For Wholesale Business
MERA Systems offers wholesale carriers best-of-breed software solutions that enable migration to centralized IP-based networks, increase the efficiency of VoIP traffic management and ease network management chores. Carrier-grade softswitches MERA VoIP Transit Softswitch (MVTS) and MERA VoIP Transit Softswitch II (MVTS II) enable carriers to operate to the utmost of their capability and provide the essential functionality to grow and prosper: elaborate call routing, translation and codec transcoding, seamless interconnection with partner networks and other.
Below is a comparison study on MVTS and MVTS II that will help you chose the solution that best fits your business needs.
MVTS — Price-unaware switching platform
MVTS is a switching engine, which processes either routing rules from static configuration files or dynamic routing decisions received from a third-party routing system (which is usually a billing system connected to the MVTS through the RADIUS interface). It means that a third-party billing system is needed to calculate call prices and generate invoices.
MVTS is an ideal solution for you if:
Your network is mostly H.323-based with a little amount of SIP
H.323 is the core protocol of MVTS (processing of SIP is achieved through the use of an add-on called SIP-HIT). Therefore, MVTS is best suited for “mostly H.323 networks”.
Your network handles up to 5-7 mln minutes per month
A single-server configuration can cope with up to 7 mln minutes per month. Multi-server installations are also possible.
You already use third-party billing and routing systems in your network
You use third-party routing system integrated with a billing system to manage the traffic and do not wish to re-deploy it.
You wish to benefit from incredibly fast Simple Static Routing and do not need recalculation of call routes after every call attempt
With Simple Static Routing, routing decisions are based on the rules described in configuration files that are loaded into RAM, which makes it possible to reach a very high rate of routing decisions. Additionally, MVTS allows Simple Dynamic Routing. In the latter case, routing requests are processed by a third-party routing system, which is usually integrated with a billing system. The communication between routing servers and MVTS is enabled by the RADIUS interface.
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MVTS II Price-aware switching platform
MVTS II is a switching and routing system aware of call prices, which makes it possible to accomplish LCR (Least Cost Routing) and other price-based routing decisions without the need to consult a third-party routing or billing system. MVTS II can calculate the totals of call costs for every customer and vendor and generate invoices. In brief, “price awareness” of MVTS II allows the carrier to avoid deployment of an add-on billing system if MVTS II is the only switching platform billable on the carrier’s network.
MVTS II is an ideal solution for you if:
Most of your network traffic requires SIP-H.323 translation
MVTS II natively supports both SIP and H.323 on the kernel level, which enables the same throughput irrespective of the signaling protocol used on the ingress or egress leg of a call.
Your network handles 3 mln minutes per month and above
MVTS II is a high end system – its smallest configuration requires 2+ servers and handles up to 5-7 mln minutes per month. MVTS II offers the best price-to-performance ratio for networks processing 3 mln minutes per month and above.
Dynamic route recalculation is required after every call attempt
With its elaborate routing tools, MVTS II recalculates the routing table for every next call after each call that hits the system, maximizing the accuracy of call routing decisions in terms of Cost-Based Routing and Quality-Based Routing.
You appreciate an intrinsic profitability control, analysis and reporting system
MVTS II features an elaborate Analysis and Reporting System, which delivers a set of triggers and events allowing the carrier to be instantly aware of every noticeable traffic fluctuation. Additionally, the System ensures route profitability.
You prefer pre-billing capabilities integrated into the switching platform
The pre-billing capabilities allow the system owner to avoid the use of a third-party billing system to calculate the call costs and generate customer invoices.
You are planning to offer hosted softswitch services
MVTS II can be divided into separate individual sub-domains, each of them being a fully functional switching and routing system, with all the functionality of the parent system. Normally these sub-domains are rented as hosted partitions to smaller carriers.
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