Tenor MultiPath Switch vs. Traditional VoIP Gateways
Benefits |
Tenor MultiPath |
Traditional VoIP
Gateway |
Easy to Deploy |
MULTIPATH ARCHITECTURE provides easy integration with customer's existing network architecture.
· Utilizes trunks with STANDARD TELEPHONY INTERFACES to integrate "legacy devices" when adding VoIP services. |
· HIDDEN COSTS for additional tie trunk hardware on the PBX.
· PBX MUST be REPROGRAMMED to route VoIP calls.
· ADDS COMPLEXITY and COST to deployment. |
Intelligent Call Routing and Switching |
· Tenor provides DYNAMIC CALL ROUTING and SWITCHING intelligence, thus enabling Tenor to be deployed TRANSPARENTLY to the existing network.
· Supports INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SWITCHING and VoIP CALLS in the same device. |
· NO CALL ROUTING or switching. Calls are are simply converted from circuit to packet and back again.
· NO CIRCUIT SWITCHING – all calls must be switched externally. |
Survivable and Reliable |
· FAILOVER TO PSTN if IP network experiences QoS or connectivity issues.
· BTBUA (SIP) offers "LOCAL PROXY" for support of SIP endpoints/phones in branch/remote/small offices. |
· NO CALL ROUTING or switching. Calls are are simply converted from circuit to packet and back again.
· NO CIRCUIT SWITCHING – all calls must be switched externally. |
Quality of Service (QoS) |
· SelectNet™ provides SEAMLESS MID-CALL TRANSITION TO THE PSTN if the IP network experiences an issue that affects call quality.
· PacketSaver™ REDUCES CALL BANDWIDTH, minimizing network congestion. |
· END-TO-END QoS IS NOT AVAILABLE unless a complete QoS is implemented throughout the network.
· If a fallback option exists, the calls may ONLY ROUTED TO THE PSTN AT CALL SETUP. |
Flexible |
· HIGHLY PROGRAMMABLE DIAL PLAN allows simplified integration with customer's internal/external dial plan requirements.
· INTEGRATED CALL ROUTING & PROCESSING allows the Tenor to support a complete VoIP network independently. |
· TRADITIONAL GATEWAYS LACK INTELLIGENCE and simply provides circuit-to-packet conversion.
· NO ABILITY TO SUPPORT CALL ROUTING, thus requiring external intelligence to support a VoIP application, which increases cost and complexity. |
Secure |
· NATAccess™ technology allows the Tenor to securely operate behind and with the customer's firewall. |
· Gateways typically need to sit OUTSIDE THE FIREWALL in the DMZ where it's far LESS SECURE. |
