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Nortel has just started to ship the IP Phone 2001 as well as the "Phase II" versions of the IP Phone 2002 and IP Phone 2004.

The IP Phone 2001 is supported on Succession 1000, Succession 1000M, and Meridian 1 systems running Succession 3.0 software. It is also supported on Business Communications Manager Release 3.6.

The "Phase II" IP Phone 2002 and IP Phone 2004 are supported on X11 Release 25.40/25.40B or later, and BCM 3.0 or later sofware.

IP Phone 200x Phase II Hardware enhancements include:
• Integrated hardware to support power over Ethernet - support for 802.3af standard power and other powering options including ongoing support for PowerDsine Power over LAN Hub powering, Cisco proprietary powering as tested with specific Cisco Ethernet Switch equipment. (no longer need power splitters to support power over Ethernet ; optional AC adapters are the same as earlier 200x IP Phones; see PoE Reference Sheet Document for complete information on Power over LAN options)
• Full VLAN capability, including a manageable integrated switch in the IP Phones (2002 and 2004) for VLAN & priority tagging for PC and IP Phone traffic. (replaces portbased support for VLAN tags where phone traffic is tagged, and PC traffic is not tagged - which required specific (not the default) settings at Ethernet Switch. Better VLAN coverage across all scenarios, with separation of traffic end to end starting at the desktop
device.
• Larger memory footprint to support future SIP standard protocol firmware stacks & general future-proofing
• Increased processing power due to silicon evolution, also required for media path encryption

The Phase II IP Phones will support all the features & capabilities of current IP Phones available today.

Upcoming firmware enhancements available post GA include
• Manual settings for 10Mbps/100Mbps Full Duplex as “nailed up” connections
• Enhanced Security support for 802.1x, Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP), Voice & media encryption
• Real-time QoS monitoring and set diagnostics to enable Proactive Voice Quality Management (Post GA, first supported with CS 1000 Rls 4.0)
• NET6 Application Gateway “Push” functionality to IP Phones.
• SIP stack extending native access to SIP-based application services on Phase II IP Phones (Separate program to deliver SIP stack is POI)
• Support for Asian character set (IP Phone 2001)

For full details, refer to Bulletins P-2004-0286-Global and SM-2004-0261-Global.