REDCOM, which specializes in the design and manufacturing of innovative telecommunications products, announced major enhancements to the REDCOM (News - Alert) SLICE product line.
SLICE from REDCOM, a converged IP communications solution that is “much more than just a softswitch,” offers telecommunications industry powerful feature set in a slim (just 1U) single-unit solution.
The SLICE 2100 Version 4 offers enhanced Session Initiation Protocol (News - Alert) or “SIP”-based features and interoperability. The SIP based VoIP capabilities have been increased from 1,000 to 2,000 SIP subscribers per unit.
Additional improvements include SNMP monitoring, Centrex business line groups (SIP and TDM), Radio Line Interface Module that supports up to 2 radios per module, Media Services Circuit Module for additional media gateway capabilities, and Secure Device Module that supports secure communications.
Each module of REDCOM SLICE 2100 in Version 4 is hot-swappable, meaning they can be removed or inserted while the power is on. This allows easy customization of the system according to network requirements.
Moreover, the company also gives provisions to upgrade the existing SLICE 2100 units with Version 4.0 software.
SLICE 2100 is available in different configurations for offering different levels of support up to 2,000 SIP subscribers, up to 24 analog lines, 4 ISDN BRI lines, two field-configurable T1/E1 spans expandable up to 6 T1/E1s.
The solution is powered by REDCOM’s exclusive TRANSip IP technology suite. It offers remarkable level of interoperability, including standard SIP telephones, T1, E1, ISDN (PRI/BRI), Euro ISDN (PRI/BRI), MF/R1, MFC R2, GR-303, V5.2, C7/SS7, SIP, IPv4 and IPv6.
Additionally SLICE 2100 supports the Modem over IP (V.150.1) and Fax over IP (T.38) protocols, permitting secure end instrument interoperability between VoIP and Time Division Multiplexing or “TDM,” the company said.
Recently REDCOM also announced major enhancements to the REDCOM High Density Exchange or “HDX,” the new REDCOM HDX Version 4.0, according to TMCnet report.
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Edited by Stefanie Mosca