Alcatel-Lucent 5010 Compact Switch
Alcatel-Lucent’s carrier grade Alcatel-Lucent 5010 Compact Switch can serve as a Class 5 replacement as well as a TDM-to-IP vehicle for CLECs and IOCs providing residential and enterprise services. (3/6/2008)

Price: $495

CopperCom Converged Switching Exchange
CopperCom has thrown in the towel on the Class 5 alternatives market, effectively freezing its installed base at the last release level and creating uncertainty for the promised ongoing maintenance support for hardware and even simple bug fixes. (2/1/2008)

Price: $495

MetaSwitch VP3500 Series
MetaSwitch, one of the few non-legacy, non-incumbents to capture a dominant market share in the North American Class 5 replacement market, continues these efforts, leveraging partnerships and channels to increase its addressable market. (2/8/2008)

Price: $495

Nortel CS 1500
The Nortel Communications Server 1500, a smaller version of the CS 2000, is aimed at its installed base for small- to medium-sized CLECs and IOCs, but needs to overcome its late entry into an already competitive market (2/18/2008)

Price: $495

Taqua 7000 Class 5 Packet Switch
Taqua has begun life anew, spinning out again as a standalone product company targeting the Class 5 replacement market following GENBAND’s acquisition of Tekelec’s Switching Systems Group. Will the second time around be a charm? (2/7/2008)

Price: $495

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• Buying Criteria
  • Architecture and Applications
    • Describes the types of applications the device is able to offer, such as conferencing, as well as the device's primary components and ability to support multiple deployment options.
  • Performance and Capacity
    • Describes the raw performance of the device along with supported interfaces and scalability metrics.
  • Protocol and Routing Support
    • The types of protocol supported by the device, as well as the switches' ability to provide advanced routing features, such as policy-based and time of day routing.
  • Platform Features
    • This includes physical and environmental features and management capabilities, such as the type of supported management interfaces, as well as certifications and standards compliance.

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• Product Metrics
  • Architecture and Applications
    • System Components
    • Deployment Flexibility
    • MCG to MG Ratio
    • Physical Interfaces: Trunk
    • Physical Interfaces: Access
    • Class 4
    • Feature Consistency
    • Conferencing
    • Announcement Capacity
    • Accounting Support
    • Simultaneous Support of TDM/Packet
    • Web-based Configuration
    • RUS Listing
    • CALEA
    • LNP
    • E911
    • IP Centrex
    • DSL
    • POTS
    • Triple Play
    • Codecs
    • QoS
  • Performance/Capacity
    • Calls Per Second
    • Concurrent Calls
    • Call Volumes (BHCA)
    • Maximum DS0s (TDM) /Chassis/Rack
    • Max. DS0s (TDM) with Full Redundancy
    • Maximum DS0s (packet) Chassis/Rack
    • Maximum DS0s (packet) with Redundancy
    • Subscriber Range
  • Protocol Support
    • Media Gateway Control / Call Agent
    • Signaling Gateway
    • Applications Server / Service Control
    • Service Creation/Feature Development
    • Interworking
    • Call Routing
    • AAA (Call Accounting)
    • Transport Layer
  • Routing Support
    • Policy-based Routing
    • Time-based Routing
    • Voice VPN
    • Assisted Calls
    • Priority-based Alternate Routing
    • Forced Rerouting
    • Multi-national Routing
    • Localization Support
    • AIN Services
    • Feature Group D
  • Certification/Compliance
    • North American
    • PacketCable
    • ETSI
    • Other
  • Management
    • Northbound Interfaces
    • GUI based
    • Compatibility with Third-party NMS
    • Fault Management
    • Performance Management
    • Troubleshooting Capabilities
    • Call Detail Records
  • Physical/Environmental
    • Hardware Architecture
    • Dimensions for Each Platform
    • Server Brand/Type
    • Operating System
    • Power Requirements
    • Hitless Upgrades
    • Hardware Redundancy
    • Software Redundancy
    • Failover
  • Miscellaneous
    • Date of Availability
    • Other Members of Product Family
    • Key Announced Customers
    • Warranty
    • Unique Financing Options
    • Interoperability
    • Pricing Information

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