Migration to a fully converged multiservice network is also simplified. The Catalyst 6000 FXS Analog Interface Module enhances the telephony features and functionality of the award-winning Catalyst family of switches. Benefits of Converged Networks Based on an Internet model, converged networks rely on a distributed architecture to ensure system availability and scalability. With the trend continuing toward distributed computing, customers are quickly realizing the benefit of having no single point of failure and are able to build as little or as much availability as they need into an integrated solution. Another key element of a converged network is its open and interoperable nature.
Converged networks based on the Internet model have a distributed and open architecture.
The analog interface module provides a gateway function between the analog world and the enterprise IP network, offering access to the full benefits of the converged multiservice network. The Catalyst 6000 FXS Analog Interface Module integrates analog end stations into the campus multiservice network. The analog interface module provides an FXS interface to analog end stations such as analog phones, conference-room speaker phones, modems, and fax machines. This provides a gateway for these devices into the campus multiservice network. Since analog phones and fax machines can participate in the multiservice network, they have access to new advanced applications and can communicate with devices such as IP phones and H.323 end stations and gateways.