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Carrier IP Telephony
The Current Analysis Carrier IP Telephony module covers the companies, products and strategies impacting the evolution of packet-based networks into the preferred infrastructure for delivering voice- and multimedia-based communications, as well as the gradual transition of the PSTN from circuit-based to packet-based technology. Converge includes multiple VoIP technologies and architectures, including the IP Multimedia System (IMS), which has emerged as the dominant framework for the design of next-generation networks. In addition to IMS, the module includes coverage of five product segments, Softswitches, Class 5 Alternatives, Hosted Multimedia Application Servers, Media Gateways and Session Border Controllers. IMS – The IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) is an architectural framework for the next-phase in the evolution of service provider infrastructures. Based on the Session Initiation Protocol and standards developed by the 3GPP/3GPP3, ETSI TISPAN and others, IMS provides a Internet-like signaling system for person-to-person and person-to-content communications. Softswitches – The essential element in the initial transition of voice and multimedia communications to a packet-based infrastructure, softswitches are signaling devices that provide both call/session control, as well as media gateway control. Softswitches continue to undergo a process of disaggregating, with equipment makers steadily distributing the softswitch into increasingly specialized components. Class 5 Alternatives – Class 5 alternatives are primarily self-contained telephony switches that offer service providers a cost-effective alternative to existing and aging Class 5 circuit switches. These devices, which are aimed primarily at IOCs, typically offer both TDM and packet interfaces. Hosted Multimedia Application Servers – One of several application servers built to deliver telephony features to enterprises and consumers over a service provider’s packet-based infrastructure, Hosted Multimedia Application Servers deliver traditional access services, such as call forwarding, as well as PBX features, such as four-digit dialing. Media Gateways – These devices provide a bridge between TDM infrastructures and packet based infrastructures. Media Gateways convert voice media from TDM to packet of from packet to TDM. Session Border Controller – A relatively new piece of the packet telephony infrastructure universe, SBCs are designed to enable VoIP peering between carriers or between carriers and enterprises. SBCs, which provided security, regulatory compliance and bandwidth assurance capabilites, act as both signaling and media proxies in an IMS setting.
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Follow the links below to read free newsletters, highlights, analyst news flashes, telebriefing replays, and samples of recent Current Analysis Competitive Intelligence from the Carrier IP Telephony module. CTIA Wireless 2008: Alcatel-Lucent and GENBAND Keep the Knot Tied for Mobile NGN Solutions - 4/1/2008 CTIA Wireless 2008: Acme Packet Makes Move to Expand Role in Build Out of IP Infrastructure - 3/31/2008 Mobile World Congress 2008: Sun Claims Industry First with NEBS-Approved 64-Thread Server - 2/12/2008 Mobile World Congress 2008: Tekelec Puts Mediation and Migration Strategy on Display - 2/11/2008 Mobile World Congress 2008: Sonus Jumps into FMC Game with Unveiling of mobilEdge Platform - 2/11/2008 Mobile World Congress: NextPoint Delivers Latest Version of IPX Proxy - 2/11/2008 Mobile World Congress 2008: NewStep Cozies Up to Oracle’s Service Delivery Platform - 1/6/2008 NexTone and Reef Point Unite under FMC Banner to Form NextPoint - 12/5/2007 Redknee Creates ATM on a Handset for Emerging Markets - 11/19/2007 Acme Packet Steps into Enterprise Communication Ring Nortel Strikes Up with GENBAND, Extends Its Class 5 Replacement Solution with New Media Gateways MetaSwitch Launches MetaSphere; How Suite It Is NewStep Announces Two VCC/Handset Partnerships Tekelec and HP Team with BEA for “IMS in a Box” Aepona Enables VCC for Wireline and Broadband What’s New in GENBAND’s New G9 Converged Media Gateway? GENBAND Goes Outdoors with G2 Compact Media Gateway RadiSys Raises the Blade with ATCA Media Hardware Tekelec Introduces SIP Session-Layer Router for NGNs Broadsoft Nokia Siemens Networks Day One |
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