Stratus Technologies, Inc announced today that its carrier grade signalling solution, the Stratus Intelligent Network Applications Platform (SINAP), is now available with Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) support.
SINAP/SIP enables service providers to offer a host of innovative converged and next-generation services such as IP Centrex, click-to-dial and voice-enabled e-commerce. SINAP/SIP is available on the Stratus ftServer T Series fault-tolerant servers with the Linux operating system, which provides a fail-safe environment for SIP applications.
An open signalling software stack, the SINAP product family enables rapid voice over IP (VOIP) application development and provides a high-performance runtime environment for SS7 solutions over legacy TDM, and packet infrastructure, as well as next-generation SIP-over-IP networks. The SINAP/SIP software product provides easy-to-use application programming interfaces (APIs) to leverage and enhance SIP functionality. Service providers can use these APIs to roll-out new services for VOIP quickly and efficiently.
The SIP signalling protocol is used for establishing sessions in an IP network for conferencing, telephony, presence, events notification and instant messaging. SIP is a general-purpose protocol for creating, modifying and terminating sessions without dependency on the type of session that is being established. Use of SIP has been expanding as the VOIP community has adopted SIP as its protocol of choice for signalling, and the Third Generation Partnership (3GPP) has selected SIP for call control and signalling for IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS). SIP is an RFC standard [external link] RFC 3261) from the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the body responsible for administering and developing the mechanisms that comprise the Internet.
"SIP-enabled services are driving fixed and mobile network convergence initiatives by carriers and service providers. These services, from location-based solutions to voice-enabled Web sites, will increase revenue and customer satisfaction for operators," said Ali Kafel, Stratus vice-president, telecommunications sales and business development. "The ftServer T Series platform with SINAP/SIP capabilities provides the right vehicle for deploying highly available and reliable VOIP applications and services."
Building upon two decades of experience and expertise, Stratus pioneered industry-standard fault-tolerant computing when it introduced the Intel-based ftServer line for Windows in 2001. Last year, the company introduced the T Series, a family of NEBS Level 3-certified fault-tolerant servers that support the Linux operating system. Today Stratus offers a wide range of ftServer models and configurations, from entry-level application servers to powerful central office solutions. Stratus' carrier-grade signalling software, SINAP, supports the protocols needed to develop, run, manage, and scale voice and data services in circuit and packet networks.
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Stratus Technologies is a global provider of fault-tolerant computer servers, technologies and services, with more than 20 years of experience focused in the fault-tolerant server market. Stratus servers provide high levels of reliability relative to the server industry, delivering 99.999% uptime or better. Stratus servers and support services are used by customers for their critical computer-based operations that are required to be continuously available for the proper functioning of their businesses.
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