NEXT-GENERATION VOICE

SWITCHES REPRESENT THE

PRIMARY HARDWARE IN A
PACKET VOICE ARCHITECTURE,
SETTING THE FOUNDATION FOR
VOICE QUALITY, RELIABILITY,
SCALABILITY, INTERCONNECTIVITY
AND PERFORMANCE. AS A MEDIA
GATEWAY, NEXT-GENERATION
SWITCHES PROVIDE VOICE OVER IP
(VOIP) CAPABILITIES AND SERVE AS
THE KEY TRANSITIONAL ELEMENT
BETWEEN LEGACY CIRCUIT-
SWITCHED AND PACKET NETWORKS.
LOOKING BEYOND BASIC VOICE
TRANSPORT CAPABILITIES, SERVICE
PROVIDERS ARE INCREASINGLY
INTERCONNECTING THEIR
NETWORKS WITH OTHER CARRIERS,
AS WELL AS ENTERPRISES,
DIRECTLY VIA IP. THEY REQUIRE
A NEXT-GENERATION SWITCH
THAT DELIVERS SOPHISTICATED
VOIP/MULTIMEDIA SERVICES
AND ADDRESSES THE SPECIAL
REQUIREMENTS OF THE IP-TO-IP
BORDER BETWEEN THEIR OWN
NETWORK AND THAT OF THEIR
PEERS AND CUSTOMERS.
Filling this role and more in
Sonus Networks IP Multimedia
Subsystem (IMS) Architecture, the
GSX9000 Open Services Switch is a
revolutionary, voice and multimedia
transport component so advanced
that it has been a consistent market
leader for years. This feature-rich,
highly scalable and reliable switch
plays three key roles:
As an intelligent voice switch,
the GSX9000 includes the
GSX-GC Gateway Controller
module for call control and
signaling. This distributed
approach streamlines pro-
cessing and data flows within
GSX9000

Open Services Switch

A Sonus Networks IMS Architecture Component
GSX9000 Open Services Switch
FIGURE 1: The GSX9000 Open Services Switch is a market-leading,
next-generation voice/multimedia switchproven in the world's largest
telecommunications service provider networks.
the network to maximize perfor-
mance and scalability, meeting
the needs of even the largest
global carriers.
As a high-capacity media
gateway, the GSX9000 resides
at the border of carrier networks
to switch among media (e.g.,
packet- to-TDM, TDM-to-TDM, and
packet-to-packet) and signaling
types (e.g., SS7, ISDN, CAS, SIP,
H.323, etc.). The GSX9000 is
highly scalable, provides carrier-
class service and supports a full
set of worldwide PSTN protocols.
As a network border switch, the
GSX9000 is configured as a dedi-
cated network security element
for IP network border control or
as a hybrid network border switch
and packet-to-TDM media gateway.
The GSX9000 sets the standard
for carrier-class voice transport
and services in packet networks.
With robust switching capabilities
and services integration, the
GSX9000 is the most advanced
next-generation voice switch on
the market today.
HIGH-DENSITY HARDWARE
The GSX9000 chassis provides 16
slots, two of which are reserved for
redundant management network
servers. The 14 remaining slots can
be populated with any combination
of packet network server or circuit
network server interface modules.
Traffic is switched among any of
these interface types.
When compared to circuit switches
in a TDM environment, the GSX9000
provides an impressive 20:1 reduction
in space requirements, lowering
operational costs for cooling, power
and facilities. As a result of the
GSX9000s breakthrough hardware
implementation, large central
office configurations of hundreds
of thousands of ports can easily be
created. The GSX9000 supports high-
density circuit interfaces including
DS1, DS3, E1 and OC3/STM-1.
The GSX9000s packet interfaces
can be used in a variety of ways.
Within a single location, the packet
interfaces can be used as a fast
virtual backplane to create very
large multi-GSX9000 configurations.
Used for Network Border Switching
applications, the GSX9000 may
interconnect directly with untrusted
peer or customer networks to
exchange packet-based traffic.
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FIGURE 2: The GSX9000 provides IP-to-circuit and IP-to-IP network connectivity as part of Sonus complete VoIP/multime-
dia solution based on the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) industry standard architecture.
GSX9000

