The Sonus
(SWe) is the industry’s first software-based Session Border Controller (SBC) architected to deliver unlimited scalability with the same advanced features and functionality of the Sonus
.
The
is a virtual Sonus
appliance that can be hosted on Intel Server running the VMware ESXi platform. The following figure shows solution architecture of Sonus
hosted on Intel Server running VMware ESXi:
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The complete
solution consists of the following components:
Customer Provided:
- Hardware—Memory, CPU, network cards, and disk drives.
- Hypervisor—A thin layer of software that runs on top of the hardware. The hypervisor gives each Virtual Machine (VM) a dedicated view of the hardware.
- Virtual Machine (VM)—Either Vmware ESXi operating system hosted on Hypervisor. The VM appears to the user as a separate physical computer. The VM shares physical resources with other virtual machines.
Sonus SBC SWe Software:
The
appears to users as an independent Sonus
with its own network identity, user authorization and authentication capabilities, as well as configuration and data.
The
application is deployable in the following environments as either a Stand-alone
(dedicated stand-alone appliance) or Embedded
(as part of an existing hardware platform):
- In a private cloud: The application resides on a private virtualized cloud, whereby new instances can be instantiated as more capacity is needed.
- In a public cloud: The image is available to an enterprise wanting to deploy as part of building a virtual public cloud.
- On a dedicated server: The application exists on COTS hardware rather than a proprietary platform.
The
targets small to large session count deployments (25 to unlimited). These capacities make this product particularly well suited for small to large enterprises and service providers. See
For VMware.
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For a description of the basic
configuration objects, see
SBC Core Application Architecture page.