Cisco ATA 188

Cisco ATA 188 ... products are standards-based communication devices that deliver true, next-generation voice-over-IP (VoIP) terminations to businesses and residences worldwide. These products address the needs of enterprise companies, small-office environments, and the emerging VoIP managed voice services and local services market by helping companies to cost-effectively turn their analog telephones into IP devices. The newest member of the Cisco ATA product family, the Cisco ATA 188, provides added connectivity, features, and ease of administration.

The Cisco ATA 188 has a number of benefits: each of the two voice ports on the Cisco ATA 188 supports independent telephone numbers, giving you two separate lines. In addition, the internal Ethernet switch allows for a direct connection to a 10/100BASE-T Ethernet network via an RJ-45 interface, with single LAN connectivity for both the Cisco ATA 188 and a co-located PC or other Ethernet-based device. The Cisco ATA 188 can also be configured to standards-based VoIP protocols H.323, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP), as well as to Skinny Client Control Protocol (SCCP) - a protocol developed by Cisco Systems.

The Cisco ATA 188 is the ideal solution for Cisco customers deploying IP telephony service to businesses or home offices or alternate-line services. With the Cisco ATA 188, there is no need to purchase additional hubs or switches to co-locate your PC - a switch is built-in, providing two RJ-45 connections. Customers can continue to use their own analog or portable telephones while gaining the advantages of VoIP services. Fax machines are supported because fax pass-through is also available with the Cisco ATA 188. IP connectivity, via broadband pipes through xDSL, fixed wireless, and cable modems to standard analog lines and telephones, is available with the Cisco ATA 188.

By utilizing their existing networks and moving to converged network architectures, businesses and service providers alike can realize a rapid return on investment (ROI) through savings on capital costs and operational and administrative costs.

The Cisco ATA188-I1 features 600-ohm resistive impedance.