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Enabling interoperability in a converging world
GroomerII is offered as a cost-effective, signalling and media gateway solution for any telco or enterprise function where there is a need for protocol conversion, interconnection and routing between TDM and IP networks.
In GroomerII, a broad spectrum of users – equipment manufacturers, resellers, systems integrators, service providers and telcos – have the ideal solution for their TDM-to-TDM and TDM-to-IP conversion and gateway requirements. GroomerII allows them to connect their equipment to or from next generation networks; extending the capability of existing infrastructure, reducing costs and helping to deliver revenue generating services.
GroomerII provides a dependable, compliance tested solution for interconnecting not only TDM networks, but also for connecting to H.323 and SIP networks and equipment, such as IP-PBXs from Avaya.
Unlike commodity gateway products, GroomerII provides customers with enormous flexibility in configuration and usage, including many routing and billing features, otherwise available only by using a separate softswitch or media gateway controller.
As a stand-alone integrated appliance, GroomerII has no peers when it comes to looking for a resilient and reliable, tried and tested solution that can be deployed practically anywhere in the world.
A powerful and flexible problem solver
GroomerII is typically deployed as a signalling and media gateway between public or private networks and contact centre switches, IP call managers or PBXs with disparate TDM or IP interfaces. Scalable 1U and 6U rackmount configurations enable interconnection and protocol conversion between most of the world's ISDN and SS7 (ISUP) networks, H.323 or SIP, and a rich legacy of CAS protocols.
GroomerII is installed in many locations worldwide to solve a variety of problems.
For example, it has been used by numerous telecommunications equipment manufacturers (TEMs) as a protocol converter to interface their equipment to public networks.
Similarly, network providers have installed GroomerII as a means of connecting their enterprise customers’ PBXs, running a variety of disparate protocols, to their networks.
Additionally, equipment resellers and systems integrators install GroomerII in order to connect IP-PBX equipment, such as Avaya Communication Manager, to SS7 networks. This approach is particularly suitable for large call centres and for where the telco offers only SS7 connection.
In such ways, GroomerII helps to avoid the need for expensive, bespoke PBX solutions or the investment in new product development to enable inter-working with different networks.
Because GroomerII is an adaptable, integrated appliance, it can be readily customised for a variety of application requirements.
Capabilities include:
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A call manager offering many call routing options, with numbering plans, number translation, number mobility, black/white lists, ODBC database connectivity, CLI (ANI) or DDI (DNIS) -based routing and multi-port concentration |
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Protocol conversion with connectivity to H.323, SIP, SS7 and most of the world’s ISDN and CAS networks |
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Signalling and media gateway for interconnection between TDM (CAS, ISDN, or SS7) networks and IP / RTP (H.323 or SIP) networks, including interoperation with SIP Proxy servers and H.323 gatekeepers |
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Billing features provide call data records (CDR) for network management systems and advice of charge (AOC) generation and mapping to extend the functionality of many PBXs |
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Scalable hardware configurations offering from 1 to 40 E1/T1 trunks in 1U and 6U rackmount models, with SNMP and high availability PSU and HDD options; includes full compliance with RoHS and WEEE legislation |
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