Signalware Network-Ready Products

Ulticom's Network-Ready Products perform routing functions for SS7 and Sigtran/IP signaling networks. These products are ready to deploy out of the box and are derived from the strong heritage of the #1 market leading SS7 signaling platform, Signalware SP.

 

Signalware SG - Signaling Gateway

 

The foundation of Ulticom's Network-Ready product line is Signalware SG, an IETF standards-conformant signaling gateway for use between SS7 and Sigtran networks. Signalware SG is packaged in Sun Netra hardware, suitable for deployment in the most demanding network environments. Use of energy-efficient platforms can drastically lower energy consumption, reduce air conditioning, and lower overall maintenance costs. Ulticom's signaling network interface boards provide access to the SS7 network.

 

Signalware SG provides such key advantages as Virtual STP, scaling, OA&M capabilities, and signaling transport optimization. In addition to providing signaling access for important network elements like soft switches and media servers, Signalware SG enables IP-based subnetworks, which can reduce operating costs and increase signaling network reliability. Signalware SG can also be used as an adaptor to replace traditional narrow band SS7 signaling for long haul signaling transport, dramatically reducing costs.

 

Signalware ES - Edge Signal Transfer Point (STP)

 

Deploying next generation services at the network core is expensive and increasingly risky. With the introduction of a new network element, the Edge STP, services can be deployed at the edge of the network without impact to its core, using a device that operates as a combination traditional STP and internet router. This enables an "edge-oriented transitional network strategy", which reduces risk as well as cost.

 

Signalware ES, Ulticom's Edge STP, is a network-ready STP designed to address incremental network growth in today's Cap-and-Grow environments. Leveraging Signalware ES as an intelligent front end, network equipment providers can unlock more value in their applications. Signalware ES also effectively decouples the application from network routing constraints, accelerating the migration to next generation service delivery models.

 

By placing Signalware ES at the network's edge, opportunities are created to incrementally extend the existing networks and business models. Providers can create all-IP islands with remarkable cost and performance benefits, and eventually even replace their core SS7 network with an IP-based signaling network - one surrounded by islands of SS7 where cost or operational considerations dictate.

 

Signalware CS - Core Signal Transfer Point (STP)

 

Signalware CS is a fully functional, carrier-grade STP that supports the traditional routing functionality of an STP. It provides powerful network functionality including cross network services, network border element functionality, virtual signaling networks or sub-networks, point code emulation and translation, security zones, and content-based packet steering.

 

Signalware CS can enable creation of regions in a network, or join dissimilar networks in a manner that minimizes impact on each participating network. This can be accomplished with minimal operational impact to existing networks. Signalware CS also offers comprehensive operational and management capabilities. Signalware CS is delivered in ready-to-deploy Sun Netra packaging with pre-installed Signalware SS7 interface boards when required. Typically deployed in either duplex or quad configurations, a Signalware CS is fully featured.

 

Signalware CS can replace legacy STPs with significant cost reduction, including dramatic savings in support costs, electrical power consumption, heat dissipation, and floor space consumption.

 

Signalware LB - Signaling Load Balancer

 

Signalware LB is a turn-key IP-SS7 hybrid network element built upon proven telecom STP capabilities and concepts derived from the Internet world of IP routers, load balancers, gateways, and firewalls. Signalware LB is designed to enable service optimization in signaling networks. Up to 64 computing systems can be represented to the network as a single point code using M2PA links. The capacities of these server farms can grow almost without limit, overcoming traditional signaling link limitations.

 

Signalware LB makes advanced routing decisions - it can differentiate services, optimize traffic flow, dynamically distribute load, manage congestion, enable new hybrid services, control access, hide information, and more. It provides signaling packet routing between SS7 sub-networks, packet conversion between IP and SS7 as needed, selective packet screening, content-based packet steering, dynamic load distribution, congestion and overload management, and more.

 

The Signalware LB can also provide important application functionality that can significantly reduce the cost of service creation, deployment, and ongoing maintenance.