In this section:
This section describes the licensing process on the
The
An SBC 1000 Module or SBC 2000 line card requires a license to enable ports for use on the node.
No special licensing considerations for Teams Direct Routing on the SBC 1000 & SBC 2000
There are no feature limitations that must be accounted for via licensing for Teams Direct Routing. For example:
Feature licenses enable features or supplementary services not available as standard functions on the physical
SBC 1000 Gateways do not include the additional 2 GiB of Local storage (interior) included with the SBC Edge 7.0 release.
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:
Type | License | Description |
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SBC 1000 | SBC-1K-LIC-P-GWUPG | Top-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-GWUPG | Top-up license for SBC 1000 Gateway with 24 FXS ports, with no PRI ports. Required before premium features can be licensed and enabled. |
Ribbon Communications offers customers deploying the
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:
As of Release 8.0.3, two license formats exist. See below.
Ribbon strongly recommends the following actions by no later than May 2020 to avoid any service disruption:
After June 1, 2020, SBC SWe Lite License Format Version 2 will no longer be recognized by any Ribbon supported SBC SWe Lite image. For further license guidance, contact Ribbon Support.
License Name | Description |
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SBC-SWELITE-BASE-CLOUD | Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" public cloud software and base license. This part is required to activate the Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" software in the context of a public cloud deployment (e.g. Microsoft Azure). |
SBC-SWELITE-TRIAL-CLOUD | Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" trial license to evaluate the Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" in a non-production public cloud environment such as Microsoft Azure. This license includes:
Note: The Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" with an active trial license cannot be applied to a production deployment, and is not subject to any services, maintenance or support from Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" . Trial-license enabled features (such as 5 complimentary SIP↔SIP signaling sessions) are deactivated upon the application of other Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" licenses listed below. For more information, review SBC SWe Lite Trial Offer for Azure Deployment. |
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:
Note:
License Name | Description |
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SBC-SWELITE-LIC5SG-CLOUD | 5 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-CLOUD | 10 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-CLOUD | 25 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-CLOUD | 100 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) |
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:
Note:
License Name | Description |
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SBC-SWELITE-LIC5SGX-CLOUD | 5 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-LIC10SGX-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 |
Applicable for Teams Direct Routing, with transcoding available.
All licenses that end with -SP-CLOUD enable the following features within a public cloud deployment:
Note:
License Name | Description |
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SBC-SWELITE-LIC5SP-CLOUD | 5 SIP SIGNALING SESSIONS W/ COMPLETE RTP MEDIA MANIPULATION (TRANSCODING, ENCRYPTION, IN-BAND MEDIA SERVICES) FOR PUBLIC CLOUD-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE |
SBC-SWELITE-LIC10SP-CLOUD | 10 SIP SIGNALING SESSIONS W/ COMPLETE RTP MEDIA MANIPULATION (TRANSCODING, ENCRYPTION, IN-BAND MEDIA SERVICES) FOR PUBLIC CLOUD-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE |
SBC-SWELITE-LIC25SP-CLOUD | 25 SIP SIGNALING SESSIONS W/ COMPLETE RTP MEDIA MANIPULATION (TRANSCODING, ENCRYPTION, IN-BAND MEDIA SERVICES) FOR PUBLIC CLOUD-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE |
SBC-SWELITE-LIC100SP-CLOUD | 100 SIP SIGNALING SESSIONS W/ COMPLETE RTP MEDIA MANIPULATION (TRANSCODING, ENCRYPTION, IN-BAND MEDIA SERVICES) FOR PUBLIC CLOUD-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE |
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:
Note:
License Name | Description |
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SBC-SWELITE-LIC5ME-CLOUD | ADDS COMPLETE RTP MEDIA MANIPULATION (TRANSCODING, ENCRYPTION, IN-BAND MEDIA SERVICES) TO 5 PRIOR LICENSED -SG/-SGX SESSIONS IN PUBLIC CLOUD-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE |
SBC-SWELITE-LIC10ME-CLOUD | ADDS COMPLETE RTP MEDIA MANIPULATION (TRANSCODING, ENCRYPTION, IN-BAND MEDIA SERVICES) TO 10 PRIOR LICENSED -SG/-SGX SESSIONS IN PUBLIC CLOUD-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE |
SBC-SWELITE-LIC25ME-CLOUD | ADDS COMPLETE RTP MEDIA MANIPULATION (TRANSCODING, ENCRYPTION, IN-BAND MEDIA SERVICES) TO 25 PRIOR LICENSED -SG/-SGX SESSIONS IN PUBLIC CLOUD-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE |
SBC-SWELITE-LIC100ME-CLOUD | ADDS COMPLETE RTP MEDIA MANIPULATION (TRANSCODING, ENCRYPTION, IN-BAND MEDIA SERVICES) TO 100 PRIOR LICENSED -SG/-SGX SESSIONS IN PUBLIC CLOUD-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE |
Regardless of the number of licensed SIP signaling and RTP media sessions, the
Contact Ribbon for more information.
