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Siemens HiPath 5000

Real Time IP System - Looking with confidence towards the future
Exploiting the potential of voice and data transfer via the Internet protocol (IP) is often the deciding factor which sets innovative companies apart from the rest. It is possible to be one step ahead, without having to forgo the security and assured quality of a communication system. Siemens HiPath 5000 Real Time IP system lays the foundation for implementing a forward-looking IP-based communication architecture.

The HiPath 5000 Real Time IP System consists of a central IP networking server that enables companies with between 10 and 1,000 users and up to 32 locations to enjoy reliable voice communication over high-quality terminal equipment coupled with exceptional ease-of-use. The software is shipped on CD-ROM and can be installed on any commercially available Windows 2000/2003 server. It supports a variety of functions, such as simple connection of branches and teleworkers and connection of applications that can be used network-wide. And the high-quality voice and reliability of traditional telephony are still maintained.

Future-proof and cost efficient
As an end-to-end IP-based solution, HiPath 5000 is a cost-optimized system that leverages the benefits and flexibility of IP technology. With networking over IP, the same network is used to carry voice communication as well as data. Having just one network to manage means lower administration expense and a substantial reduction in operating costs. HiPath 5000 is a scalable communication platform which, thanks to the breadth of solutions that run on it, can be tailored to meet companies' individual needs. Flexible work structures (desk sharing, project groups, hoteling etc.) are supported in full.

HiPath 3000 is used as a gateway to the provider network, thus ensuring a highly fail-safe solution which guarantees the maintenance of communication if a breakdown ever occurs in the company IP network. Customer investments in HiPath 3000 real-time IP systems are protected as these can be still be used as gateways in a HiPath 5000 environment.

More service equals more productivity
The large number of attractive, advanced features supported and the wide range of terminal equipment available help employees to accomplish their work efficiently. The constant availability of an employee is therefore of the same importance as the seamless communication flow inside and outside of the company. HiPath 5000 provides increased productivity between the individual employees and teams because all valued information can be retrieved immediately from any station. The central administration of the distributed architecture also provides a noticeable relief: all sites in the communication network and their users are administered as one system (Single System Image).

Benefits:
Functionality

  • Purely server-based real-time IP system with a distributed architecture upporting as many as 2,000 users at up to 64 locations in a single, homogeneous IP phone network
  • Central administration of distributed components (remotely, if necessary), and simple rollout, configuration and maintenance
  • Feature-rich software manager with support for centralized backup and software updates for all components
  • Supports a wide range of terminal equipment and applications

Cost savings

  • Substantial reduction in costs for intra-company, inter-location communication through communication over IP; reduction in connection costs through IP trunking, IP payload switching and least-cost routing
  • Lower maintenance, management and operating costs
  • Works with tried-and-tested existing analog and digital terminal equipment
  • Once configured, user profiles and settings are loaded automatically wherever a user logs on to the LAN. Moves and temporary relocations incur no administrative expense

Productivity gains

  • Teleworking function for external access by authorized persons to central IT applications and information resources. This gives users access to the same LAN services (data, e-mail, fax, and PC software) when working from home as well as in company offices
  • Universal call distribution (UCD) offers even small organizational units call-center functionality to improve reachability of company employees and customer service
  • Team function for project groups to ensure fastest possible call connection to the next available employee