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Overview
Today’s telecommunications market is looking for proven technical solutions that can generate incremental service revenue, quickly and profitably. The Excel platform features an open and multi-functional platform design that enables developers to quickly create and deliver new revenue-generating services for both legacy and next-generation networks.
The Excel platform provides a high-performance applications platform that delivers carrier-grade reliability. The Excel platform also provides best-in-class call control and signaling support in public switched telephone networks (PSTN), packet network, or converged network environments.
The implementation of the following Internet Protocols (IP) with enhanced hardware and software delivers unparalleled features and functionality.
• Session-Initiation Protocol (SIP)
• H.323
• Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP)
Refer to the Developer’s Guide: Internet Protocol (IP) for complete information.
The flexible and open programmable architecture allows you to create powerful and differentiated products and services including the following:
• IP Service Node
• Media Services
• IP Centrex/PBX
• Class 4/Toll Bypass
• Protocol Converter/Transcoder
• Single Number Services
• Voice Messaging
• Prepaid Services
Uses SIP or H.323 protocols to communicate with a softswitch to provide services such as unified messaging, voice recognition, presence, Web, and e-mail applications.
Provides Digital Signal Processor (DSP) resources for tones, prompts, announcements, conferencing, and interfaces with external resources such as interactive voice response (IVR) or speech recognition.
Uses circuit and packet interfaces to connect enhanced services applications with enterprises and the PSTN.
Lowers operating costs by eliminating new trunks and point codes with SS7-over IP.
Leverages a wide variety of PSTN/IP signaling and IP vocoder standards such as G.711, G723, and G729.
Enables a caller to dial just one number and lets the system use a predetermined set of parameters to reach the subscriber. The Excel platform software is used in a number of single number service applications.
Allows you to leave a message when you cannot reach someone. The Excel platform incorporates new and existing enhanced voice messaging services into a single application platform. These services include interactive voice response, voice achieved dialing, single number, fax-on-demand, and paging.
Allows customers to pay in advance for long distance and cellular services. Providers can use the Excel platform to track the time and money used by the subscriber.