Asterisk D500 Selection
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The D500 Transcoder has two methods of installation:
->Â PCI Express connection
->Â LAN Connection (RJ45)
The diagram below illustrates the connection methods
Note: ->If using LAN connection, use only one of the RJ45 connectors.
       Do not plug in both RJ45 connectors to a network as it will
            cause a network loop.Â
         -> LAN installation method is beneficial over PCI as Host CPU
             resources are not used (all RTP flows through LAN cable)
The installation steps below are prefixed with the installation method (PCI Express-, LAN-).Â
Select one of the method which best suits your environment
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Single Server
-> PCI Express ->Â Installation
-> LAN Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ->Â InstallationÂ
Distributed Server
1. PCI Express
  -> Core Installation Â
  -> Sngtc Server Configuration
  -> Codec Module Configuration
  -> Operation
2. LAN
  -> Core Installation
  -> Sngtc Server Configuration
  -> Codec Module Configuration
  -> Operation
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Find Below Block Diagrams illustrating the different parts of a transcoding environment
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Figure 1:Â Sngtc Server hosting Asterisk
used for single server environment
used as core server for distributed multi-server environment
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Figure 2:Â Asterisk server hosting only codec module
when adding multiple Asterisk servers in distributed environment
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Figure 3:Â Single Server PCI Express D500 environment
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Figure 4: Single Server LAN D500 environment
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Figure 5: Distributed D500 Server Environment