The Net-Net 9200 operates Net-Net OS to support integrated or decomposed SBC deployment models. As an integrated SBC, the Net-Net 9200 tightly integrates signaling and media control within the platform and provides comprehensive support for SIP, H.323 and SIP-H.323 interworking. Net-Net OS offers proven signaling interoperability with all major softswitches, IMS CSCF elements, SIP servers, H.323 gatekeepers, call agents, application servers, media servers, media gateways, IP PBXs and numerous IP-based voice and video endpoints. As a decomposed SBC, the Net-Net 9200 operates as a SIP signaling firewall, protecting itself, as well as the service provider or enterprise communications service and application delivery infrastructure, from malicious or non-malicious signaling overloads and attacks.
For high-capacity centralized transcoding applications, the Net-Net 9200 supports a dedicated transcoding gateway configuration that offloads expensive, processor-intensive transcoding and transrating functions from other network elements such as media gateways or distributed SBCs. Net-Net 9200 transcoding hardware features full redundancy and supports a wide variety of wireline and wireless codecs with highly-efficient DSP resource utilization that scales modularly to meet access or interconnect requirements. Highly flexible transcoding/transrating policies and codec management provide optimal media control within service provider and large enterprise and contact center environments. The Net-Net 9200 also supports non-dedicated distributed transcoding when configured as an integrated SBC.
Specific SBC configuration options for the Net-Net 9200 include:
- Net-Net Session Director (SD) – Integrated SBC with multi-protocol signaling and media control
- Net-Net Signaling Firewall (SF) – Decomposed SBC with SIP signaling security and other control functions
- Net-Net Transcoding Gateway (TG) – Highly-scalable dedicated transcoding configuration for SIP-signaled media
As an access SBC in next-generation network (NGN) architectures such as IMS, TISPAN, MSF and PacketCable 2.0, the Net-Net 9200 functions as a P-CSCF, E-CSCF, and IMS-AGW to complement other NGN access or core functions offered by 3rd parties or Acme Packet partners in their products. At NGN interconnect borders, the Net-Net 9200 supports the IWF, I-BCF and TrGW functions.
Net-Net 9200 SBCs can also be configured to operate as members of a Net-Net SBC cluster when used in conjunction with Acme Packet’s Net-Net Session-aware Load Balancer (SLB). Net-Net SBC clusters can be based on any Net-Net SBC configuration to support up to 2 million subscribers without requiring architectural forklifts or network disruptions.
Read more about the capabilities and advantages of the Net-Net 9200 SBCs on our session border controller page.
Net-SAFE, Acme Packet’s security framework, is supported via the tight integration of the Net-Net 9200 hardware and Net-Net OS software. Net-SAFE features powerful denial-of-service/distributed denial-of-service protection at the layer 3, layer 4, IPsec and SIP signaling level; and it offers intrusion detection/prevention capabilities. Other security features support dynamic access control, topology hiding, privacy and confidentiality, service infrastructure DoS/DDoS protection, virus and SPIT protection, and fraud prevention.
Net-Net Central, our next-generation management platform, delivers highly-scalable configuration and fault, performance and security management for Acme Packet products and solutions. Its flexible high-availability architecture accommodates very large networks and provides extensibility for hosting advanced management application add-ons. Through its dashboard summary and multiple configuration views, Net-Net Central facilitates flow-through provisioning, capacity planning and comprehensive performance and fault-monitoring with “at-a-glance” status indicators that simplify real-time network-wide management. Through standard interfaces including SNMP, SFTP, XML and SOAP, Net-Net Central also integrates with OSS/BSS ecosystems to deliver advanced service fulfillment, service assurance, billing and mediation.