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Lucent Max 6000, TNT, and APX VOIP & Dialup Gateways

Contents • Introduction (Right) • Lucent Max 6000 • Lucent TNT & APX • Product Documentation • Lucent Pricelist

The Lucent Max APX 8000, TNT, and 6000, are Remote Access Server products supporting both dialup and voice service.  The Lucent Max 6000 has a  64-MHz i960HD RISC processor and 4 E1 or T1 PRIs (MX60-4E1-AC or MX60-4T1-AC). It supports up to 120 total ports. The Lucent TAOS operating system on the 6000 is menu driven, simplifying  configuration. The Max 6000 supports V90 data calls with 16 and 30 port cards (MX-SL-16MOD and MX-SL-30MOD), and when provisioned with MX-SL-60M-DSP universal port cards the Max 6000 can be configured either as a H323 VOIP gateway or as a V92/V90/V34 Dialup gateway. VOIP on the Max 6000 is limited to H.323 - it does not support SIP.  Codecs supported on the 60m card include G.711 and G.729(A).

The big brothers of the Max 6000 are the Max TNT (left) and APX 8000 (below, right), which scales up to thousands of ports. Unlike the Max 6000, which only supports H323 VOIP, the TNT and APX also supports SIP and SS7, and provides equivalent voice performance to the Cisco AS5400 and AS5850 series for about 1/3 the price. Most TNT expansion cards are compatible with the APX - and the main differing cards are shelf controllers (CPU cards). Both can be configured either with E1 or T1 PRI interface cards, or DS3/CT3 interface cards. As a practical matter, the TNT can be expanded to 2 DS3s, while the APX 8000 provides even greater scalability and can be expanded up to 4 DS3s. There are several voice/data cards for the TNT and APX - a 48 port "ADI" card, a 96 "DSP" card, and a 288 ports "DSP-3" card. Aside from differing numbers of ports, these three cards also are different in terms of the types of voice codecs they support, with the 96DSP card supporting G.711 and G.729, while the 48ADI and 288DSP-3 cards support G711, G723, and G729.  

A Max TNT is typically configured with a TNT-H High Power Chassis, TNT-SP-SC Shelf Controller, 32MB DRAM card, 32MB Flashcard, TNT-SL-E100-V-C or TNT-SL-E100ND-C ethernet card, TNT-SL-CT1  or TNT-SL-8CE1 or TNT-SL-8CT1 trunk cards, TNT-SL-ADI-C or TNT-SL-96DSP universal port cards, and single or dual TNT-SP-AC-H or DC-H power supplies. APX bundles are configured with the same cards, except that the chassis and shelf controllers differ. The remaining cards are simply named differently; a TNT-SL-96DSP is instead a APX8-SL-96DSP, and so forth. 

Older Components: ISPTrader also stocks other, older, ethernet and dialup cards for replacement needs. Check our pricelist for available stock and email us if you don't see what you need - our sourcing network normally has all types of cards available for immediate shipment.

Many people often ask to compare the Cisco AS5400 and AS5850 series to the Max TNT and APX. In terms of price per port, the Lucents are far, far less expensive. Both the Cisco and Lucent units provide general support for H323 and SIP. However, the Cisco units are significantly more sophisticated in their support for voice CODECs, and particularly in their support of IVR voice prompts. Also, the Cisco AS5XXX virtually represents the industry standard with respect to voice networks, and commonly provide the best performance both in terms of quality and network integration. Finally, obtaining technical support either directly from the manufacturer or from 3rd party technicians is much easier with the Cisco line than with the Lucent line. In summary, if the Lucent features meet your needs, then it represents an exceptional value. 

Introduction: The Lucent Max 6000, Max TNT and APX lines represent the principal major alternative to the Cisco line in VOIP and dialup gateways. Combining technical excellence with a low price per port, Lucent is probably the second most widely deployed remote access server in the world. The Max 6000 compares favorably against the Cisco AS5300 in H323 VOIP environments, while both the TNT and APX 8000 provide significant price savings over the AS5400 line and AS5850 line, respectively. While technical support and configuration help is more difficult to find - the Lucent solutions can be seriously considered for many VOIP and dialup settings.