License Name | Description |
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SBC-SWELITE-LIC250-ON-CLOUD | LICENSE TO ENABLE AND EXCEED 250 SIP SESSIONS IN PUBLIC CLOUD-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE. SESSION LICENSES ACQUIRED SEPARATELY |
License Name | Description |
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SBC-SWELITE-LIC100VID-CLOUD | ENABLES 100 VIDEO SESSIONS FOR PUBLIC CLOUD-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE (25 SESSIONS PER VCPU) |
SBC-SWELITE-LIC-AR-CLOUD | ENABLES AMR-WB USE IN A SINGLE PUBLIC CLOUD-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE |
SBC-SWELITE-LICBSV-CLOUD | ENABLES LOCAL SURVIVABILITY WITH BROADWORKS IN PUBLIC CLOUD-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE |
SBC-SWELITE-LICFRK-CLOUD | ENABLES CALL FORKING, UP TO 8 DESTINATIONS, WITHIN PUBLIC CLOUD-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE |
SBC-SWELITE-LIC-RG-CLOUD | ACTIVATES 100 SIP REGISTRATIONS WITHIN PUBLIC CLOUD-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE Refer to SBC SWe Lite Performance and Capacity for more information surrounding registration capacity. |
License Name | Description |
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SBC-SWELITE-BASE | Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" on-premises software and base license. This part is required to download of the Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" software and accept licensing terms and conditions. |
SBC-SWELITE-TRIAL | Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" trial license to evaluate the Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" in a non-production lab on-premises environment. This license includes:
Note: The Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" instance with an active trial license cannot be applied to a production deployment, and is not subject to any services, maintenance or support from Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" . Trial-license enabled features (such as 5 complimentary SIP↔SIP signaling sessions) are deactivated upon the application of other Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" feature licenses listed below. For more information, review SBC SWe Lite Trial Offer for On-Premises Deployment. |
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:
Note:
License Name | Description |
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SBC-SWELITE-LIC5SG | 5 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-LIC10SG | 10 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-LIC25SG | 25 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-LIC100SG | 100 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) |
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:
Note:
License Name | Description |
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SBC-SWELITE-LIC5SGX | 5 SIP SIGNALING SESSIONS W/RTP PROXY MEDIA ENCRYPTION & PARTIAL RTP MEDIA MANIPULATION (IN-BAND MEDIA SERVICES) FOR ON PREMISES-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE; NO TRANSCODING |
SBC-SWELITE-LIC10SGX | 10 SIP SIGNALING SESSIONS W/RTP PROXY MEDIA ENCRYPTION & PARTIAL RTP MEDIA MANIPULATION (IN-BAND MEDIA SERVICES) FOR ON PREMISES-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE; NO TRANSCODING |
SBC-SWELITE-LIC25SGX | 25 SIP SIGNALING SESSIONS W/RTP PROXY MEDIA ENCRYPTION & PARTIAL RTP MEDIA MANIPULATION (IN-BAND MEDIA SERVICES) FOR ON PREMISES-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE; NO TRANSCODING |
SBC-SWELITE-LIC100SGX | 100 SIP SIGNALING SESSIONS W/RTP PROXY MEDIA ENCRYPTION & PARTIAL RTP MEDIA MANIPULATION (IN-BAND MEDIA SERVICES) FOR ON PREMISES-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE; NO TRANSCODING |
Applicable for Teams Direct Routing, with transcoding available.
