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www.xorcom.comAsterisk is a registered trademark of Digium, Inc.

The Infrastructure is

Fundamental

IP PBX, telephony cards and tools for high availability
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XorcomBusiness Overview

2004Established:

Development and production of corporate

communication solutionsObjective:

Headquartered in Israel; sales and support subsidiary

for U.S. and Canada located in U.S.Offices:

95% of sales are exports to over 95 countries.Activities:

Corporations, Government Institutions, Telephone

Operators, Distributors, Equipment Manufacturers

Our

Customers:


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Distribution & OEM Channels

Distribuidor OEM


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Vision

Provide professional, stable, modern,

competitive and affordable telephony systems

Open source telephony solutions with high

quality, professional support

Network of certified professional channels

Pre- and post-installation sales and service Continual development

Commitment to the customer


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XPP: Unique Selling Points

High speed 480 Mbit/s USB2 connectivity

Supports very high densities

Typical uncompressed voice: 2,400 calls/USB

Full support for fax and modems

Modular and scalable

Additional ports are hot pluggable

Simple integration of software

applications
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Our Daily Bread How Many Times

has a PBX hard drive or power supplyfailed?

did you have to replace a server due to lack ofPCI/PCIe slot?

have you experienced driver problems? have you been held hostage by a

manufacturer in order to solve a specificproblem?

have you had to install costly HW for a simpleinstallation due to lack of published performanceinformation?


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What is the Importance of Reliability?


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Reliability Based on Type of PBX

0

25

50

75

100

Proprietary IP-PBX Basic Asterisk Asterisk

(professional

platform)

Confidence


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Popular Ways of Achieving Reliability

Use only mature Asterisk versions

Depend on early adopters to test new versionsand follow progress of new builds

Eager and willing community members Companies anxious to utilize new features

Employ ruggedized hardware

Redundant power supplies, disks, fans, etc.

Drawbacks:

Useless if software fails

Expensive


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For Example: Load Test Results


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The Xorcom Way

Use optimized, tested and supported HW Approach the five nines with your iPBX by

employing utilities providing the five Rs:

Redundancy

RAID1 / RAID5

Replicate & Restore

Rescue

Rapid Tunneling


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R1= Redundancy


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TWINSTAR

True Redundancy for Complete Asterisk PBX


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High Availability Solution for Asterisk

Provides full redundancy for a completePBX system, incl. telephony interfaces

Quick and automatic failover processkeeps downtime to an absolute minimum

Auto detection of server failure & switchto backup server

Firmware-based switching mechanismis not network-dependent

Solution components: two Xorcom IP PBX units with identical configurations

Xorcom Astribank channel bank(s) with dual USB ports

XPP Technology


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Initial Setup: Identical Servers

Two Xorcom servers + dual-USB Astribank

PSTN

Astribank (front panel)USB-connected channel bank

providing analog/digital

telephony interfaces

Xorcom server

(backup)

Analog Phones

IP Phones

LAN/WAN

USB USB

Xorcom server

(primary)

SIP Trunking


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Standard Operation: Primary Active

Two Xorcom servers + dual-USB Astribank

IP Phones

PSTN

Astribank (rear panel)USB-connected channel bank



Xorcom server

(backup)

Xorcom server

(primary)

Analog Phones

LAN/WAN

USB USB


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IP Phones

Analog Phones

If the Primary Server Fails

PSTN




Xorcom server

(backup)LAN/WAN

Server

Failure

Xorcom server

(primary)USB USB

SIP Trunking


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Analog Phones

IP Phones

the Backup Server is Activated

PSTN




Xorcom server

(backup)LAN/WAN

Backup Server

assumes Primary

Server IP Address

Xorcom server

(primary)USB USB

SIP Trunking

Switch Changes

to Backup Server


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R2= RAID1/RAID5 Support


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RAID1 / RAID5 Support

RAID1 and RAID5 are important tools for data

and applications, serving to increase reliability

RAID1 is standard in C/XE2000 & C/XE3000

RAID5 is standard in CXE4000

If the active hard disk fails, the second hard-

disk automatically takes over and an alarm

e-mail is sent to the system administrator

PBX continues working seamlessly


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PBX Disaster Recovery Made Simple

Never worry again about:

natural disasters

hardware failure

human error

Create, save and

restore your PBX files in minutes!
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R3= Replicate & Restore


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Rapid Recovery: Backup & Restore

Utility and storage space 8GB USB Disk-on-Key (DOK) Supports all Xorcom IP-PBX modelsstandard on XE;

optional on XR

Backs up entire PBX including

user-defined options: configuration files

voice prompts

voice mail

Descriptive name for each backup

Single DOK for multiple system backups


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Rapid Recovery: Additional Uses

Reduce time required for multi-site installations Prepare all equipment in a few minutes, before sending

to branches offices, each with its own details

Use Rapid Recovery to contain:

1. The configuration thatwill be common to all sites

2. The dialing plan

3. IVRs, ring groups, etc.

4. The phone directory After that, mount the image using Rapid Recovery and

simply set the specific system name and IP address.

The IP-PBX is ready for use!


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R4= Rescue: ALF (Analog Lines Fail-over)

* Power failure? Software affected? Keep your PBX analog lines running!


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Redundant Power Supply

Microcomputer-based control system

Supports up to 16 Astribanks (512 analog ports)

Constantly monitors power requirements

In the event of malfunction

Load balancing of remaining units

Automated alert to sys admin (XE series configurations only)

Also supports up to 8 internal USB 2.0 hubs with 4ports each; total of 32 USB 2.0 connections


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Redundant Power Supply - II

Designed for large installations requiring 100%

reliability and continuity

Hot swappable disks

CXE4000


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R5= Rapid Tunneling


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Rapid Tunneling Utility

Secure remote access to IP-PBX

Pre-installed on all IP-PBX models

Targeted, real-time support

End user determines when toconnect/disconnect

No technical knowledge required of end user

In real time, Xorcom support specialist can: troubleshoot

perform diagnostics

correct configuration issues


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Summary:

Redundancy

RAID1 / RAID5

Replicate & Restore

Rescue

Rapid Tunneling


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Recommendations

Take into account the particular needs of the userwhen choosing the appropriate equipment.

Use systems that have a comprehensive backup,

support and warranty program. Design solution architecture which is easy to

install and enables long-term support.

Don't forget to consider a scalable solution.

Pay continual attention to backup tools. They willsave lot of money for both you and the customer.


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