IRIS NGX is a next generation IP-based switching platform that supports both soft and hardware-based switching. It provides a flexible, distributed architecture for integrating IP networks and supports various interfaces and protocols. The system includes IRIS NGX software, communication servers, peripheral shelves, media gateways, and IP phones. It offers advantages like seamless IP network integration, efficient network capacity expansion, and high reliability.

1. IRIS NGX
Next Generation IP based
Switching Platform

2. IRIS NGX
• IP based Next Generation switching
platform
• Supports both soft switching and
hardware based switching
• Ideal solution for Hybrid networks
• Supports various interfaces
• Supports a variety of protocols

3. IRIS NGX - Advantages
• Seamless integration with IP networks
• Flexible architecture
• Efficient and smooth expansion of network
capacity
• Distributed architecture provides more
reliability and stability
• Support of next generation IP features

4. Components of an IRIS NGX
System
• IRIS NGX Software
• Communication Server
– Appliance Server (or )
– IRIS system with new I-Serve CPU
• Peripheral / Remote shelves of IRIS
• Media Gateways
• IP Phones
• Ethernet Switches

5. IRIS NGX Software
I-SERVE of
IRIS_NGX
IRIS_NGX
Software
Coral Server

6. Communication Server
• IRIS_NGX software runs in this server
• Controls and manages the entire system
and network
• Hosts all types of protocol stacks
• Open system software based on Linux
• Can be deployed in 1+1 protection
architecture
• Communicates with remote shelves and
media gateways over IP links

7. Distributed IP based Architecture
• Multiple sites can be handled by one
Communication server
• Call control handled by communication
server & Media handling done by remote
gateways or Remote IRIS switches
• Remote sites are controlled over an IP
network
• All inter-site voice communications use
VoIP

8. IRIS NGX – Network Architecture
IRIS Remote Shelf
IP
Coral Server IP
(Active)
IP
Network
IRIS Remote Shelf
IP IP
Coral Server IP
(Standby)
Media Gateway

9. PSTN
IRIS NGX – Distributed Architecture Network
Branch Office
IRIS Switch
Residential Subscriber
Router with Firewall
IP Phone
Corporate Office
IP Tele-Commuter
Corporate Subscribers
Network
IP Line Router with Firewall
Soft-Phone
Digital Line IRIS_NGX PSTN
Network
POTS Line
Branch Office
WiFi Zone
Trunk Lines Media GW
E1 / PRI / BRI / PSTN
WiFi Modem
PSTN WiFi Handset
Laptop with WiFi
Network

10. Media Gateway
IP
Network
Analog_Phones
Digital Trunks
Analog Trunks (ISDN / E1)
IP_Phones (FXO / E&M)
PSTN
Network

11. IRIS Remote Shelf
IP
Network
Analog Phones
IP Phones
Digital Trunks
(ISDN / E1)
PSTN
Analog Trunks Network
(FXO / E&M)

12. IRIS NGX – Protection Mechanism
IRIS Remote Shelf
IP
Coral Server IP
(Active)
IP
Network
IRIS Remote Shelf
IP
IP
Coral Server IP
(Standby)
Media Gateway

13. Protection Mechanism of
Communication Server
Database Updation,
Health polling
IP
Network
Coral Server Coral Server
(Active) (Standby)

14. IRIS NGX – Network Security
• Secure access via SSH, SSL
• Password security and protection
• Rules, encryption, lifetime
etc
• Controlled access to database
• Physical device access, user
control access, intrusion
management
• VLAN based access
• Logging of events
• External Firewall

15. IP Phone connectivity in IRIS NGX
IRIS Main
Shelf
IP PSTN
Network Network
IRIS Remote Shelf
Ethernet Switch
To MCC card
1 To VoIP card
SIP Proxy &
Redirect services
IP Phones Analog
Phones

16. IRIS NGX – Protocol Handling
V5.2
IRIS Network
Coral Server Remote Shelf
(Active)
IP
IP ISDN
IP Network
Coral Server
(Standby) IP IRIS
IP Remote Shelf
Network
Protocol Stacks IP
V5.2 ISDN
IP IRIS
Remote Shelf
SS7 H323 SIP IP
SS7
Qsig H248 Network
Media Gateway
IP Phone (H.323 signaling)
(SIP signaling)

17. Protocol Handling in IRIS_NGX
(Incoming call from E1/PRI line)
3
IP
Network
Analog Phones
2 3
2
5
IRIS_NGX Remote Shelf
Main Shelf
4
1 PSTN
Network
ISDN / E1

18. IRIS NGX – Management
NMS
IRIS Remote Shelf
WebGUI SSH
IP IP
Coral Server
(Active)
IP IP
Network IP
IRIS Remote Shelf
IP
IP
Coral Server
(Standby)
Media Gateway

19. Unified Messaging in IRIS NGX

20. Call Flow

21. Analog to Analog in same RSU

22. Analog to Analog between two RSU

23. IP Subscriber to Analog Subscriber

24. IP to IP subscriber call

25. Analog Subscriber to Analog Trunk
from same RSU

26. Analog Subscribers to PRI call from
another RSU

27. Queries???