TelcoBridges SBC

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TelcoBridges designs, develops and manufactures carrier-grade telecommunications software and hardware.

From its headquarters in Boucherville (Montreal), QC, CANADA, TelcoBridges performs R&D as well as assembly and testing of its products. TelcoBridges brands include: ProSBC, FreeSBC, Tmedia, Tsig, Ttrans, Tdev, and Tmonitor. These products answer the needs of session border controllers, VoIP gateways, telecom solution development platforms, and real-time network monitoring.

With deployments in more than 100 countries worldwide, TelcoBridges strives to continuously provide the highest standards of Stability, Reliability, and Integrity. To minimise the Total Cost of Ownership [TCO] ,TelcoBridges gateways offer the world’s highest density gateways in the smallest form factor possible, and efficient modern power modules.

TelcoBridges flagship products are our ProSBC and FreeSBC virtual session-border-controllers and Tmedia VoIP media Gateways. These products answer the needs of session border control, VoIP gateways, telecom solution development platforms, and real-time network monitoring.

Contents 1 FreeSBC & ProSBC 1.1 Characteristics of the FreeSBC and ProSBC 1.2 Additional features of ProSBC 2 Requirements 3 Service configuration 3.1 1. Call Admission Control (CAC) profile 3.2 2. Media profile 3.3 3. SIP Parameters profile 4 4. Zones configuration 4.1 Adding a Zone 5 Guide links

FreeSBC & ProSBC

The TelcoBridges FreeSBC and ProSBC are Session Border Controller (SBC) products that provide security, an ease of deployment, IP network adaptation, and peering solutions.

They are software upgradeable from 500 to 60,000 sessions (or 30,000 with 100% transcoding), the ProSBC is the most cost-effective SBC product for service providers and carriers currently available on the market that combines solid protection, IP-to-IP network adaptation, and fast setup time in a single solution.

Characteristics of the FreeSBC and ProSBC

• Back-to-back user agent (B2BUA)
• DOS/DDOS protection, dynamic blacklisting and call access control
• Easy to deploy, operate and manage through various interfaces including a RESTful API
• Integrated network troubleshooting tools (traces, media/signaling recording, test call generation, etc)
• Flexible and extensive routing with SIP headers modification capabilities
• Fit to install on cloud or virtual environment or on baremetal servers

Additional features of ProSBC

• Up to 60,000 simultaneous signaling and media sessions
• Media transcoding
• OSS/BSS Connectors like SNMP, Lawful interception, Radius, CDR
• Call trace and other debugging tools
• TLS/sRTP

For full list of features see: https://freesbc.telcobridges.com/pricing/

Requirements

IMPORTANT: Due to the complex nature of this setup and its multiple environments, the user should checl TelcoBridges's documentation or get directly in contact with TelcoBridges 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.

Minimal server requirements:

1. 64-bit server
2. USB key for installation (or Optical disk drive)
3. One Ethernet interface for management
4. One or more Ethernet interfaces for SBC processing (LAN/WAN). Must be in the List of supported NICs
5. Two Ethernet interfaces, if a 1+1 configuration is required
6. Console access through serial port or keyboard/monitor ports or other (i.e. Dell iDrac)
7. Support for the "Legacy BIOS mode with MBR partition" or UEFI (UEFI support new with version 3.1.117)
8. BIOS setup for maximum performance (no dynamic CPU throttling)

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:

1. General
2. Signaling
3. Media
4. Call Admission Control
5. Security
6. Remote peers
7. Routing
8. 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