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Alcatel-Lucent 5010 Compact Switch
Alcatel-Lucent’s carrier-grade Alcatel-Lucent 5010 Compact Switch can serve as a Class 5 replacement as well as a TDM-to-IP vehicle for CLECs and IOCs providing residential and enterprise services. (9/4/2008)

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MetaSwitch VP3510 Series
MetaSwitch, one of the few non-legacy, non- incumbents to capture a dominant market share in the North American Class 5 replacement market, continues these efforts, leveraging partnerships and channels to increase its addressable market. (8/29/2008)

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Nortel CS 1500
The Nortel Communications Server 1500, a smaller version of the CS 2000, aimed at the installed base for small to medium-sized ILECs, is getting some traction but needs to overcome its late entry into an increasingly competitive market. (8/29/2008)

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Taqua 7000 Class 5 Packet Switch
Taqua continues its resurgence, establishing a customer run rate of a win a month since the beginning of 2007. The company attributes its renewal and success to its single-minded focus on the T-7000 but can it sustain its momentum? (8/29/2008)

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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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