Softswitch
Softswitch is a next generation software switch based on the internet protocol technology. This software tool is developed with the idea of having an interconnection between the arrays of different media services and creating the new extensive services. The softswitch can process all type of signals for every kind of packet protocols. It works as the call agent or the controller for the gateways of media. A key element of VoIP system, the softswitch should be selected with the utmost care.
VoIP softswitch works by separating switching units from the basic network infrastructure completely. The network in the VoIP communications combines the two different networks which are circuit-switched and packet-switched networks by using the softswitch as the connecting junction among the both networks. Softswitch transfers the various data request from one network to another by processing the signals of both networks.
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