Verso MetroNet VoIP Overlay

VoIP combined with data networking to grow your service offering and your bottom line

The Verso MetroNet VoIP Overlay is an integrated offering packaging endpoint (Class-5) and tandem (Class-4) switching technologies using Verso's industry leading VCLEAR™ softswitch and application platform. By taking the guesswork out of deploying VoIP, it allows communications providers to launch competitive new services for enterprise and residential customers quickly and easily, resulting in immediate revenue-generating opportunities. Everything a service provider needs to offer VoBB to residential subscribers.

The MetroNet VoIP Overlay is a vertically integrated product offering geared to maximize a service provider's ability to quickly and easily deploy Voice over Broadband (VoBB) solutions. The MetroNet VoIP Overlay packages a standard set of features and capabilities which includes our Class-4 and Class-5 switching technologies as well as other core capabilities and services. Further customization is provided by your choice in database platforms (Microsoft SQL or Oracle) as well as your ability to add optional components based on network and market needs. The choices are vast and varied.

The MetroNet VoIP Overlay is the solution of choice when deploying enterprise and residential VoBB into just about any market and over any broadband medium including cable, xDSL, wireless, fiber, satellite, and microwave. Whether you choose the Microsoft SQL or Oracle database platform with upgrades or without, the MetroNet VoIP Overlay supports your network requirements, service offering and strengthens your bottom line.

Standard features include:

• Centralized configuration and provisioning of the network, subscribers and services
• Business phone and enhanced supplementary services for use in consumer and enterprise applications
• Seamless interconnection for SIP and MGCP-based edge devices
• Prepaid calling offerings on edge devices
• IP-based service provider interconnection using H.323 or SIP
• PSTN interconnection using ISDN/CAS or SS7 signaling protocols

In addition to the standard features and services, service providers can augment their revenue-generating services with the following optional components:

• Web-based subscriber portals - allows customers to view their accounts and control their services via the web
• Verso Voice Mail - A high performance, market ready solution for enterprises, small/medium businesses and residential customers
• Verso Border Agent - Provides NAT traversal for private IP addressing schemes
• Verso Back Office - An integrated OSS solution for billing, customized report generation, and sophisticated route management. [Available for the SQL Server only]

Open new revenue channels

When you choose the MetroNet VoIP Overlay with the Oracle database, you also get Verso's industry-leading I-Master revenue assurance application. I-Master drives revenue assurance opportunities for service providers and provides the platform to leverage pre-paid, postpaid and postpaid limited credit services. I-Master increases profit streams while strengthening customer loyalty through value-added services and features. I-Master prevents revenue leakage and helps ensure a substantial return on investment, all at a remarkably low cost.

I-Master includes:

• Sophisticated Real-Time Authentication and Rating engine
• Support for multiple service types using a single prepaid subscriber account (*Availability TBD)
• Establish bundled voice and data service offerings
• Support for promotional rating
• Wholesale prepaid service management providing wholesale customers with web based management of product offerings, card batch generation, inventory tracking, and specific rate plans

The next generation of enterprise managed services

The MetroNet VoIP Overlay also includes support for the convergence of enterprise voice and data traffic over a single network. The solution provides direct control of enterprise-class gateways to enable IP connectivity for legacy PBX systems while simultaneously supporting IP-PBX services using standards-based VoIP protocols. As a result, service providers can offer their enterprise customers unprecedented flexibility in configuring their communications networks for maximum efficiency - and give themselves a substantial advantage in the competition for enterprise service delivery.

Extending geographic reach for minutes exchange

The MetroNet VoIP Overlay operates as a trusted peer gatekeeper in H.323 carrier gateway networks and can also operate as a SIP Proxy. This allows service providers to increase the geographic reach of their traffic origination and termination with other carriers around the globe and increase their revenue opportunities at the same time.

Scalable to fit a growing subscriber base

The MetroNet VoIP Overlay can be customized to match the size of a growing subscriber base. As network usage grows, the bundle can easily be scaled to ensure full functionality at all times.

It's easy to learn more

The MetroNet VoIP Overlay combines traditional data networking and VoIP technologies in a single, integrated solution for service providers in search of new revenue streams. To learn more call, email, or visit us online today.

Technical Specifications, Standard Features and Services

• Residential services, including Class features
• Open architecture, standard SIP, H.323 & MGCP control of media gateways
• H.323 and SIP interconnect to remote softswitch
• Complete call rating & accounting services for complex rating schemes
• Multi-language IVR support
• International currency support
• Interactive Voice Response (IVR) supporting applications supporting prepaid services
• Multiple route choices offering proportional and least-cost routing
• Ability to rate calls based on source, destination, and supplementary information
• Service creation environment for defining IVR and call control
• Flexible definition of ingress and egress dial plans including configurable dial rules
• Multiple protocol support with a single C5CM
• DTMF transport type negotiation (Out-of-Band, Transparent, RFC-2833)
• T.38 fax relay, fax bypass, modem bypass
• SNMP management and monitoring
• Supplementary features
• Call Forward All/Busy/No Answer
• Caller ID
• Call Return
• Customer Originated Trace
• Call Waiting
• Caller ID Block
• Selective Caller ID Blocking/Unblocking
• Speed Dial
• Three-Way Calling
• Call Transfer (conditional/unconditional)
• Message Waiting Indicator

In addition to supplementary features provided by the C5CM, the C5CM supports the following features when provided by the edge device:

• Call Back
• Block Anonymous Calls
• Block Last Call
• Do Not Disturb
• Automatic Call Back
• Unattended (Blind) Call Transfer
• Hotline

Verso I-Master with Oracle Bundles

• Real-time rating engine for voice and data services
• Radius support for content and bandwidth rating and billing
• Multiple wholesaler support via web-based portal
• Account recharge via credit/debit card and balance transfer
• Authentication for data and voice usage
• Establish bundled voice and data service offering
• Promotional rating plans

Optional Features and Services

• Web based subscriber portal
• Verso Voice Mail
• Verso Border Agent for NAT Traversal
• Verso Back Office integrated OSS solution for billing, customized report generation, and sophisticated route management (SQL Server Only)