Telco | Wholesale termination traffic

How It Works

Customers can choose to interface with our partners around the world via the Public Internet, Dedicated Internet Access (DIA), or SIP Internet Access (SIA). An IP SEC Tunnel and the ability to support a P-Asserted ID is required for this application regardless of the interface type chosen. Our partners manage the billing of this traffic by building internal customer specific trunks between our various partners. IP traffic is routed over these trunks, converted to TDM and terminated over the PSTN.

Benefits
· Offers IP-based network customers the ability to interface by way of Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) without the additional need or cost to convert to Time Division Multiplexing (TDM).
· Provides easy acceptance of IP voice traffic for smooth call completion
· Offers long distance transport and termination
· Allows service providers to control operating expenses while leveraging capital investment in VoIP-enabled network equipment
· Reduce the number of traditional DAL connections that are required to support LD traffic

Applications
· Carrier IP Termination Transport provides customers the opportunity to hand off non-IP originated calls, but calls converted to IP, or long distance calls not meeting the definition of IP originated outbound traffic for worldwide termination.

Availability
VoIP telephony service providers simply need to have the ability to hand off long distance VoIP calls via SIP interface with our various partners networks. This long distance traffic is converted to TDM within their gateways and directed to the relevant network. Domestic and international termination is supported, allowing customers to take advantage of our partners extensive network reach.

Pricing
· The domestic rate structure is based on the terminating Local Access Transport Area (LATA) and the Operating Company Number (OCN), classification of Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) or can be based solely on the terminating LATA.
· The international rate structure is based on the terminating location (landline and wireless termination).
· Interstate- and intrastate-defined traffic will rate at a six-second minimum/six-second increment.
· The extended domestic traffic will rate at a six-second minimum/six-second increment.
· The international traffic will rate at a 30-second minimum/six-second increment, except for Mexico, which will rate at a 60-second minimum/60-second increment.

Features
· IP transfer for termination over our partners various networks
· Directory Assistance is supported.
· Call Detail Records available in a daily, weekly or monthly format.
· The customer web portal, Portfolio, provides various tools (i.e. eBilling, Call Record Delivery, Reporting) and easy account management for customers.
· 24x7 monitoring and support

Detailed Information

Service Level Agreements
Service level agreements (SLAs) for Carrier IP Termination are available in conjunction with the SIP Internet Access (SIA) agreement. For those customers looking for dedicated internet access, SIA is a separate product that can be provisioned to support Carrier IP Termination services. The SLAs available under the SIA agreement include Network Availability and Mean Opinion Score (MOS). (Terms and conditions apply.)

Telco’s Carrier IP Termination are an essential element of a successful Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service that transports VoIP media between IP networks and the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). This allows Telco Wholesale Services customers to quickly and easily offer packet-based telephony products and services to their subscribers. Carrier IP Termination accepts Media traffic from retail VoIP telephony providers by way of native Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) over Telco’s Dedicated Internet Access products or the Public Internet. Telco’s Carrier IP Termination enables IP transfer via a SIP interface for termination over Telco’s long distance network.

Carrier IP Termination Transport provides customers the opportunity to hand off long distance calls originating as non-IP, but converted to IP, or long distance calls not meeting the definition of IP originated to Telco’s IP network for termination on various networks.

The use of our various networks with IP functionality and the competitive cost structure creates a powerful combination to serve the VoIP market.