All licenses that end with -SP enable the following features within an on-premises deployment:
Note:
License Name | Description |
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SBC-SWELITE-LIC5SP | 5 SIP SIGNALING SESSIONS W/ COMPLETE RTP MEDIA MANIPULATION (TRANSCODING, ENCRYPTION, IN-BAND MEDIA SERVICES) FOR ON PREMISES-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE |
SBC-SWELITE-LIC10SP | 10 SIP SIGNALING SESSIONS W/ COMPLETE RTP MEDIA MANIPULATION (TRANSCODING, ENCRYPTION, IN-BAND MEDIA SERVICES) FOR ON PREMISES-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE |
SBC-SWELITE-LIC25SP | 25 SIP SIGNALING SESSIONS W/ COMPLETE RTP MEDIA MANIPULATION (TRANSCODING, ENCRYPTION, IN-BAND MEDIA SERVICES) FOR ON PREMISES-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE |
SBC-SWELITE-LIC100SP | 100 SIP SIGNALING SESSIONS W/ COMPLETE RTP MEDIA MANIPULATION (TRANSCODING, ENCRYPTION, IN-BAND MEDIA SERVICES) FOR ON PREMISES-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE |
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:
Note:
License Name | Description |
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SBC-SWELITE-LIC5ME | ADDS COMPLETE RTP MEDIA MANIPULATION (TRANSCODING, ENCRYPTION, IN-BAND MEDIA SERVICES) TO 5 PRIOR LICENSED -SG/-SGX SESSIONS IN ON PREMISES-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE |
SBC-SWELITE-LIC10ME | ADDS COMPLETE RTP MEDIA MANIPULATION (TRANSCODING, ENCRYPTION, IN-BAND MEDIA SERVICES) TO 10 PRIOR LICENSED -SG/-SGX SESSIONS IN ON PREMISES-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE |
SBC-SWELITE-LIC25ME | ADDS COMPLETE RTP MEDIA MANIPULATION (TRANSCODING, ENCRYPTION, IN-BAND MEDIA SERVICES) TO 25 PRIOR LICENSED -SG/-SGX SESSIONS IN ON PREMISES-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE |
SBC-SWELITE-LIC100ME | ADDS COMPLETE RTP MEDIA MANIPULATION (TRANSCODING, ENCRYPTION, IN-BAND MEDIA SERVICES) TO 100 PRIOR LICENSED -SG/-SGX SESSIONS IN ON PREMISES-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE |
Regardless of the number of licensed SIP signaling and RTP media sessions, the
Contact Ribbon for more information.
License Name | Description |
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SBC-SWELITE-LIC250-ON | LICENSE TO ENABLE AND EXCEED 250 SIP SESSIONS IN ON PREMISES-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE. SESSION LICENSES ACQUIRED SEPARATELY |
License Name | Description |
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SBC-SWELITE-LIC100VID | ENABLES 100 VIDEO SESSIONS FOR ON PREMISES-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE (25 SESSIONS PER VCPU) If the SBC SWe Lite instance is configured in a VM (Virtual Machine) with less than 4 vCPUs, the maximum number of video sessions is 25 sessions multiplied by the number of available vCPUs. |
SBC-SWELITE-LIC-AR | ENABLES AMR-WB USE IN A SINGLE ON PREMISES-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE |
SBC-SWELITE-LICBSV | ENABLES LOCAL SURVIVABILITY WITH BROADWORKS IN A SINGLE ON PREMISES-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE |
SBC-SWELITE-LICFRK | ENABLES CALL FORKING, UP TO 8 DESTINATIONS, WITHIN A SINGLE ON PREMISES-BASED SBC SWE LITE INSTANCE |
SBC-SWELITE-LIC-RG | ACTIVATES 100 SIP REGISTRATIONS WITHIN ON PREMISES-BASED SBC SWE LITE The following are recommended license limits:
Please refer to SBC SWe Lite Performance and Capacity for more information surrounding registration capacity. |
Refer to Contacting Ribbon for more information about licensed features and hardware modules.