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POWERFUL PERFORMANCE AND
SCALABILITY
For maximum cost effectiveness,
the GSX9000 scales incrementally,
allowing service providers to
keep capacity precisely in line
with subscriber demands. Like
all components in Sonus' IMS
Architecture, the GSX9000 can
be centralized in one location
or distributed geographically,
allocating capacity based on regional
requirements. One chassis can start
with a single interface module and
grow to support numerous chassis
integrated via Fast Ethernet or
Gigabit Ethernet. This enables the
GSX9000 to support the largest
network configurations without
stressing any single point
in the network.
Each module in the GSX9000 is a
self-contained unit that includes
all the functionality required in
order to add capacity. This includes
numerous capabilities such as voice
packetization, echo cancellation,
circuit/packet interfaces, voice
compression, tone detection/gener-
ation and announcements. This
powerful design distributes pro-
cessing across each high-density
card, preventing bottlenecks and
the need for specialized CPU cards.
This improves capacity utilization,
streamlines data flows for minimal
latency and enables linear scalability
by automatically increasing power
with the addition of each new
card. The ultimate result is an
extremely high performing
voice transport solution.
TOLL-QUALITY VOICE
The GSX9000 is field-proven to
provide the quality of service required
for IP and ATM networks. For IP, the
GSX9000 supports Type of Service
(TOS) bits that allow carriers to
provision priorities on a call-by-call
basis, with additional support for
the Multi-Protocol Label Switching
(MPLS) standard. In ATM networks,
the GSX9000 can use Constant Bit
Rate (CBR) service to assure proper
treatment by the ATM network.
The GSX9000 delivers toll-quality
voice using a variety of codecs.
While G.711 is often used to provide
full-rate 64kbps voice encoding,
other compression codecs such as
G.729A, G.723.1 and G.726 are also
offered. In cases where bandwidth is
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FIGURE 3: The GSX9000 seamlessly scales within a single chassis and as a multichassis virtual switch to provide
1 million-plus ports enabling network operators to cost-effectively and efficiently meet growing customer demand for
VoIP and IP multimedia services.
Sonus Networks GSX9000 Open Services Switch
especially expensive, G.729B and G.711
with silence suppression can also be
used. To further assure high-quality
voice, the GSX9000 uses world-class
G.168 echo cancellation algorithms.
The use of these industry-leading
codecs, combined with the extremely
low delay inherent in the GSX9000,
provides voice quality that is equal to
or better than the PSTN.
CARRIER-CLASS RELIABILITY
The NEBS-compliant GSX9000
provides fully redundant
configurations that are designed for
99.999% availability. All interface
modules are fully redundant, including
N+1 for circuit and packet interfaces
and 1+1 for management cards,
for maintaining active calls upon
switchover. Optical interface modules
also support Automatic Protection
Switching for the fastest switchover
to redundant optical facilities. To
complete the redundancy scheme,
the GSX9000 supports live software
upgrades, allowing the network
to remain up and running while
implementing new functionality.
ROBUST SIGNALING SUPPORT
The GSX9000 originates and
terminates all key signaling types
for smooth network integration on
both circuit and packet networks. To
blend with legacy infrastructure, the
GSX9000 supports widely deployed
circuit protocols, including ISDN
PRI, Channel Associated Signaling
(CAS) and worldwide variants of
SS7/C7. Sonus has also pioneered
the commercialization of standard
packet signaling protocols such as
H.323, SIP, SIP-T and MGCP, all of
which are supported by the GSX9000.
The GSX9000 goes beyond simply
supporting signaling variants to
provide full interworking between
them, including interworking of ISUP
variants through the SIP-T protocol.
CONTROL AND SECURITY
The GSX9000 can be configured as a
Network Border Switch (NBS). It is the
only carrier-class solution that provides
IP-to-IP border control and PSTN media
gateway capabilities integrating
security, session control and media
control. When deployed as a Network
Border Switch, the GSX9000 enables
secure and scalable interconnection
between carriers and to end-users. With
its extensive signaling and multimedia
manipulation capabilities, the NBS
acts as a multimedia firewall. The NBS
also delivers full Network Address
Translation (NAT) and topology hiding,
simplifying the interaction between the
service provider and external networks,
and securing the private network
from would-be intruders. Commercial
relationships governing the amount of
traffic to be exchanged between service
providers or customers are fulfilled by
the NBS, which monitors and polices
the amount of traffic flowing between a
carriers network and an external entity.
(See Sonus Network Border Switch
brochure.)
ACCELERATE ENHANCED SERVICE
DEPLOYMENTS
The GSX9000 supports enhanced
services and third-party devices by
leveraging industry-standard packet
protocols, such as SIP and H.323.
With a partner program dedicated
to industry-standards-based
interoperability with best-of-breed,
third party products, Sonus ensures
the latest technologies are available
to meet service providers' immediate
and long-term business plans.
EASY-TO-USE NETWORK
MANAGEMENT
Like other components in the
Sonus IMS Architecture, the Sonus
Insight
TM
Management System
easily manages the GSX9000,
providing comprehensive tools
and programmability that expedite
service provisioning. Sonus Insight
includes two applications, the
Element Management System (EMS)
and the DataStream Integrator
(DSI) that seamlessly integrate
with existing back-office systems.
Together, these components support
comprehensive management
functions, including provisioning,
configuration, fault management,
accounting, performance and
security. Sonus Insight is Web-
based, using lightweight protocols
that facilitate system management
from any location worldwide. By
actively participating in the OSMINE
process, Sonus has ensured that
its architectures components can
seamlessly integrate into many of the
largest global networks.
GSX9000 and the Sonus
IMS Architecture
Since their inception in 1997,
Sonus products have been based
on the same distributed intelligence
principles and protocols that underlie
GSX9000

Open Services Switch
GSX9000 Open Services Switch
GSX9000 Open Services Switch Sonus Networks
the new industry standard for service
provider networks: the IP Multimedia
Subsystem (IMS).
The GSX9000 resides at the
architectures Border and Media
Control layer, which defines the
components that manage the border
of the IMS (e.g., VoIP) network and
other networks, such as DSL, cable,
Ethernet, 2.5/3G wireless and circuit
networks. This includes the PSTN
gateway function as well as IP-to-IP
network border switching functions.
In this IMS Architecture layer, the
GSX9000 integrates two closely
linked IMS functional entities, Media
Gateway Control Function (MGCF) and
Media Gateway (MGW), into a single
integrated product that maximizes
network scalability and ease of
management. When configured
as the Network Border Switch, the
GSX9000 also provides secure IP-to-
IP internetworking by delivering IMS
Proxy/Interrogating- Call Session/
Control Function (P/I-CSCF) and
Topology Hiding Internetworking
Gateway (THIG) functions. (See
Sonus IP Multimedia Solution
brochure for a full description of
the Sonus IMS Architecture.)
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When configured as a Network Border Switch for secure IP-to-IP internetworking, the GSX delivers IMS Proxy Call
Session/Interrogating Control Function (P/I-CSCF) and Topology Hiding Internetworking Gateway (THIG) functions.
GSX9000 Open Services Switch
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Open Services Switch
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