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| The SIP Forum Launches SIPconnect The SIP Forum has announced the completion of a new initiative to streamline how service providers and their enterprise customers leverage interactive IP communications services and solutions. Developed by The SIP Forum's Technical Work Group, this new industry recommendation, termed SIPconnect, is designed to directly tie enterprise customers to VoIP service providers using an end-to-end IP connection. SIPconnect provides detailed instructions and architecture specifications to deliver direct SIP connectivity with VoIP service providers to ensure consistent quality-of-service and full-featured telephony for SIP-based VoIP calls. The SIPconnect draft identifies the functionalities required to create the requisite SIP connectivity. Based on IETF SIP building blocks, the SIPconnect draft addresses architecture specifications and SIP methods, including usage profiles and implementation instructions. Additional areas covered include security, multimedia management, fax/modem transmissions, echo cancellation, DTMF tones, quality-of-service, and NAT traversal. The SIPconnect initiative has already been embraced by key industry players such as Avaya, Cbeyond and Cisco Systems. Companies that contributed to drafting SIPconnect's detailed instructions and architecture specifications include: Acme Packet, Avaya, Broadsoft, Cbeyond, Cisco Systems, Inter-Tel, Mitel Networks, NeuStar, Nortel Networks, RADVISION, Siemens AG, SIP Edge LLC, Pulver.com, Talkswitch, Tello Corp., Xit Telecom and others. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Networking News :: home page |