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Call them next-generation switches for next-generation carriers.
Sonus Networks Inc. and Salix Technologies Inc. this week are taking the wraps off carrier-class switches they said will let providers add new services quickly and permit the processing of thousands of simultaneous IP calls.
Both the Sonus Gateway Switch and the Salix ETX5000 are Signaling System 7 (SS7)-compatible devices that support both public switched telephone network (PSTN) and public data network (PDN) protocols. The switches aim to provide the scalability and reliability carriers require.
More important, perhaps, are the devices' per-port prices. At less than $200...