Session Border Controller (SBC) on ASA 5500 series

[HISMAIL48]

Dears,

I need to enable and configure session border controller SBC on my ASA 5520 firewall,

I have concern if my firewall is cabable with SBC or not, the ASA Version is 8.3(1),

We were not able to locate information on how to enable & configure SBC on the firewall, so I’d appreciate it if you can provide document, or guide us with the keywords to use in our search.

Thanks

Hussein Ismail

[Chris Deren]

Hussein Ismail,

Unfortunately it is not, see the CUBE data sheet which lists the following:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/voicesw/ps6790/gatecont/ps5640/product_data_sheet09186a00801da698.html

Feature Availability

The Cisco Unified Border Element is built on Cisco IOS Software and runs on the following platforms:

• Cisco 3900E Series Integrated Services Routers (Cisco 3925E and 3945E)

• Cisco 3900 Series Integrated Services Routers (Cisco 3925 and 3945)

• Cisco 2900 Series Integrated Services Routers (Cisco 2901, 2911, 2921, and 2951)

• Cisco 800 Series Integrated Services Routers (Cisco 892F and select Cisco 880 Series models)

• Cisco AS5400XM and AS5350XM Universal Gateways

• Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (Cisco ASR 1001, ASR 1002, ASR 1004, and ASR 1006)

Older versions of the functions are also available on the following routers:

• Cisco 3800 Series Integrated Services Routers (Cisco 3825 and 3845)

• Cisco 2800 Series Integrated Services Routers (Cisco 2801, 2811, 2821, and 2851)

•  Cisco 2600 Series Multiservice Platforms (Cisco 2610XM , 2611XM,  2620XM, 2621XM, 2650XM, and 2651XM Multiservice Routers and the Cisco  2691 Multiservice Platform)

• Cisco 3700 Series Multiservice Access Routers (Cisco 3725 and 3745)

• Cisco 7301 Router

• Cisco 7200VXR Series Routers

HTH, please rate all helpful posts!

Chris

[HISMAIL48]

OK Chris,

Thanks for your kind reply,

Let's forget the SBC, now I need to terminate the sip trunk on either ASA 5520 or MGCP Voice Gateway (3845) as I've mentioned in my other post https://supportforums.cisco.com/message/3639871#3639871  , so which one you recommend and why ?

Then, would you please guide me how to configure the proper solution.

Regards

Hussein

[Chris Deren]

So, did the above answer your question as posted? If not let me know what else you need for this one as I answered your other question in the other post.

You cannot termiante SIP trunk on ASA, however ASA can be along the path and provide NATing, etc.

Chris

[HISMAIL48]

yes chris,

We can clos the discussion now.

Regrards

[ccoptel@netins.net]

Hi!

I was wondering what is the best way to run a SIP trunk through the ASA?  We currently have a Genband CS-15 softswitch and have a customer that wants us to set up a SIP trunk to route a local number over this trunk to a remote SIP server.  We can ping out to this server, but they can not get to our switch.  The ASA is blocking incoming IPs.  I'm think that we need to have a session border controller is what I was told.   How can we get this accomplished?

Thanks!

Scott