Pingtel Certifies Aravox Interoperability With xpressa Phones For Voice Over IP Communications Through NAT Firewalls.Business/Technology Editors SUPERCOMM 2002 ATLANTA and WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 2002 Pingtel(R) today announced that it has successfully completed SIP (Session Initiation Protocol (protocol) Session Initiation Protocol - (SIP) A very simple text-based application-layer control protocol. It creates, modifies, and terminates sessions with one or more participants. Such sessions include Internet telephony and multimedia conferences. It is described in RFC 2543. ) interoperability tests between the Aravox(TM) Technologies, Inc. real-time IP services gateway and the Pingtel xpressa(TM) IP phone. The extensive interoperability tests demonstrated that Aravox and Pingtel products can provide high-quality voice communications over existing packet networks, including secure transit through Network-Address-Translation (NAT (Network Address Translation) An IETF standard that allows an organization to present itself to the Internet with far fewer IP addresses than there are nodes on its internal network. ) firewalls and proper SIP addressing of end-point phones. Achieving certified interoperability represents an important milestone in the partnership between two industry leaders -- Pingtel, the first company to offer an intelligent Java-powered Voice-over-IP (VoIP) phone, and Aravox, a leading provider of network services for real-time IP communications A general term for networks that use the IP protocol for voice (VoIP) and video traffic. See IP telephony. . The partnership addresses many of the problems that formerly limited the growth of IP telephony The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. . The announcement is being made in conjunction with the SuperComm 2002 conference, which takes place June 2-6, 2002 in Atlanta, Ga. During SuperComm, Pingtel will be demonstrating its SIPxchange IP voice system along with its intelligent xpressa IP phones in Booth #11657. Aravox will be demonstrating its products in Booth #21668. "The intelligent Pingtel xpressa phone provides an ideal end-point for delivering voice services over packet networks," said William J. Rich, president and chief executive officer, Aravox. "Our partnership offers service providers and enterprises an integrated solution that can be easily implemented. The joint solution ensures secure, high-quality transmission of SIP-based real-time communications." Pingtel xpressa, the world's first Java-powered SIP phone A sip phone uses Voice over IP technologies. The phone runs using SIP protocol. It can have many features which a normal phone does not/cannot have. It can support using email like id to make call (easier to remember as compared to names) as well as normal phone number. , is redefining VoIP communications with its intelligence, exceptional functionality, intuitive user interface and superb audio quality. The Pingtel phone provides a limitless platform for voice service providers, nearly all of which are preparing to deliver next-generation hosted IP voice services, such as IP Centrex A telephone service in which an IP-based PBX is located in the telephone company's facilities. It connects to the customer via the LAN rather than by telephone wires. IP CENTREX offers voice over IP and other IP-based services as well as connectivity to the regular telephone system (PSTN). , unified messaging Having access to e-mail, voice mail and faxes via a common computer application or by telephone. For example, unified messaging may send faxes and digitized voice mail to a mail server that turns them into e-mail attachments. , instant conferencing, presence and instant messaging Presence and Instant Messaging (PRIM) was an early proposal to the IETF of a standard protocol for instant messaging. No work has been done on it since 2001, however. Currently, SIP, its derivative SIMPLE, and XMPP are being considered for use as instant messaging protocols. . The key to this innovation in applications and services is Pingtel xpressa, the only independent IP phone platform allowing third-party developers to add unique features or applications via an open software development kit. "Our interoperability testing with Aravox ensures that service providers and enterprises can deliver high-quality voice communications over existing packet networks without compromising network security," said Jay Batson, chief executive officer and co-founder, Pingtel. "Aravox provides key enabling technologies that deliver real-time voice communications over IP, even when the networks are separated by NAT usage and firewalls. Aravox's security and call admission control technologies will help speed the deployment of large-scale SIP-based communications services." Until recently, NAT-enabled firewalls imposed significant barriers to deployment of SIP-based VoIP telephony. Because NAT disrupts SIP protocol streams, corporate IT departments had to open ports in their firewalls for VoIP applications, which left their networks vulnerable to hackers and viruses. In addition, router-based NAT services were unable to address end points, such as IP phones, correctly. Aravox was the first company to overcome these hurdles by creating a carrier-class real-time IP services gateway enabling backbone carriers, access providers and enterprises to deploy secure, real-time communications on converged networks. Aravox permits large-scale implementation of IP phones by using dynamic, hardware-assisted NAT to manage media ports on a per-call basis, which enables fast setup and teardown tear·down n. 1. The act or process of taking apart or demolishing. 