1. Avaya Session Border Controller for Enterprise (ASBCE) Overview

2. 2012 Avaya Inc. All rights reserved. 2 What is a Session Border Controller? Session = real-time, interactive communication session Border = IP-IP network borders SIP trunks to service providers Remote worker access Intra- & extra-enterprise Control Security & SLA assurance Regulatory compliance Redundant data centers Contact center, audio/video conferencing, emergency services, etc. To PSTN SIP Tele- worker Nomadic/ mobile user SIP Remote site 1. SIP trunking border 2. Hosted services border 3. Internet border HQ/ campus Remote site CCUC H.323 Regional site Federated partners InternetPrivate network ASM 3. 2012 Avaya Inc. All rights reserved. 3 Where Avaya Aura SBC fits in the Avaya Aura architecture Unified Communications Contact Center Collaboration Solutions Interaction Solutions Performance Analytics System Manager Session Manager Communication Manager Application Enablement Presence Services Service Provider Network Deskphones Clients Video Endpoints SBC 4. 2012 Avaya Inc. All rights reserved. 4 Why use an SBC? Security Enforces a customers unique security policies SIP trunk providers own SBC (if private SIP trunk service) focuses on the providers security concerns Complete network topology hiding Interoperability problems between multivendor solutions will occur Flexibility Provides layer of independence from Service Provider allows enterprise to make changes more quickly vs. negotiating / relying on Service Provider if needs change Normalization point for signaling and RTP media streams Allows for multiple SIP trunk provider access points Support of enterprise-specific call flows that may not be directy supported by SIP trunk provider Accountability Per call status QoS, SLA monitoring Report on intrusion attempts Session recording 5. 2012 Avaya Inc. All rights reserved. 5 How are SBCs different from firewalls? Traditional firewalls cannot: Prevent SIP-specific overload conditions and malicious attacks Open / close RTP media ports in sync with SIP signaling Track session state and provide uninterrupted service Perform interworking or security on encrypted sessions Scale to handle thousands of real-time sessions Provide carrier-class availability Solve multi-vendor SIP interoperability problems InfoSec best practice = deploy defense-in-depth model with application- level security proxies for email and web applications This means firewalls alone are not sufficient Same model applies for IP telephony, UC and CC applications 6. 2012 Avaya Inc. All rights reserved. 7 Reliability and Scale Active/standby redundancy Scales upto 5000 sessions Redundant SIP connectivity to service providers and Session Manager / Communication Manager possible Avaya Aura SBC Key Features Applications SIP trunking to PSTN providers SIP trunking to hosted service providers (i.e. conferencing, contact center, etc.) SIP trunking to federated businesses Remote worker via Internet Security Acme Packets proven SBC security framework for DoS/DDOS protection TLS & SRTP encryption Service Provider Interoperability Flexible controls to solve interop problems Proven configuration templates Tested with SPs through DevConnect Evolution Deployable on Avaya Aura System Platform Easily add SBC to existing installations Flexible feature set for new applications SM SP CM SBC 7. 2012 Avaya Inc. All rights reserved. 8 Avaya Session Border Controller for Enterprise Deployment Models SIP Trunking Enforce security policies of the enterprise while solving demarcation issues Remote Worker Mobile workspace security, secure distributed call centers, remote workers, teleworkers Confidently extend UC to mobile workspaces across any network Secure VPNless access Core Security Securely add various UC applications and devices (voice, video, IM) across the corporate network Compliance Secured Media Replication/Forking for archiving, logging 8. 2012 Avaya Inc. All rights reserved. 9 Secure Remote Worker with BYOD Personal PC, Mac or iPad devices Avaya Flare, Avaya one-X SIP client app App secured into the organization, not the device One number UC anywhere Avaya SBCEAvaya Aura Presence Server System Manager Communication Manager Avaya Aura Conferencing Aura Messaging Session Manager Untrusted Network (Internet, Wireless, etc.) VPN-less Remote Worker 9. 2012 Avaya Inc. All rights reserved. 10 Remote Worker: VPN vs VPNless Endpoints VPN Endpoint VPN Headers add additional size to traffic. In aggregate reduces bandwidth. Encrypts traffic, yet does not validate it. (Encrypting and distributing a virus isnt helpful) No ability at VPN head-end to distinguish between voice and data traffic. Ultimately voice quality suffers. Cumbersome user experience for real-time communication application VPNless Endpoint TLS/SRTP encrypts the traffic with a smaller bandwidth footprint than VPN Signaling and media are unencrypted at the SBC and inspected at Layer 7 to validate the traffic before it is allowed through Numerous policies allow Enterprise control of endpoints. Consistent user experience for applications 10. 2012 Avaya Inc. All rights reserved. 11 SIP Trunking Remote Worker Avaya SBC for Enterprise SIP Trunking Avaya SBC for Enterprise SIP Trunking Avaya SBC for Enterprise CS1000 SIP Trunking Avaya SBC for Enterprise 1 Software Base: Avaya Aura SBC for Enterprise 3 HW Platforms: Dell & HP for Enterprise; Portwell CAD-0208 for IPO 2 Use Cases Avaya SBC for Enterprise SIP Trunking 11. 2012 Avaya Inc. All rights reserved. 1212 Whats a DMZ? A DMZ is used to provide a controlled separation at the edge of the Enterprise network. Our SBC can sit parallel to the FW or in the DMZ. Acme claims firewalls destroy voice quality and that they are so secure they dont need it. The security standard is to use a DMZ for Enterprise application access. Security is about layers of protection. Firewall InternetEnterprise Avaya SBCE DMZ SIP Trunks Firewall Carrier CS1000 12. 