Cataleya
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Cataleya‘s Orchid Link is a fully-featured, all-in-one Session Border Controller for those seeking to deploy outstanding technology in a simplified and cost effective manner.
The software-based platform enables you to build a reliable voice network on COTS servers, and supports a variety of deployments on bare-metal and virtualized environments, including NFV.
This also allows for unlimited scalabilty across various deployment sizes.
Thanks to the versatility of Orchid Link, it can be deployed across a wide variety of business use cases and networks be it Access or Interconnect function, deployed in NGN or IMS networks, Enterprise / Retail or Wholesale Service Provider use cases.
Rich features and reliable performance aside, you will benefit from the deep analytics and powerful diagnostics tools that is built into the SBC, giving you more control over your SLAs. A powerful & programmable Policy Engine ensures that your interworking & interoperability concerns are elegantly addressed. A Building-Blocks based Service Management framework facilitates rapid building of new services, and gives you the edge with short time-to-market for rolling out new features to your customers.
Our SBC Platform addresses all aspects of SIP based voice requirements and offers an easy-to use web portal for your team to manage the daily operation or fully integrate to your existing OSS and BSS systems via our rich set of APIs.
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One SBC – Any use case
Orchid Link can be deployed as an Access and Interconnect SBC at the same time. A comprehensive feature set makes Orchid an ideal choice for different use cases like Enterprise SIP trunking service, Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS), Service Providers and Enterprises using Microsoft Teams Direct Routing, Voice Wholesale, International Gateways, Domestic Interconnect Exchanges, Clearing Houses, IMS networks for VoLTE, and VoWiFi, NGN networks for TDM to IP conversion, and many more.
All these functions are built on top of a wide range of platform functions like Policy Engine, rich Service Analytics, handy Diagnostic tools, and a Border Control function that secures service provider networks against security threats and attacks.
Prequisites
IMPORTANT: Due to the complex nature of this setup and its multiple environments, the user should get directly in contact with Cataleya for guidance and troubleshooting in case of any configuration issue or question with their respective platform. VoIP.ms will be able to provide only information about their respective network rules and settings.
It is recommended that the configuration of the system is performed by an IT network engineer, a System Administrator, or a person otherwise familiar with SBCs and/or their respective platform.
Before starting the configuration, make sure that:
- CMS is deployed and its management IP is used to access the CMS GUI
- SBC nodes are deployed with their respective management and HA IPs
- SBC node to have a local signaling and media IP's for zone configuration
- Remote IP of the interconnecting partner to be available for configuring in the respective zone
- Call routing information to be used to create routing policies in the SBC node
- SDR format and required SDR fields have been approve by billing team
Service configuration
In order to configure a Zone in Cataleya, you need previously define profiles for normalizing the signaling and real-time media exchange between the external session agents and SBC.
These can be defined from the configuration on your Node in Cataleya.
1. Call Admission Control (CAC) profile
This profile is meant to define the calls limit for your Zone.
2. Media profile
The media profile allows you to configure the audio codecs and the DTMF method that will be used. Also, define the SRTP configuration if you're using encryption.
VoIP.ms supports the codecs PCMU, G722, G729a and GSM. For better audio quality it is recommended to use the codec G722.
3. SIP Parameters profile
You can define the parameters for the SIP traffic of your zone.
4. Zones configuration
After defining the profiles and the parameters you will use on your SBC, you can proceed and set up a Zone which is basically a SIP trunk. The type of zone you will add and its configuration will depend on the goal of your project.
Important: Get the proper guidance from Cataleya's team in order to understand what kind of configuration your Zone requires for your project.
Adding a Zone
To add a new Zone, click on the Zones tab under Service Configuration in the left panel list and then click on the "+Add" icon.
The Zone configuration is divided into the following 8 steps:
- General
- Signaling
- Media
- Call Admission Control
- Security
- Remote peers
- Routing
- Transcoding
As you fill the information required in each step the checkmark will change to green if everything was configured properly.
Once you have gone through the 8 steps and the configuration is as required, you can go to Preview & Save and click on Save.
Guide links
Cataleya contact: Contact us
