C15 IP Softswitch

GENBAND Difference
Benefits
Overview
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GENBAND Difference

GENBAND is number one in providing softswitch technology globally, providing a powerful platform for IP communication services while continuing to meet subscriber demand for traditional voice services.

The C15 is an IMS-ready softswitch ideally suited for small and medium-sized regional service providers. It offers a full range of advanced IP services including HD Voice, Mobility and Video Calling. It offers an end user Web Portal that provides access to call logs, click-to-call and voice mail management, and is available for all subscribers, even those using only POTS service.

Additionally, the C15 provides legacy network interfaces and regulatory features allowing it to be a complete replacement for the circuit switched network. Service providers who have existing GENBAND DMS-10 and DMS-100 equipment, or DCO and EWSD solutions, will benefit from the C15's reuse of legacy line equipment.

Benefits

New advanced IP applications generate new revenue opportunities:
- Softphone clients for iPhone, Blackberry and Android phones
- Mobility with a One Number Service that also rings your mobile
- Single voicemail for your Mobile and Home/Deck Phone
- Mobile Office that brings business class voice to your laptop
- Video Conferencing for point-to-point calls
- HD voice connections for the highest in audio fidelity
User Web portal delivers end user control for both business and home
Auto Attendant/IVR delivers a friendly automated menu to business customers with multi-tier menus and easy web-based end-user management
Wide support for PBX and IP-PBX hosting
Open standards interfaces and a long list of interoperability partners ensure that a wide range of PBXs, gateways and IP phones are available
Integrated Border Control delivers security and prevents IP-based attacks on the network
ESA capability allows remote port modules and gateways to be distributed to remote communities and businesses without fear of a cable or fiber cut
ESA includes trunking to allow normal interoffice and toll communication despite a transport fault
Small and powerful – The C15 delivers up to 100,000 lines of Class 5 telephony but is profitable in installations well below 1,000 lines
Simplified web-based OAM with flexible, standards-based OSS and billing

Overview

Full IP Integration:The GENBAND C15 opens a clear IP roadmap, delivering the protocols and services needed to support IP communication services. IP services are tightly integrated with PSTN services in the C15, ensuring subscribers enjoy a transparent communications experience regardless of the access method.

Expansive Capabilities: This robust softswitch offers a wide range of IP voice services, access methods and capabilities, including fully-featured residential service, VoIP with service transparency, Centrex/Centrex IP and fully-featured SIP lines with service transparency. Other supported features include directory number hunt, local number portability and end office or access tandem operation.

Clear Operational Benefits: The GENBAND C15 offers measurable IP communications advantages. It combines a compact physical footprint with high-port density, providing scalability and modular growth and very affordable start-up costs for smaller systems. The C15 features low power consumption—just 530 watts in the starter system and 1,152 watts when fully configured.

An Open IP-Based Architecture: GENBAND’s C15 has a simple architecture that consists of an IP fabric and Ethernet transport between a Core Module and scalable gateway Port Modules.

Advanced Technology: The C15 core and gateway port modules are packaged in an Advanced TCA^®chassis and are interconnected with Gigabit Ethernet. This open architecture supports a wide range of deployment topologies. Because the switching core of the C15 is a true IP fabric, it provides the foundation that service providers need today, while establishing a robust and flexible foundation to support future service offerings. To meet geographic requirements, optical Ethernet transport solutions may be used to distribute the core module and the gateway port modules.

A Clear Path to IMS: The C15 opens a clear and logical roadmap to IMS. The IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) is a standards-based architecture that enables access and service convergence in an IP environment. The C15 leverages the SIP signaling standards as its native protocol, giving this softswitch built-in IMS compatibility.

Resources

Datasheets

C15 Softswitch

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Reviews

"We selected GENBAND and the regional Class 5 C15 solution because we knew they would help us meet that goal and would provide the quality, reliability and feature functionality essential to our network modernization efforts. GENBAND’s solution will also seamlessly interoperate with our existing and planned infrastructure, which is critical to our upcoming FTTH rollout. "

- Kevin Pyle, General Manager, Hamilton County Telephone Co-op.

"Migrating our network at any time, across multiple sites, without interrupting our subscribers’ service will significantly reduce the complexity of network transformation. In the past, we were limited to what we could complete in a single evening, during non-peak hours. GENBAND’s Automated Cutover capability gives us the flexibility to perform a phased migration and cutover which is more effective when migrating multiple and large central offices. "

- Richie Parker, Chief Engineer, Surry Telephone Membership Corp.

"GENBAND plays a key role in supporting our network growth by helping us move traffic from legacy switching infrastructure to next generation IP. The cost-effective transition to new technologies that GENBAND provides is key to our success and essential to our customers’ satisfaction. We have seen dramatic savings in power and floor space as well as continued reliability of service thanks to GENBAND’s C15. "

- Rusty Dorman, Assistant General Manager, Eastex.

"Leaders are high-viability vendors with a broad portfolio, significant market share, broad geographic coverage, a clear vision for how CSPs' needs will evolve, and a proven track record of delivering products. Their product portfolios are well-positioned and they are likely to continue to deliver leading products. Leaders do not necessarily offer the best solution for every customer requirement, however, and not all their products may be best of breed. Overall, though, they provide solutions that offer relatively low risk and high quality. "

- Gartner Softswitch Report