Specifications

Chapter 7 Broadband and Dial Access
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SS7 Signaling & Softswitch Products
SS7 Signaling & Softswitch Products
Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch
The Cisco PGW 2200 provides the signaling and call control functionality that enables
service providers (SPs) to bridge the boundary between the legacy PSTN and today's new
world packet networks. Combined with Cisco’s award winning media gateways, the PGW
2200 is the catalyst for PSTN Gateway solutions enabling dial offload, transit, business
voice, H.323 and SIP based applications. The PGW 2200 leverages its protocol library of
90+ SS7/C7 variants to enable interconnect worldwide. In signaling mode the PGW adds
SS7/C7 to the AS5X00 gateways, giving service providers around the world a proven
cost-saving and reliable solution for connecting VoIP and Internet Dial Access solutions to
the PSTN. SS7 signaling allows service providers to enter into new markets, optimize their
networks for both voice and data traffic, and save drastically on monthly interconnect fees.
Key Features:
• Peer-to-peer Interconnect with the PSTN via SS7/C7
• SS7/C7 support for carrier-class Cisco AS5x00 network access servers and voice
gateways
• Flexible, distributed architecture that scales to meet customer requirements
• Calling-party analysis (A-number analysis)
• Called-party number analysis (B-number analysis)
• ANI- or CLI-based number screening with on-board database
• Overload control; Automatic congestion control (ACC)
• Advice of charge (AOC)
• E.164 and North American numbering plan (NANP) support
• Over-decadic digits
• Toll-free/800 number calls
For More Information
See PGW 2200 Web site:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vcallcon/ps2027/index.html
Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch
The Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch offers tremendous flexibility to service providers who
want to deploy local and transit services and facilitates cost reduction through grooming.
The standards-based Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch enables new, innovative, easily
differentiated services for a fortified broadband services offering. Services can be quickly
deployed, and time-consuming and costly upgrades to each transport element are not
required-the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch extracts and centralizes the call-control and
service applications from the transport network. In addition to telecommunications services,
service providers can offer a wider range of other business and residential services,
including multiservice VPNs, Web hosting, and Internet access.
Leveraging the power of packet networks while seamlessly operating with legacy circuit
switched infrastructures, the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch empowers service providers and
carriers to gracefully transition to packet-based technology. Implementing the Cisco BTS
10200 Softswitch ensures rapid service deployment, carrier-grade reliability, service
flexibility, scalability to millions of subscribers, and cost savings through investment
optimization and operational