What is the main function of the Avaya Aura Session Manager?

The main function of the Avaya Aura Session Manager is to handle dynamic routing and session management for SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) communications. This role is critical in environments where multiple communication endpoints, such as SIP phones, conferencing systems, and applications, interact with each other. The Session Manager facilitates the establishment, modification, and termination of these communication sessions, ensuring that calls are routed efficiently and reliably based on the current network conditions and organizational policies.

In the realm of modern unified communications, the necessity for seamless interaction between diverse systems is paramount. The Session Manager achieves this by utilizing its capabilities to manage the signaling and media paths, allowing organizations to deploy a scalable and flexible communication architecture. It integrates with other Avaya solutions to enhance the overall user experience, supporting both voice and video traffic over IP networks.

While video conferencing capabilities, network security, and email processing are important aspects of communication systems, they are not the primary focus of the Avaya Aura Session Manager. Rather, those aspects are typically managed by separate components within the Avaya architecture, such as the Avaya Aura Conferencing and Avaya's security solutions, highlighting the dedicated functionality of the Session Manager in SIP communications routing and management.