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Policy Routing on Patton SmartNodes

Patton SmartNodes are not just gateways. The SmartNode includes a very powerful IP routing engine that includes features usually only found in much more expensive networking devices. This post introduces the Policy Routing feature in some detail to underline the statement above. A typical IP CPE router includes an IP routing table which can be populated with A default route Static routes Automatically learned routes from DHCP, ICMP and maybe some routing protocols (RIP, OSPF) A Patton router goes beyond this. It allows...

August 9, 2017Read more...

eSBCs: Required for Secure, Interoperable Real Time UC

In the Digital Age, as a part of the digital transformation for UC, organizations worldwide are retiring legacy ISDN/TDM primary rate interface (PRI) voice systems. They are replacing it with Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) based voice and real-time-communications (RTC) services. Whether you are an Over the Top (OTT) provider of SIP trunking or an Internet Telephony Service Provider (ITSP)—or even a subscriber— the enterprise session border controller (eSBC) is a multi-function platform that can provide valuable services for SIP interconnections (real-time...

July 21, 2017Read more...

Digital Signs: Can Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) Make a Difference?

Is every area of life going digi-tech? Or is it just me? At least one particular market—digital signage—seems to fall squarely into that trend. Writing for SKYKIT, Irfan Khan, predicted: “Rather than an afterthought or a separate effort, [digital signage is] going to become more deeply linked to all aspects of connecting with and serving customers…and linked up to social media. This [growth] will be aided by emerging and increasingly widely available tech like high-resolution LCD and LED screens.” In nearly every business sector...

May 8, 2017Read more...

ITEXPO East 2017 – What a Week!

It’s hard to believe that it’s already over! What a whirlwind week it was at ITEXPO East 2017! From February 8th through 10th, 888VoIP, a Platinum Sponsor of the show, got the chance to gather and network with everyone in the communications field, from engineers & IT managers to C-level execs and business owners, with the hopes of helping individuals with their VoIP distribution needs. The expo began on Wednesday, February 8th, where the evening commenced with a Welcome Reception cocktail...

February 14, 2017Read more...