Multiservice Switching Forum Plans Testing Round in 2004

The Multiservice Switching Forum (MSF) plans to conduct a second Global Multiservice Interoperability (GMI) event in 2004 to demonstrate a deployable and operationally ready IP telephony network with network management, enhanced QoS and security features. The group conducted its first such GMI 2002 over the course of ten days in November. Fifteen participants, including carriers, system suppliers and test equipment manufacturers, demonstrated the MSF Release 1 Architecture utilizing MEGACO/H.248, Bearer Independent Call Control (BICC) and SIP as the main control and signaling protocols. The MSF expects even more participants in 2004.
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