Telecommunication is moving towards advancement. The legacy traditional hardware based switches of the Telecom industry are getting replaced with more efficient and easy to manage softswitch solutions. As per the experts, VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) technology is getting into the commanding position in the telecommunication industry. The main reason behind its growing popularity is its lightweight solutions and ease of management. Also, the cost benefits of the VoIP solutions are benefiting the telecom service providers.
To offer telecommunication services using VoIP technology, the company needs VoIP Softswitch. The VoIP softswitch is similar to traditional Telecom switches in functionality. However, the traditional Telecom switches were the hardware, while VoIP Softswitches are the software solutions. To provide international calling service, the VoIP service provider needs Class 4 softswitch. The class 4 softswitch can manage heavy call traffic. Thus, it is also known as a wholesale VoIP softswitch. The main function of the class 4 softswitch is to route call traffic over long distance. It means this particular type of VoIP softswitch is used for call routing from one country to another. For example, if you want to route the calls from New York to Sydney, you will need class 4 softswitch.
The class 4 softswitch can have different features based on the requirements of the VoIP Service Provider. Some of the key features of the carrier grade class 4 softswitch are listed below:
- Remote access
- GUI based admin panel
- Super admin functions
- Admin functions
- Advanced call routing
- Least cost call routing
- Dialplan call routing
- Intelligent call routing
- Percentage routing
- Multiple carrier support
- Multiple codec support
- Multiple protocol support
- Protocol validation
- AAA (Accounting, Authentication and Authorization)
- Additional security mechanism
- Third party API support
- Integrated billing
- Reports
- And more
The class 4 softswitch can be developed in Asterisk or FreeSWITCH which are the most popular technologies to build the softswitch solution. When you are using this softswitch, you have to ensure that you have the best possible version of it along with the load balancing and security mechanisms in place because you are dealing with massive VoIP traffic. If the server or a feature failure happens then it can cause you heavy loss. Thus, make sure to integrate proper mechanisms in place to provide uninterruptible services to your customers. The carrier grade class 4 softswitch is always furnished with these important features.
We, Vindaloo Softtech, are one of the companies that offer the best VoIP softswitch, including, carrier grade class 4 softswitch. For more details about our offering and other details, please contact us.
