Fax options from AculabFax options from Aculab

Capability and performance overview

A brief overview of Aculab

Leading manufacturer of ‘enabling technology’Selling worldwide since 1990Selling worldwide since 1990Products include:• Telephony media processing and APIs• Telephony media processing and APIs

- DSP ‘voice boards’- Host media processing (HMP) software- Cloud media processing – Aculab Cloud- Cloud media processing – Aculab Cloud

• Signalling and protocols- IP and TDM (SIP, SS7, SIGTRAN, ISDN, CAS)- IP and TDM (SIP, SS7, SIGTRAN, ISDN, CAS)

• ApplianX enterprise gateways• GroomerII – service provider gateway

Aculab’s fax options

Products and platforms that enable the delivery of powerful fax solutionspowerful fax solutions• DSP-based fax – media processing boards• HMP-based fax – software media processing• HMP-based fax – software media processing• ApplianX IP Gateway with T.38 fax

Technical support• High touch; engaged • High touch; engaged

TrainingProfessional servicesProfessional services• Helping you put the technology to work

Aculab’s fax platforms

Prosody SHigh density host media

processing withIP connectivityIP connectivity

A broad spectrum of fax solutions

Aculab’s IP and TDM media processing boards and software enable a broad spectrum of high density / high software enable a broad spectrum of high density / high volume fax solutions• Hosted fax services• Stand-alone fax servers• Internet fax servers• Fax appliances• Fax appliances• Fax broadcast services – outbound fax and IVR• T.38-to-T.30 fax gateway applications• T.38-to-T.30 fax gateway applications

Product line – relative densities for fax handling

cPCIHMP

PCI / PCIe

Enterprise levelHigh density

Enterprise levelHigh density

SME levelLower density

Attractively priced

SME levelLower density

Attractively priced

Telco gradeVery high density

Telco gradeVery high density

Prosody X and Prosody S fax performance

Aculab’s fax technology• Highest density; boards or software• Highest density; boards or software• Global providers running on Aculab• Single API for all fax products• Field proven interoperability

Fax performance

• Field proven interoperability

Functionality /DSP PCIe PCI cPCI

HMP

Functionality /DSP PCIe PCI cPCI

Group 3 fax Tx T.30 / V.34 40 160 160 320

Group 3 fax Rx T.30 / V.34 20 80 80 160

Fax over IP T.38 termination (V.17) 100 400 400 800

Intel Core 2 Extreme (X6800) @ 2.93GHz – Windows XP SP3*

Fax over IP T.38 termination 750 Rx / Tx

Intel Core 2 Extreme (X6800) @ 2.93GHz – SUSE Linux V10.3*Intel Core 2 Extreme (X6800) @ 2.93GHz – SUSE Linux V10.3*

Fax over IP T.38 termination 1600 Rx / Tx

* Representative machine; performance depends on CPU and memory resources

Prosody business advantages

Integrated signalling and fax functions• Simplify development• Simplify development• Support quick time to market

High density fax – hardware or software• Enables platform and OS choice• Enables platform and OS choice• Deployment cost per channel is very attractive• Common API

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CAPEX• Common APIHMP platform independence• Virtual environment operation• Cost-effective licensing via granular channel count• Cost-effective licensing via granular channel count• Balance server sizing, cost and performance

Prosody business advantages

Extension of TDM/PSTN infrastructure• Offer next generation fax over IP (FoIP) services• Offer next generation fax over IP (FoIP) services• TDM and IP fax on single platform• Offer legacy T.30 fax where needed• Offer legacy T.30 fax where needed

High density fax – hardware or software• At least 4 x competitor channels per server• Low deployment cost per channel

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OPEX

• Low deployment cost per channel

Expansion cost is reduced• High density platform choices – do more with less• High density platform choices – do more with less

Deployment proven fax performance

Fax functionality: TDM and IP

T.30 relayT.30 ����T.38gateway

T.38 FoIP T.30 over G.711

Group 3 faxT.30

T.38 FoIPT.30 pass-thru

V.17 V.27ter V.17 V.27ter

V.34 V.29 V.34 V.29

Prosody X High density boards

Prosody SHigh density HMP

Interoperability

Transmission success ratesTransmission success rates• Industry rule of thumb – 80% is commendable• Aculab’s 95% is benchmark to beat

Users report amazing comparative performanceUsers report amazing comparative performance- Channel count – “much higher than competitors”- Interoperability – “5% or less failure to deliver”- Interoperability – “5% or less failure to deliver”- Robustness – “more reliable”

Class-leading interoperabilityIndustry-leading fax handling densityIndustry-leading fax handling density

Aculab meets fax provider’s needs

Products and platforms enable powerful solutions Solutions for fixed, mobile, IP and legacy environmentsSolutions for fixed, mobile, IP and legacy environmentsMinimises CAPEX• Broad-based and low cost licensing models

Maximises ROI• Extensibility• Distributed architecture• Distributed architecture• Fine-grain scaling • Platform portability

Unique ability to customise, port and/or develop features Unique ability to customise, port and/or develop features and functions to satisfy specific customer requirements

Thank you!

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