Netrake has enhanced its session controllers with support for the PacketCable 1.2 CMSS signaling specification. The company’s nCite session controller, acting as a Border Proxy within the defined PacketCable 1.2 network architecture, now complies with the CMSS signaling specification defined by CableLabs. This allows cable MSOs to deploy VoIP and other SIP-based multimedia services in a standards- based solution ensuring interoperability when connecting with other cable MSOs or VoIP carriers.
Netrake said its nCite session controller allows MSOs to configure and use a different mode of operation when connecting to a “trusted” network provider – such as another cable-operating entity that complies with PacketCable service agreements and IP transport agreements. When using the “trusted” mode of operation the nCite provides transparency for the PCMM Application Manager to provide QoS services for multimedia applications in the cable MSOs DOCSIS access network. Netrake also supports “untrusted” service provider networks, such as a wholesale IP carrier providing transit or PSTN termination services. When using the “untrusted” mode of operation the nCite hides the cable MSOs network topology from the service provider it is interconnecting with, thus increasing security of operations. Netrake’s nCite session controller also gives service providers the ability to provide different QoS for the media streams within a multimedia session.
Several leading cable operators have been testing Netrake’s session controllers for several months now. The company expects to make its first cable MSO customer announcement within a few months. http://www.netrake.com
