Qwest’s IP Voice with 1+ Termination service enables customers to terminate phone calls to more than 250 countries through the benefits of its superior IP technology. Qwest IP Termination services offer economical IP based connectivity of voice traffic switch with various service providers. By connecting to the OC192 Multi-protocol Label Switching (MPLS) network, you acquire more than 1,700 entry points and more than 16,000 paths.

How it operates

Conventionally, termination takes place when Long Distance (LD) service providers change IP voice traffic to a Time Division Multiplex (TDM) and pass traffic toward their respective LD providers. In several occasions, the LD provider transforms traffic back towards IP to pass through its LD network, changes the traffic again to TDM and finally allows call termination.

The IP Voice Termination Service of Qwest enables you to give the IP voice traffic straight to them. Qwest will transmit your IP voice call streams towards the OC192 MPLS network to facilitate call termination to the PSTN. In other words, Qwest provides a complete service, eliminating your need to procure or supervise the gateways required to allow the conversion process. Qwest primarily enables voice traffic to go across its IP transport towards the firewall protected Session Border Controller (SBC). Its media gateways enable termination of IP voice calls to a TDM circuit-switched network. Through the TDM, voice calls can be terminated both internationally or locally to the PSTN.

Features

• Support 8XX outbound
• Comprehensive North American LATA coverage
• OCN-based and class-type pricing structures offer facilities-based providers significant value opportunity through your choice of billing granularity
  • OCN-based pricing allows facilities-based providers to better manage their network routing costs
  • Bill reconciliation is easier with a finer level of detail on both the invoice summary and monthly call detail records (CDRs)

Benefits

• Savings- Qwest’s Dedicated Internet Access allows you to minimize capital expense through employing a scalable, sole point of access. It also provides savings with the delivery of traffic on the Internet as a substitute for using expensive TDM lines and supervising various IP or TDM access.
• Quality product and service and high security- Qwest offers a high degree of quality and service that is parallel to that of the PSTN. In addition, 24/7 network monitoring with administration service allows for real-time troubleshooting while improving the uptime of the network. Its highly developed firewall protection employs SBC to ensure fraud protection and the security of IP addresses.
• Wide Reach- Qwest facilitates landline and mobile termination of traffic in more than 250 countries.
• Ease of use- Qwest has the capacity to be your sole service provider to carry regular long distance and IP Voice 1+ Termination.

Service Technology

Connection mode- Qwest Network is employed through a DS1 to OC48 dedicated data line. Service Providers collocated within a Point of presence (PoP) vicinity may allow connection through Ethernet cross connect. Connecting through a public Internet is another option for service providers.

Protocol- Session Initiation Protocol

Codec- G.711, G.729A & G.729AB

FAX- Regular G.711 & T.38

RFC 2833- Maintained