softswitch

Noun

Meaning

softswitch (plural softswitches)

(telecommunications) A central device in a telephone network that connects phone lines using software in a computer.

Examples

CommWorks modified the gateway and softswitch software to support SIP for MCI/WorldCom's hosted business offering in 2000. Source: Internet

CommWorks/3Com co-developed an H.323-based softswitch with AT&T in 1998 for use in a "transparent trunking" application for AT&T's residential long-distance customers. Source: Internet

U.S. Robotics provided media gateways (the Total Control 1000 product line, formerly used for dial-modem termination) and softswitch technology. Source: Internet

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