Nortel Networks NN44470-100 - Manual (Page 7)

Nortel Media Application Server 6.0 for AS 5300
Fundamentals
NN44470-100 01.01 Standard
Release 6.0 03 June 2008
Copyright © 2008, Nortel Networks
MAS installation
This chapter explains MAS installation fundamentals. For step-by-step
information about how to install the MAS platform, see Nortel Media
Application Server 6.0 for AS 5300 Installation
(NN44470-300).
Navigation
• Architecture and supported hardware and software (page 7)
• MAS installation (page 9)
• Options for MAS application deployment (page 10)
• Maintenance Releases (page 12)
Architecture and supported hardware and software
This section details the system architecture for MAS 6.0 for Application Server
(AS) 5300 release as well as the supported hardware and software for that
platform. For more information, refer to Media Application Server 6.0 for AS
5300 Planning and Engineering (NN44470-200).
System architecture
The MAS platform is a software-based, media processing server. Software on
the host server performs all media processing. The MAS architecture permits
scalability for all core functions of the platform, including signaling, application
execution, content management, and media processing.
Network architecture
The MAS platform can scale from a small, duplex server solution. The system
exploits a multiprocess, multithreaded architecture that is designed to take
advantage of multiple processor core and hardware platforms. The server
achieves scalability across multiple computers by replicating the entire
system.
Supported hardware and software
The MAS platform uses commercial operating systems and commercial
hardware platforms for all processing.