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State of Softswitch October 2001

State of Softswitch October 2001. Tracy Venters Director, Product Management Sonus Networks tracy.venters@sonusnet.com. Agenda. What are we talking about and why is it important? Next Generation network components Applications for the softswitch network Application roll-out.

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State of Softswitch October 2001

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  1. State of SoftswitchOctober 2001 Tracy VentersDirector, Product ManagementSonus Networkstracy.venters@sonusnet.com

  2. Agenda • What are we talking about and why is it important? • Next Generation network components • Applications for the softswitch network • Application roll-out

  3. Rapidly Growing Market Packet Voice 89.5% CAGR Circuit Voice (1.3)% CAGR Source: Synergy Research Group

  4. Packet Voice Becoming Mainstream Future Applications Enhanced Services Opportunity Residential Access Business Access Trunking Internet Offload Int’l Toll Bypass Free PC to PC Calls Time

  5. All Major Carriers Are Moving To Packet Voice ILECs MSOs IXCs PTTs CLECs Next-Gens

  6. Packet Voice ServicesEconomic Imperative

  7. Softswitch Opportunity • Cap and grow • Slow migration to packet voice in the growing regions and segments. • Enhanced services • Increase revenue by adding IP services to converged network clients. • Converged network • Reduce operational cost of managing two disparate networks. • Market adaptability • Roll out new services faster through build or buy strategy.

  8. Leverage Web Server Development Model • IP network infrastructure • Internet protocols (SIP, XTML, HTML, HTTP, etc.) • Open systems standards • Server platforms, development tools • Virtual armies of well-trained programmers • UNIX, C++, Java, PCs, Windows, etc. • Rapid service development and deployment • Test market first, then ramp at Internet scale

  9. Circuit Switches Media Servers Feature Servers Application Servers Services & Applications Services Open Standards Media Gateway Controller Softswitch Call Control Call Control Open Standards Switching Media Gateway Switching Architecture Comparison Softswitch • Proprietary solution • Centralized functionality • Expensive to adapt to changes • Open standards • Multi-vendor solution • Ease of service enhancements

  10. EO EO EO Feature Group D(Co-Carrier) Trunks Class 4 Tandem Class 4 Tandem SS7/C7 Signaling Gateway SoftSwitch IXC1 Packet Network IXC2 CLEC Media Gateway Media Gateway Inter-Machine Trunks (IMTs)

  11. SS7/C7 Signaling Gateway SoftSwitch Packet Network Local Access Local Access Media Gateway Media Gateway Long Distance

  12. ISP1 ISP2 Internet Call Diversion SS7/C7 Signaling Gateway SoftSwitch PSTN Packet Network PRI Media Gateway PBX

  13. Business Access Solution

  14. PSTN Packet Residential Access PSTN Access Signaling GW Media GW Policy Server Residential Services over Cable VoIP/Cable IP, DSL, Analog Softswitch Residential Services over xDSL

  15. PSTN Packet IP Centrex PSTN Access Legacy PBX Signaling GW Legacy PBX Policy Server Media GW Business Services over xDSL MGCP/xDSL Softswitch IP Phone IP PBX

  16. Packet Voice Services Evolution Class 5 Residential Services Class 5 Business Services Enhanced Services Application Business PBX Access Internet Call Diversion Toll/Tandem Trunking Time

  17. Summary • Carriers have moved from: • Can you do that? to • How do you do that? to • When can you deliver? • There is still a huge opportunity. • It has be shifted by about year. • There are still hurdles to overcome. • TDM expectations and standards • The “Killer Apps”

  18. Thank You!

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