Deep understanding of the convergence of the softswitch system in the Next Generation Network

The softswitch system has become the development direction of switches in the future. It supports multi-processor systems and can be flexibly configured to support specific needs of different networks, which is very suitable for enterprises. As the development direction of the next generation network, Softswitch not only achieves network convergence, but also achieves business convergence, with full advantages. It has taken an important step towards the ambitious goal of "personal communication.

The softswitch system adopts a layered architecture, and each layer is interconnected through standard interfaces. This makes the functions of each layer independent from each other in specific implementation. The upgrade and transformation of any layer of equipment will not affect the normal operation of other layers. At the same time, public network platforms provide operators with the possibility to use third-party devices. The softswitch system supports multi-processor systems and can be flexibly configured to support specific requirements of different networks.

The softswitch architecture allows businesses to be implemented through multiple physical gateways, which provides a variety of solutions for network construction. Carriers can select different types of gateways based on their own needs and existing network resources to achieve optimal utilization and ensure timely return on investment.

In the softswitch system, not only the network structure is distributed, but also the physical location can be scattered, softswitch devices, gateways, application servers, and other devices can be placed in different places, saving considerable network construction costs and transportation costs. In addition, through remote access, you can make full use of the centralized management capabilities of application servers, policy management, and other devices to reduce repeated investment by operators. On the other hand, future competition is increasingly concentrated on business competition, the softswitch system is simple and fast to implement new services, reducing the cost of service provision and reducing the long-term investment cost of network operations.

The softswitch system provides a standard, fully-open application platform. To add new services, you can upgrade the application server or use third-party components. This not only solves the problem of operator focusing on business or network, but also provides a way for operators to find different business breakthrough points, gain a competitive advantage, and create new sources of income. The softswitch system allows service providers to increase capacity or expand new businesses at any time according to their own needs. Customers can customize their services.

Based on the comprehensive platform and open protocol interfaces, the softswitch system provides users with more and faster business solutions. Obviously, in the future, operators' competition will focus on their businesses. They will strive to maintain the "Adhesion" of their customers, so that the competition will not only focus on the types of services provided, more importantly, it focuses on the speed at which services are provided. When the customer's business and life are influenced by the emerging businesses of the Next Generation Network, these customers will become increasingly dependent on service providers rather than making major changes. Therefore, if the business provider can provide customers with personalized tailored services as quickly as possible, it will have the largest customer base first. It can be seen that the softswitch system has more benefits for operators.

The softswitch system uses a policy-based network management mechanism to achieve a leap from traditional static network management to dynamic network management. The policy network management system has a certain level of intelligence. It centrally handles maintenance and management, and is conducive to unified and coordinated management of the entire network. Policy Management implements real-time and centralized traffic load control and service quality control for the entire network to ensure the security of the entire network.

The softswitch system can communicate well with various existing networks, so that end users can completely block the impact of network changes when using their services. The softswitch system can achieve different solutions through the combination of different network elements. At the same time, because the application layer and control layer (Softswitch) are both centralized and unified platforms, this avoids repeated investment.