams Direct Routing call services.

All licenses that end with -SG

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Applicable for Teams Direct Routing; the *-SGX licenses do not support transcoding.

All licenses that end with -SGX enable the following features within an on-premises deployment:

• SIP signaling sessions

• Alongside each SIP signaling session, a corresponding RTP media channel that may be either of the following:
  • RTP direct media mode sessionRTP proxy media mode session, with encryption services.
  • RTP proxy media manipulation mode session, without transcoding or transratingencryption services.

Note:

• No transcoding RTP media manipulation nor encryption services are available with -SGXSG licenses;. 
• Cloud-related -SGXSG-CLOUD licenses will be rejected by an 

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   deployed on-premises.;
• Refer to Calculating Virtual Machine Requirements for an SBC SWe Lite Deployment for use cases with -SGXSG licenses.

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RTP Direct Media, RTP Proxy Sessions, and Partial RTP Media Manipulation Services

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Applicable for Teams Direct Routing, with transcoding available.  ; the *-SGX licenses do not support transcoding.

All licenses that end with -SPSGX enable the following features within an on-premises deployment:

• SIP signaling sessions

• Alongside each SIP signaling session, a corresponding RTP media channel that may be either of the following:
  • RTP direct media mode session
  • RTP proxy media mode session, with encryption services.
  • RTP media manipulation mode session, with without transcoding and or transrating. 

Note:

• No transcoding services are available with -SGX licenses;
• Cloud-related -SPSGX-CLOUD licenses will be rejected by an 

  Spacevars
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   deployed on-premises.
• Refer to Calculating Virtual Machine Requirements for an SBC SWe Lite Deployment for use cases with -SPSGX licenses.

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Transcoding "Top-Up" Licenses

SIP Signaling with Complete RTP Media Services

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Applicable for Teams Direct Routing, with transcoding available.

All licenses that end with -ME add SP enable the following services to a pre-existing licensed SIP session, previously acquired through an -SG or -SGX license: features within an on-premises deployment:

• SIP signaling sessions

• Alongside each SIP signaling session, a corresponding RTP media channel that may be either of the following:
  • RTP direct media mode session
  • RTP proxy media mode session, with encryption services.
  • RTP media manipulation mode session, with transcoding and transrating
  .

Note:

The -ME license adds no new features to SIP sessions previously acquired through an -SP license;

• • . 

Note:

• Cloud-related -MESP-CLOUD licenses will be rejected by an 

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   deployed on-premises.
• Refer to Calculating Virtual Machine Requirements for an SBC SWe Lite Deployment for use cases with transcodingwith -SP licenses.

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250 Session Threshold License

Regardless of the number of licensed SIP signaling and RTP media sessions, the 

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 requires an additional license to activate the capability to process 250 simultaneous sessions and beyond. See below for parameters:

• The 250 session threshold license does not activate any sessions i.e. this license does not replace any licenses in the aforementioned sections.
• If 250 or more SIP signaling & RTP media session licenses have been applied to the 

  Spacevars
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   instance while the 250 session threshold license remains absent, the 

  Spacevars
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   confines itself to completing no more than 249 simultaneous sessions.
• The 250 session threshold license may be acquired at any time, regardless of the presence of SIP signaling & RTP media session licenses (or not).

Contact Ribbon for more information

Transcoding "Top-Up" Licenses

Tip
Applicable for Teams Direct Routing, with transcoding available.

All licenses that end with -ME add the following services to a pre-existing licensed SIP session, previously acquired through an -SG or -SGX license: 

• RTP proxy media mode session, with encryption services.
• RTP media manipulation mode session, with transcoding and transrating.

Note:

• The -ME license adds no new features to SIP sessions previously acquired through an -SP license;
• Cloud-related -ME-CLOUD licenses will be rejected by an 

  Spacevars
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   deployed on-premises.
• Refer to Calculating Virtual Machine Requirements for an SBC SWe Lite Deployment for use cases with transcoding.

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Feature Licenses

SIP Recording (SIPREC) Licenses

Refer to Contacting Ribbon for more information about licensed features and hardware modules.

Related Topics

• Decoding License Keys
• Installing Licenses
• Viewing Licenses
• Attach License Label - Skype for Business and Windows OS
• SBC 1000/2000 Performance and Capacity (details on the use of SIP session licenses for SIP↔SIP call flows for SBC 1000 & SBC 2000 platforms)
• SBC SWe Lite Performance and Capacity (details on the use of SIP session licenses for SIP↔SIP call flows for the SBC SWe Lite)

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