Converting to a Converged Access Trunk is a simple and transparent way to get more out of an existing phone system and transition toward a full Hosted PBX VoIP system without up-front capital expenses or disruption to your present call flow.
As its name suggests, a converged access trunk is created by combining voice traffic with the company's data network across a single high-speed data connection to the LightEdge Gateway. The entire phone system, including the PBX box, remains intact. An Integrated Access Device (IAD) router is installed on premises to enable multiple analog or digital (PRI/CAS) trunks to be delivered to the PBX. Because the convergence point is after the PBX, employees will not experience any changes to the system and no retraining will be necessary.
Converged Access enables a business to reduce or eliminate lines from the local phone company and eliminate long-distance charges between affiliated branch offices that are also "on-net". Traditional long distance calling is initiated through the LightEdge Gateway to the appropriate PSTN at competitive rates due to LightEdge's combined buying power.
Converged Access Trunk VoIP
- Infinitely scalable growth strategy with no initial capital expenses
- Flexible platform for future growth
- "Cap and Grow" to grow past PBX capacity
- Long-term strategy to gradually transition to Hosted PBX
- Quality of Service (QoS) measures in place to distinguish and prioritize voice traffic
- Dynamically adjusts data flow during heavy traffic to ensure call quality
- No long distance charges between "on-net" sites
- Eliminate the need for most telco services, through a single provider, converged network
- Completely transparent migration - PBX functionalities maintained so retraining is not necessary
- Carrier-grade reliability and support
- Network-based fault tolerance
- IAD Router provided, configured and maintained by LightEdge Solutions
- IADs can accept additional stations outside of PBX configuration for expansion in maxed-out switches
Hybrid Voice-over-IP
The LightEdge Converged Access Trunk is an ideal solution as it is completely flexible to your growing voice needs. It can be used as a permanent voice solution, or be part of a "cap and grow" transition to full Hosted PBX VoIP. The "cap and grow" model allows companies to grow over the capacities of their existing PBX without additional capital expense or gradually migrate users as the PBX reaches it's end of life.
