Avaya Equinox® H.323 Edge provides a complete firewall and NAT traversal solution and support for secure connectivity between enterprise networks and remote locations.
Note:Equinox H.323 Edge is an optional component. Equinox H.323 Edge is required when you need to connect remote H.323–based video conferencing endpoints to an Avaya Equinox® solution conference through firewalls.
Equinox H.323 Edge is part of the Avaya Equinox® solution. Components of Avaya Equinox® can be combined to fit the existing network topology and video conferencing requirements of the enterprise. Equinox H.323 Edge is an optional Avaya Equinox® solution component which is deployed in Over The Top and Team Engagement deployments. Equinox H.323 Edge is deployed in network DMZs when enterprises need H.323–based calls to traverse the network firewall.
Equinox H.323 Edge is also deployed in multi-tenant deployments when service providers need to connect the remotely-located H.323–based endpoints of tenants with the Avaya Equinox® solution deployment of the service providers.
Equinox H.323 Edge maintains the security and advantages of firewall and NAT over heterogeneous video networks and supports seamless integration with existing video endpoints and infrastructure components.
Equinox H.323 Edge uses the H.460 protocol. H.460–compliant endpoints can directly communicate with Equinox H.323 Edge. The endpoints act as H.460 clients and Equinox H.323 Edge acts as an H.460 server.
Endpoints in private networks can communicate with the endpoints in public networks through Equinox H.323 Edge. Endpoints in public networks can join conferences hosted in private networks through Equinox H.323 Edge if there is an open connection through the firewall. H.323 Gatekeeper provides standalone address resolution functionality in H.323–based networks.
Equinox H.323 Edge supports static addresses for external endpoints for conferences hosted on the enterprise network. Users located outside the enterprise firewall can join conferences using addresses such as 1234@h323edge.company.com, while users with endpoints logged in to Equinox H.323 Edge can directly dial numbers such as 1234 to join conferences.