The NBX telephony solutions are fully-integrated voice and data solutions offering all the functionality of the most advanced telephone systems, but operating over the same Ethernet cabling as most data networks, thereby eliminating the cost of installing and maintaining two separate cabling infrastructures for voice and data. The NBX series does not depend on or even require PC servers or desktop PC clients; in fact, every PC on the network can stop functioning entirely and the NBX phone solution will continue to provide reliable and full-functioning telephone communications. The NBX solution operates in any network operating system (NOS) environment and supports telephone software applications written for existing telephony application programming interfaces (APIs). The system features sixth-generation system software that simplifies third-party applications integration, enables seamless multisite intra-company dialing and toll-bypass applications, and supports VPIM voice message exchange between sites.

Standard NBX mode utilizes the traditional protocol on which six generations of 3Com NBX applications have been built since 1998, while Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) mode allows the platform to communicate with third-party SIP-compliant devices and applications. 3Com's goal of ensuring its customers access to continuously evolving telecom standards, maximizes functionality and the return on investment (ROI) from NBX solutions.  Read more