2. also tear-down A building that is to be torn down and replaced with another, often larger building. of calls between endpoints in different IP realms. In addition, the Aravox solution provides specialized services that allow accurate addressing of IP phones at end-user desks. Pingtel xpressa is recognized as the de facto [Latin, In fact.] In fact, in deed, actually. This phrase is used to characterize an officer, a government, a past action, or a state of affairs that must be accepted for all practical purposes, but is illegal or illegitimate. SIP phone by both industry and media experts based upon rigorous interoperability tests at media events, SIPit and private labs at dozens of service providers and VoIP equipment vendors. Approved by the IETF See Internet Engineering Task Force. IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force in 1999, SIP is the emerging standard for IP telephony because it offers easier innovation, scalability, deployment and manageability than earlier protocols, such as H.323, MGCP See MGCP/MEGACO. MGCP - Media Gateway Control Protocol , Megaco and Cisco's Skinny Client Control Protocol SCCP is a proprietary terminal control protocol originally developed by Selsius Corporation. It is now owned and defined by Cisco Systems, Inc. as a messaging set between a skinny client and the Cisco CallManager. . About Aravox Aravox Technologies (www.aravox.com) provides critical enabling technology that extends service providers existing IP infrastructure to enable the deployment of real-time IP communications, including voice, video and collaboration services. Aravox is an infrastructure solution that secures and privatizes IP networks, conserves public IP addresses, enables peering and call admission control between service providers, supports subscriber management and revenue optimization by controlling the number of concurrent calls and allocated bandwidth as defined in SLA (1) (StereoLithography Apparatus) See 3D printing. (2) (Service Level Agreement) A contract between the provider and the user that specifies the level of service expected during its term. agreements between service providers and enterprises. Additionally, Aravox provides security at the network edge to support service providers network peering architectures and protect network infrastructure from denial of service attacks. As a result, service providers can deliver high-quality, real-time communications of all types, securely via converged IP networks. The company, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota “Minneapolis” redirects here. For other uses, see Minneapolis (disambiguation). Minneapolis (pronounced IPA: /ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs/) is the largest city in the U.S. , is privately held. For more information, please visit www.aravox.com. About Pingtel Pingtel(R), the leader in Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) technology, fosters innovation and provides competitive advantages for enterprises and service providers by employing industry standards to create open architecture IP voice products. Pingtel SIPxchange(TM), the world's first standards-based IP voice system, offers enterprises more productivity, flexibility, affordability and manageability than traditional 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. Pingtel xpressa(TM) for the desk and instant xpressa(TM) for the PC, the world's first Java-smart SIP phones, are delivery platforms for next-generation premise-based IP PBX systems and hosted IP voice services. The intelligent Pingtel phones provide a limitless platform for Java developers, enterprises and voice service providers who want to create innovative voice services. More information on Pingtel is available at http://www.pingtel.com. For publication-ready artwork, including VoIP network diagrams, Pingtel xpressa photographs and the Pingtel logo, go to http://www.pingtel.com/pressroom. Pingtel is a registered trademark and xpressa, instant xpressa, SIPxchange and the Pingtel logo are trademarks of Pingtel Corp. All other products or services referenced may be trademarks or service marks of their respective organizations. |
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