IP Multimedia Subsystem

PortaSwitch is an IP Multimedia Subsystem or a software-based communication services and subscriber management platform allowing modern communication network providers to unify voice, data and fax traffic within a single network.

A ready replacement for Class 5 switches, PortaSwitch consists of a soft-switch and application servers. When coupled with a Cisco Gateway, these provide access to the IP Centrex/IP PBX feature set on Internet telephone or circuit-switch technologies.

The description of newly added features of PortaSwitch that appeared in Maintenance Release 16 in November 2007 can be found in the New Features Guide.

Please contact our sales team if you need more technical or pricing information about PortaSwitch.

Product includes

• Billing software
• SIP call control
• (Optional) Unified messaging
• 6 months of the PortaCare support and system maintenance package
• 15 hours of network monitoring following installation
• Unlimited license, including the ASP functionality (outsourced soft-switch)
• Source code

PortaSwitch Applications

PortaSwitch can provide a number of applications which address a comprehensive set of communication features aimed at today’s market opportunities. Our software-based approach increases user flexibility, lowers the cost of entry into enhanced service markets, and minimizes the deployment time and costs typically associated with a hardware-based solution.

IP Centrex

Features the calling functionalities that subscribers now expect, including call forwarding, voicemail, auto-attendant, follow-me, and so on. These services can be delivered via converged IP access for small-to-medium sized businesses.

Benefits:

• Reduced costs for MAC (Moves, Adds and Changes)
• Single converged voice and data network at each location
• Variable-length abbreviated dialing at each location
• Consolidated long distance from all locations

IP PBX

Provides dial tone as well as personal and group calling features. IP PBX features web-configurable service management and eliminates the drawbacks common to most hardware-based solutions.

Benefits:

• Greater flexibility in deployment and maintenance
• Superior functionality over traditional PBX
• Services can be rolled out to specific departments or sites, or across multiple sites to replace and/or complement existing equipment

Voice VPN

Call routing policies are often difficult to implement within a traditional system. Our Voice VPN application provides web-configurable enterprise and private dialing plans for routing site-to-site calls over private/public IP networks without such hassles.

• Private dialing plans integrate with a PBX or other network infrastructure
• Rolling-out can target specific site-to-site long distance costs, or drive network-level voice/data convergence

The rapid and incremental deployment options available with Voice VPN allow service providers to offer the most competitive and diversified services while maximizing customers’ ROI and decreasing their upfront costs.

Callback Management

With Callback Management solution, service providers can enable users to initiate long-distance calls using a variety of origination methods, thus offering an alternative to costly outbound long-distance rates. Supported origination methods are:

• Web
• SMS
• Email
• ANI

Please read more about callbacks and review the Callback User Guide.

Product Hardware Requirements.