Session Border Controller Featured Article

February 23, 2013


TMCnet Session Border Controller Week in Review


By Rich Steeves
TMCnet Web Editor

As IP communication technology has become more and more prevalent in business, people have learned about the necessity for session border controllers in their VoIP and UC deployments. It seems that each and every week there is a great deal of news in the session border controller space, and this week was no different. Let’s check out some of the top stories from the past few days.


First came the news that the Westcon Group was the first value-added distributor (VAD) in the world to achieve Microsoft’s (News - Alert) Partner Network Gold Communications Competency. Westcon is a VAD for unified communications, network infrastructure, data center and security solutions, working with resellers around the globe. "Being the first VAD worldwide to achieve Gold Communications certification is a tremendous achievement for our EMEA business -- and testament to Westcon's commitment to Microsoft and its Lync solutions," said Guy Koster, director of Microsoft Lync Business Practice EMEA, Westcon Convergence (News - Alert). "Microsoft's most recent earnings report showed its Lync business growing at 35 percent. We look forward to capitalizing on this momentum with our customers, our Lync eco-system vendors, and Microsoft to fully exploit resulting opportunities utilizing our powerful 'Simplification, Orchestration, Acceleration' messaging and partner enablement programs."

Also this week, a New York-based real estate broker, Houlihan Lawrence, deployed Mushroom Networks’ Truffle (News - Alert) appliances across its 25 branch offices and corporate headquarters in order to implement cost-effective and time-saving telecom solutions. "In addition to the benefits of low cost and speed, the diversified connections to multiple providers that the Truffle appliances enable allows for unattended failover,” said Andrew Lafreniere, director of IT at Houlihan Lawrence. “In the event that one of the connections goes down, the branches stay up without any intervention on our end."

There you have it! It’s been another exciting week in the session border controller space. Check back soon for the latest news and updates!



Solution Corner

The Sonus SBC 1000
Sonus now brings session border controller (SBC) SIP communication capability to the enterprise branch and small and medium businesses. To further address deployment needs Sonus has also enabled branch survivability, Microsoft Lync primary / back-up server, and integrated analog ports all within the ... Learn More »

Featured Whitepapers

Session Border Controller - Cable Communications Company & Sonus Centralized Policy Server
Cable Communications Company & Sonus Centralized Policy Server
This Sonus customer is a cable multiple system operator responsible for operating a competitive cable TV, Internet and telephone service business in more than 20 independent markets throughout the United States. As a result of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which unleashed unprecedented competition in local telephone service, the customer initiated a communications service architecture that addressed ...
Session Border Controller - A Seamless Migration from WiMAX to LTE Using the Sonus SIP Core Network
A Seamless Migration from WiMAX to LTE Using the Sonus SIP Core Network
Today, as the industry shifts its attention to LTE and Voice over LTE (VoLTE) networks, early WiMAX adopters are looking to migrate their network strategy away from the WiMAX model to the more broadly adopted LTE model.

Featured Datasheets

Session Border Controller - The Sonus VX1800 Voice Exchange
The Sonus VX1800 Voice Exchange
Traditional Enterprise communications are silos with multiple networks with their own dedicated platforms, protocols, and devices. Additionally, organizations may have diverse systems leading to large and complex networks.
Session Border Controller - The Sonus VX Series - Billing Integration System
The Sonus VX Series - Billing Integration System
The Sonus VX Series - Billing Integration System VXgate performs real-time transaction processing between VX Series gateways and backoffice billing systems. VX Series's high avaiability architecture extends to the VXgate application.

Featured Brochures

Session Border Controller - The Sonus VX Series - Billing Integration System
The Evolution of Session Border Control
Session Border Controllers have come a long way since they were first conceived in the early 2000s as a simple, security-focused element. As service providers and enterprises began deploying more advanced real-time applications over IP-including Unified Communications, video, instant messaging, and conferencing-the burden on SBCs grew in step.
Session Border Controller - The Sonus VX1800 Voice Exchange
Sonus SBC 1000 and SBC 2000 Remote Configuration Services
The Sonus SBC 1000 and SBC 2000 session border controllers are designed for enterprises and managed service providers that require a small- to mid-sized SBC. These SBCs deliver enterprise-grade features, easy integration with Microsoft Lync and support for both TDM and IP trunks, which allows the SBC 1000/2000 to function as a Survivable Branch Appliance.
Session Border Controller - The Sonus VX Series - Billing Integration System
The ABCs of PCI DSS + VoIP
As the boundaries between VoIP and IP-based data networks continue to blur, enterprises would be wise to apply the same levels of network security across all entrypoints. Session border controllers are designed to protect VoIP network borders from unauthorized entry, but not all SBCs are created equal in terms of security features and functionality.