Hosted Switching
1stPoint’s state of the art routing platform (“Stream Engine”), combines the most advanced intelligent, dynamic routing technology with the speed and reliability traditionally associated with TDM-based switching technologies. When paired with commercially available session border controllers (SBCs) and media gateways, the Stream Engine provides a fully functional, integrated Class IV switching platform.
Because of its clustered architecture, the platform can be distributed across multiple POPs and can survive multiple internal failures without affecting active calls.
Features
- Routing by LRN, OCN/LATA, or NPA/NXX or any combination
- NPAC, LERG, and LCADS databases built in
- Statistical routing
- Contracted short-duration percentage
- Contracted average call duration
- Contracted answer-seize ration ratio
- Round-trip delay
- Post-dial delay
- Source routing control
- Routing by extension, authorization code, account code, or ANI
- Time-of-day routing
- Static routing to multiple gateways or call forwards
- DID and fax routing
- Cost and rate blocks
- Carrier routing groups
- Automatic loop detection and intervention
- ANI and DNIS manipulation
- Support for alpha-numeric text
- Dynamic ANI blocks
- Dynamic dialer traffic control
Rating and Billing
- Sansay or Asterisk-formatted CDRs
- Real-time rating
- Real-time fraud protection
- Pre-paid and post-paid balance tracking
- Billing based on calling party number and charge party number
- Billing integration with Class V features (extension, account code, authorization code)
- Integration with most major outsourced billing providers
Infrastructure
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Microsoft Windows Server Standard Operating System
- Proprietary Windows-based proxy handles messaging between SQL servers and session border controllers
- Sansay VSXi session border controllers with enhanced routing
- Cisco and Dialogic Media Gateways
- Cisco switching and IP routing equipment highly recommended
- Juniper firewalls highly recommended