Session Border Control Shootout (Panel Discussion)
(SP-04)
Wednesday - 02/23/05, 2:00-4:00pm
Presented By: Jim Greenway, Vice President of Marketing, Kagoor Networks
James Rafferty, Senior Product Manager, Brooktrout Technology
Konstantin Nikashov, Chief Executive Officer, Mera Networks
Glen Gerhard, VP of Product Management, Sansay
Micaela Giuhat, AVP Global Alliances, Netrake
Kevin Klett, VP Product Management, ACME Packet, Inc.
Kaushik Patel, Director of Marketing, MediaRing
Increased adoption of VoIP technology by carriers, and its integration within different segments of the telco business, has seen the emergence of VoIP islands globally. Service providers must interconnect their networks with partner networks for exchange of voice traffic. Session/border controllers are designed to allow VoIP carriers to inter-connect carrier, enterprise, and residential networks at the IP layer. These network elements are key to NAT and firewall traversal, along with resolving interoperability, interworking and security requirements critical for large-scale deployments of VoIP. This panel discussion will feature the industry’s experts discussing the current state of session border control.