Broadband Cable, Fiber and DSL providers demand carrier class performance when implementing voice services. Subscribers have become accustomed to the reliability of traditional telephone and PSTN access.

Providers realize the consequences of implementing traditional and untested solutions for carrying class 5 voice services over their extremely reliable networks.

Many providers have a Class 5 Switch or local access with either GR-303 or V5.2 signaling. These signaling methods provide the foundation fro transporting class 5 services with voice bearing circuits (T1/E1).

The challenge is converting GR-303 or V5.2 and the T1 or E1 voice bearing trunks over IP to subscribers. These subscribers will have some type of terminating device or Intergrated Access Device (IAD) that provides them IP and voice interfaces.

To meet this challenge the PacketCable™ specification was written based on the mature MGCP voip protocol. This specification provides the foundation for Class 5 services and VoIP.

These are just a few of the important functions a PacketCable™ GR-303 Gateway performs. Please see our ORCA product line of PacketCable™ Gateways for more information and specifications.