Alcatel-Lucent 5010 Compact Switch
MetaSwitch, a non-legacy, non-incumbent Class 5 replacement player, has managed to successfully compete against the Tier 1 equipment vendors to capture dominant share of the North American Class 5 replacement market. (3/9/2009)
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MetaSwitch VP3510 Series
MetaSwitch, a non-legacy, non-incumbent Class 5 replacement player, has managed to successfully compete against the Tier 1 equipment vendors to capture dominant share of the North American Class 5 replacement market. (3/9/2009)
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Nortel CS 1500
Nortel releases new features to its carrier VoIP solution the CS 1500, sending a message to the industry this is an area that Nortel views as strategic to its long-term survival. (3/9/2009)
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Taqua 7000 Class 5 Packet Switch
Taqua keeps the momentum going with several new customer deployments replacing legacy Class 5s while simultaneously adding new features to support mail and mobile applications. (3/6/2009)
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- - Current Perspective Rating
- - Product Strengths & Weaknesses
- - Product Buying Criteria
- - Product Metrics
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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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