2012 Avaya Inc. All rights reserved. 1313 Avaya SBCE: SIP Trunking Architecture Use Case: SIP Trunking to Carrier Carrier offering SIP trunks as lower-cost alternative to TDM Heavy driver for Enterprise adoption of SBC Support Aura, IPO and CS1K From a SECURITY Stand Point, it is recommended the SBCE be in the DMZ Carrier SIP trunks to the Avaya Session Border Controller for Enterprise Avaya SBCE is located in a DMZ behind the Enterprise firewall Services: security and demarcation device between the IP-PBX and the Carrier NAT traversal, Securely anchors signaling and media, and can Normalize SIP protocol Firewall InternetEnterprise Avaya SBCE DMZ SIP Trunks Firewall Carrier CS1000 13. 2012 Avaya Inc. All rights reserved. 14 Avaya SBCE: Remote Worker Architecture Use Case: Remote Worker Extend UC to SIP users remote to the Enterprise Solution not requiring VPN for UC/CC SIP endpoints From a SECURITY Stand Point, it is recommended the SBCE be in the DMZ Remote Worker are external to the Enterprise firewall Avaya Session Border Controller for Enterprise Authenticate SIP-based users/clients to the enterprise Securely proxy registrations and client device provisioning Securely manage communications without requiring a VPN Firewall InternetEnterprise Avaya SBCE DMZ Firewall Remote Workers 14. 2012 Avaya Inc. All rights reserved. 15 Carrier SBCs Carrier SBC IP PBX Intranet FW Carrier SBC Historically designed to sit at the SPs edge to protect the carrier. Complex to use command-line devices Provides a distinct separation between networks while providing a means of transporting signaling and media Perform topology hiding for the SP Tracking calls (CDR) for billing Act as a Network Address Translator (NAT) for the SP Provides admission control to limit calls from customer (and insure SLA) Protocol Internetworking for H.323 and SIP Enterprise Network SP Network 15 15. 2012 Avaya Inc. All rights reserved. 16 Enterprise SBC Internet IP PBX Intranet DMZ Avaya SBCE Internal FW External FW/NAT Mobile Users, Telecommuters SRTP/ RTP Remote Worker Avaya SBCE Encryption TLS proxy SRTP proxy Enablement FW / NAT traversal Call admission control Signaling and media firewall Enterprise Network Security Floods and fuzzing prevention Spoofing prevention (fingerprint verification) Media anomaly prevention Stealth attack prevention Tollfraud Prevention Anti-spam Whitelist/Blacklist Behavior learning SIP Trunking 16 16. 2012 Avaya Inc. All rights reserved. 1717 NAT Transversal Enterprise IP PBX Internet or Provider Network FW IP Address 96.54.23.10 SBC External IP Address 192.168.45.4 At a basic level think of it this way: If the SBC sends an INVITE message to the carrier, can the carrier reply and reach IP address 192.168.45.4? No. The SBC facilitates NAT Transversal by making sure all signaling messages have a REACHABLE return address. In this example, the INVITE would have a source address of 96.54.23.10. When a reply is sent it reaches the firewall which forwards to external IP Address. 17. 2012 Avaya Inc. All rights reserved. 1818 Avaya Session Border Controller for Enterprise 6.2 - A new but already proven solution ASBCE 6.2 is further enhancing the Sipera E-SBC with Substantial interoperability testing and improvements in Avaya UC environments especially for VPNless remote worker Testing against all Avaya UC platforms Avaya Aura IP Office CS 1000 New hardware platform targeted at SMEs New product structure Separation of ordering hardware and software Fully supported in Support Advantage (enterprise) and IPOSS (IP Office) Fully integrated into Avaya processes and tools Ordering and Logistics Services access Available in ASD and EC (spring 2013) Migration path for existing Avaya Aura SBC customers 18. 2012 Avaya Inc. All rights reserved. 1919 Call Servers For SIP Trunking, an accepted architecture is: Call Server + SBC Call Server + SM + SBC A valid call server is CS1k 7.5 ++ CM 5.2.1 ++ IPO 8.x ++ SM must be 6.x Session Manager is NOT required for SIP Trunking 19. 2012 Avaya Inc. All rights reserved. 2020 Carriers Tested as of November 10th, 2013. Alestra AT&T AT&T Puerto Rico Belgacom Bell Canada Broad-Connect Broadview BT Global Services BT HIPCOM BT Italia BT Wholesale Cable & Wireless CenturyLink Teliasonera TELUS T-Mobile NL UPC Vamoin1/KPN Verizon Business Virgin Media Vodafone DE Vodafone NL VoicePulse Windstream Worldnet P. Rico XO Colt Etisalat Fastweb SPA Frontier Gamma IntelePeer KPN Level 3 MTSAllStream PAETEC Phonect QSC Sprint Swisscom Tele2 Telefonica del Peru Telenor Find App Notes Here: https://devconnect.avaya.com/public/dyn/d_dyn.jsp?fn=103 20. 2012 Avaya Inc. All rights reserved. 2121 Session Border Controller capacities are rated in Simultaneous Sessions A simultaneous session = a communication session between 2 SIP endpoints Can think of it as analogous to a DSO in the old world Key for engineering is to understand the numbers of sessions required in the solution For Secure SIP trunking, look at the number of TDM DSOs required For Remote Worker, calculate required call volumes ASBCE 6.2 System Capacity Rules of Thumb SIP trunking usually 5 users per SS Must account for higher ratio in small Remote Worker must consider both On-net and off-net requirements Remember, in Dell configs, Encryption Services impact capacity 21. 2012 Avaya Inc. All rights reserved. 22 Hardware Redundancy Options SME Offer Portwell CAD-0208 High Availability is not available Enterprise Offer (Dell R210-II) High Availability is an option Will come with a third server for the EMS Geo-Redundancy at Layer 2