Deploying voice communications over the Internet has the potential to create quality and security issues if providers don't take proactive measures to prevent issues. Ribbon's Intelligent Edge™ solutions are deployed at the edge of a customer's network to give communication service providers a better way to monitor, manage and secure voice traffic as it enters and exits a customer's site.EdgeMarc elements can operate independently or be centrally managed with the EdgeView Service Control Center. By centrally managing hundreds or thousands of EdgeMarc elements, EdgeView gives providers a local view of issues as well as a holistic view of their network. EdgeView also enables Zero touch provisioning for consistent, low touch, low cost deployments. Centralized reporting and management tools reduce expensive truck rolls and many of the customer satisfaction issues that create churn. Ribbon Communications' EdgeMarc 2900e Intelligent Edge™ is ideally suited for Cloud UC or SIP Trunking applications, including Microsoft Teams Direct Routing. The solution supports bi-directional data rates up to 1Gbps and up to 300 concurrent calls.The EdgeMarc 2900a delivers the same functionality of the EdgeMarc 2900e while adding support for FXS connections for fax lines, overhead paging systems & door phones as well as FXO for PSTN failover.Key Capabilities The EdgeMarc 2900a model includes 6 or 8 FXS ports to support analog endpoints and up to 2 FXO ports Scalable configuration based on session license Supports data rates up to 1 Gbps and 300 concurrent calls Multiple WAN ports enable link redundancy and stateful SIP transfer Includes SIP aware firewall with stateful packet inspection QoS functions including traffic shaping, guaranteed bandwidth, and call admission control Detailed call statistics and quality measurements that are analyzed by the EdgeView Service Control Center for troubleshooting and remediation Microsoft Certified for Teams Direct Routing Zoom Certified for Zoom Phone Available in Cloud2Edge configurations Centrally Managed - A Strategic Investment that Pays for ItselfAs with all EdgeMarc Intelligent Edges™, the EdgeMarc 2900 Series is centrally managed with the EdgeView Service Control Center. EdgeView provides zero touch provisioning along with a comprehensive view of the customer and provider's VoIP network, enabling providers to monitor performance and quickly remediate issues, leading to improved customer experience and reduced costs.It's no wonder many of the world's leading service providers use EdgeView and deploy an EdgeMarc element as part of EVERY one of their UCaaS and SIP Trunk deployments. The solution pays for itself. Efficiently converts the voice signal into the suitable form for receipt by the destination network 4 Network (RJ-45) Ports eliminates the need of installing additional electrical wiring 8 FXS (RJ-11) Ports effectively build the connection between office devices like analog fax machines or analog phones and your VoIP phone system SFP (mini-GBIC) expansion slot type for productive, reliable connectivity Its management capability provides efficient control over setup and configuration of your network Up to 10x faster than standard Ethernet connectivity and provides high-performance uplinks Rack-mountable voip gateway allows maximum space utilization with easy and convenient access to the keyboard
