Topic: Reference

Ethernet OAM Y.1731 Ethernet Continuity Check (ETH-CC) Confined to a domain or VLAN, multicast IEEE 802.1ag Ethernet Continuity Check (ETH-CC) heartbeat messages are ... Read More
Ethernet VPN (EVPN) Metaswitch DC-EVPN, combined with DC-BGP and DC-Label Manager,  delivers a complete Ethernet VPN solution architected to serve the requirements of ... Read More
What are Microservices? Microservices are small, reusable software components that are developed and deployed independently but interwork and operate in unison to form a ... Read More
What is Network Function Disaggregation (NFD)? Network Function Disaggregation (NFD) defines the evolution of switching and routing appliances from proprietary, closed hardware and software ... Read More
What are Cloud Native applications? Cloud Native applications are built without employing a monolithic software codebase and are designed to operate in Cloud compute environments ... Read More
What is Voice Interconnect? Voice interconnect is the generic name given to the act of handing-off circuit switch TDM or packet switched IP (VoIP) voice calls directly between ... Read More
What is a mobile telephony application server (mobile TAS) / MMTel-AS? A mobile telephony application server (mobile TAS), sometimes known as an MMTel-AS, is a component used in the core network of a mobile network ... Read More
What is Mobile Unified Communications (Mobile UC)? Mobile Unified Communications (Mobile UC) is a solution which enables mobile network operators (MNOs) to provide a highly contextual and immersive ... Read More
What is a Converged Network Message Store (CNMS)? A Converged Network Message Store (CNMS) provides highly scalable device and service agnostic access plus elastic cloud storage of voicemail, text ... Read More
What is a Session Border Controller (SBC)? A Session Border Controller (SBC) is a network function which secures voice over IP (VoIP) infrastructures while providing interworking between ... Read More
What is a telephony application server (TAS)? A telephony application server (TAS), sometimes known in a telephony context only as an application server (AS), is a component used in the core ... Read More
What is the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)? The IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) is a reference architecture defined by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) for delivering communication ... Read More
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