Tmedia for Metaswitch - a FAQ Session

With the recent announcement of collaboration between TelcoBridges and Metaswitch to certify Tmedia gateways for use with Metaswitch CFS, we imagine there are many questions. In this FAQ session we dig into some of the expected and unexpected questions on the announcement and plans going forward.

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Introductions
Alan D Percy
Chief Marketing Officer
TelcoBridges
[email protected]
Austin Spreadbury
Senior Program Manager
at Microsoft

3. Who is TelcoBridges?
Who is Metaswitch?
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4. TelcoBridges Inc.
•Manufacturer of VoIP gateways, signaling
gateways, and SBC software for telecom
carriers/service providers
•Employee Owned
•Founded in 2002
•Employees: ~40
•Headquarters: Montreal, Canada
•Hardware & software R&D as well as
production of its products in Montreal
•Sales/Support offices:
Montreal, Turkey, Hong Kong, Italy, Brazil
•24/7 technical support
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TelcoBridges HQ
138 de la Barre
Boucherville, QC J4B 2X7
Canada

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Metaswitch, a Microsoft company
•Metaswitch is a Microsoft company, acquired in
July 2020, and part of Azure for Operators, in
the broader Azure team
•We have served the telecommunications
market for more than 25 years
•We are bringing the power of cloud tofuture-
proof telco networks, driving downcosts and
opening new revenue streams
•We continue to sell our products and solutions
such as CFS direct to operators worldwide
•We will meet our customers where they are, on
hardware, virtual or cloud platforms
•We will provide a path forward to cloud for
those that want it, alongside hybrid and on-
premises options

6. What has been announced?
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7. What was Announced?
•TelcoBridges and Metaswitch
have entered into an
interoperability agreement
•TelcoBridges will enhance
Tmediato support MVS/SAS
•Metaswitch will certify Tmedia
•“Tmediafor Metaswitch”
will be available 1H-2022
•Sales of Tmediaare via referral
from Metaswitch
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8. What is a TmediaMedia Gateway?
What are the different models?
What interfaces/scales are available?
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9. TmediaProduct Line
9Confidential
LowCapacity HighDensity High Scalability
Model TMG800 TMG3200 TMG7800
T1/E1 1-16 64 1,024
DS3 -
3
48
OC3/STM-1 -
1
16
Ethernet Ports 6 5 48

10. TmediaPerformance
TMG800 TMG3200 TMG7800
High Performance
(SS7to SIP)
60CCPS /
140 CAPS
90 CCPS /
230 CAPS
750 CCPS /
1200 CAPS
•Best performance
High Availability 1+1 1+1 1+1,N+1•Best HAoption
Integrated signalling
SS7, SIGTRAN,ISDN, CAS, SIP,
SIP-I, SIP-T, H.248
Yes Yes Yes •Most integrated platform
Full channel capacity
G.711, G.723.1, G.726, G.729ab,
T.38
Yes Yes Yes •Predictable performance
Web-based OAM&P, CLI,
REST API and SNMP
Yes Yes Yes
•Easy to install and
configure
TB Analytics
Test Call,Call Trace, signaling
capture, call recording
Yes Yes Yes
•Leading network
diagnostic tools
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11. Can Tmediaoperate in a
Metaswitch network today?
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HKT Case Study
Summary:
•HKT is one of the largest Telecommunications
Service Provider in Hong Kong
•Aging TDM equipment was becoming difficult to maintain with spare parts becoming
scarce
•Upgrade plan required high-reliability and must be transparent to end-customers
•Replaced TDM switches with combination of Metaswitch CFS and TelcoBridges
TmediaGateways
•Customization work reduced complexity and improved reliability
•New platform is easier to maintain and manage, offering new IP-based services
•Reduction in power usage will save over $2 million/year and earn green awards
Read Case study: https://telcobridges.com/case-study-hkt-ip-network-transformation/

13. Why would Metaswitch
certify TelcoBridges Tmedia?
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14. How will Metaswitch CFS control
Tmediadevices?
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Tmediain network context
Protocols
•Controlled by CFS over H.248
oincluding support for some Metaswitch
proprietary packages
•SIGTRAN backhaul (M2UA, M3UA, IUA)
•TDM for access and network side, e.g. T1 CAS,
PRI, ISUP
•SS7 links
•RTP and RTCP for VoIP media
Alarms reported via MetaViewServer
Always-on diagnostics sent in real time to SAS
Tmedia
H.248
SIGTRAN (M2UA,
M3UA, IUA)
access-side TDM
network-side TDM
SS7 signalinglinks
RTP, RTCP
alarms always-on diagnostics
CFS/AGC/
MGC
MetaView
Server
MetaView
SAS
Tmedia
TBanalytics
HTTP: / RESTful API

16. What would a migration from a Metaswitch gateway
to TelcoBridges look like?
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17. What does
Tmediafor Metaswitch
have over the existing Tmedia?
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Tmediafor Metaswitch
•Development and testing effort
(expected complete in 1H2022)
•Adds :
•Service Assurance Server
•Certification Testing
•Migration tools and documentation
•Future release of Tmediasoftware
•Feature-key access (field upgrade)

19. Is Tmediaa feature-for-feature replacement for
MetaswitchUMG?
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20. Product Differences
Metaswitch UMG
•48xT1/E1, 24xDS3 or 8xOC3/STM1
per blade pair, up to six pairs per
chassis
•GR-303 support
•No R2
•Service Assurance Server (SAS)
•Metaswitch ESA (Emergency Stand
Alone)
•1+1 HA, with optical APS
•Can be combined with CFS into
Integrated System
TelcoBridges Tmedia
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•Scales 1xDS1 to 16xOC3/STM1
•No GR-303
•R2 Signaling
•TBanalytics+ SAS is coming
•No ESA –requires proxy
•1+1 and N+1 High Availability,
with optical APS
•Stand-alone 1U device or
rack-mount system

21. What are the details on TelcoBridges
“No End of Life” policy?
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TelcoBridges End-of-Life Policy
•TelcoBridges has made it a policy not to End-of-Life (EOL) its products.
•To date, TelcoBridges has never yet discontinued any of its products.
•The company continues to support all of the telecom equipment it has
sold since it was founded in 2002.
•TelcoBridges builds strong relationships with only the best suppliers that
can also commit to a no-EOL policy.
•TelcoBridges takes care to craft long-term supply agreements with its
suppliers so that it can avoid circumstances that might result in EOL
announcements.
•However, If such a situation should arise, the company has developed a
generous EOL plan that guides its customers through a transition from
their legacy equipment to new devices.

23. How do we order Tmediafor Metaswitch?
Contact: [email protected]
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24. How do we refer a prospect to TelcoBridges?
https://telcobridges.com/metaswitch-referral/
or
[email protected]
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25. Your Questions!
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Q/A

26. Where to Learn More
Tmediafor Metaswitch Networks
Landing Page
•Summary of Announcement
•Link to Press Release
•Use cases
•Information on TmediaProducts
•Links to product documentation
and support information
•Form to request assistance
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https://telcobridges.com/metaswitch

27. Video Library on YouTube
•ProSBC Training Modules
•Recorded webinars
•How-to Tutorials
•Customer interviews
•Frequently Asked Questions
•Recorded podcasts
•And more…
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www.telcobridges.com
[email protected]
Youtube.com/telcobridges
Thanks for
Listening!

29. View the Full-Length Video at:
www2.telcobridges.com/videolibrary
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