Edgewater Networks, Inc. Expands Plug & Dial Alliance Program To Include SIP Trunking Applications.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. -- Edgewater Networks, Inc. announced today that it is expanding its Plug & Dial Alliance program to include interoperability testing and certification between leading PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). manufacturers and SIP trunking See port aggregation. service providers. The adoption of SIP trunking services by enterprise customers has been hampered due to interoperability problems among technology companies and providers. Through interoperability testing and certification with EdgeMarc routers and the EdgeView VoIP Support System the Plug & Dial Alliance program will bring technology partners and providers together to simplify the deployment of SIP trunking services. "Despite the increased popularity of SIP trunking services among enterprise customers significant challenges remain in connecting both TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path. Each lower-speed signal is time sliced into one high-speed transmission. and IP PBX (Internet Protocol Private Branch eXchange) A telephone switch that supports voice over IP (VoIP). IP PBXs convert IP phone calls into traditional circuit-switched TDM connections for the PSTN. systems to IP-based PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) The worldwide voice telephone network. Once only an analog system, the heart of most telephone networks today is all digital. In the U.S. origination and termination services," said Dave Norman, Chief Executive Office of Edgewater Networks, Inc. "The Edgewater Networks product solution in combination with the Plug & Dial certification activities will reduce overall costs for our service provider customers, save our PBX partners valuable development resources and enable enterprises to take better advantage of these services." The Edgewater Networks Product Solution EdgeMarc routers are deployed at the enterprise and provide many critical functions for delivering business class SIP trunking services including protocol fixup to ensure interoperability between PBX trunk interfaces and the service provider gateway infrastructure. EdgeMarc routers also act as the demarcation point The location within a home or office where the lines from the telephone company connect to the customer's lines. for the SIP trunking service by providing a VoIP aware NAT/Firewall, call admission control, passive call quality monitoring and QoS for high quality voice. The EdgeView VoIP Support System is used as a VoIP troubleshooting tool and provides proactive call quality monitoring and reporting. Plug & Dial Alliance Program Details The Plug & Dial Alliance program features and benefits are technical and marketing in nature. Each member agrees to provide software, hardware or SIP trunk interfaces for Edgewater Networks' interoperability labs in exchange for certification, publication in application notes and design guides, joint marketing, sales activities and training. To learn more about Plug & Dial membership go to http://www.edgewaternetworks.com or contact Dave Martin There have been several people named Dave Martin:
About Edgewater Networks, Inc. - Converged Networking The integration of the telephone system with IP-based data networks. See softswitch. (networking) converged network - A single network that can carry voice, video and data. . Simplified. Edgewater Networks develops networking and security products that ensure the secure and reliable delivery of IP based voice and video for service providers and enterprises. EdgeMarc routers provide a VoIP aware NAT/Firewall, with survivability sur·viv·a·ble adj. 1. Capable of surviving: survivable organisms in a hostile environment. 2. That can be survived: a survivable, but very serious, illness. and QoS. EdgeConnect PoE switches simplify administration and QoS and the EdgeView VoIP Support System eases the setup, monitoring and management of VoIP endpoints. Edgewater Networks' award-winning solution simplifies setup and management of converged networking applications and provides proven operational savings from the remote office to the core of the network. For more information about Edgewater Networks, Inc. please visit the company's website at www.edgewaternetworks.com or contact Dave Martin at 408.351.7209. |
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