The following matrix provides a comparison of the SBC 5xx0/5400/7000 routing engines and which features are available for each configuration.

Refer to Node-Locked Licensing for a list of applicable licenses to enable these features.

Routing Engines Comparison of Available Features

(tick) = supported
(error) = no coverage		Centralized PSXBasic EREAdvanced ERE1
Transport
  • Diameter+: UDP
  • SIP: UDP, TCP, SCTP
  • ENUM: UDP

  • Diameter+: UDP

  • Diameter+: UDP
Platforms

Customer provided COTS server

  • SBC 5000/7000 series
  • SBC SWe
  • SBC 5000/7000 series
  • SBC SWe
Provisioning Interface
  • EMS GUI
  • API via EMS
  • CLI via EMS
  • EMS
  • EMA
  • CLI
  • EMS
  • EMA
  • CLI
Routing Engine Protocol
  • Diameter+
  • SIP Redirect
  • SIP Proxy
  • ENUM Server
  • Diameter+ (for local SBC)
  • Diameter+ (for local SBC)
Max. RoutesTens of millions2,000100,000
Performance (Diameter+)

4,500 dips/second

  • SBC 5110 – 150 dips/second
  • SBC 5210 – 450 dips/second
  • SBC 5400 – 650 dips/second
  • SBC 7000 – 1,350 dips/second
  • SBC 5110 – 150 dips/second
  • SBC 5210 – 450 dips/second
  • SBC 5400 – 650 dips/second
  • SBC 7000 – 1,350 dips/second
Redundancy
  • Master-Replica architecture
  • HA Master
  • N:1 Replicas

SBC box level redundancy 1:1

SBC box level redundancy 1:1

Routing DatabaseDatabase is replicated from PSX Master to multiple call processing replicas

PostGRE DB

Configuration is mirrored to standby SBC in HA mode.

PostGRE DB

Configuration is mirrored to standby SBC in HA mode.

External Lookups
  • ENUM: AoR, LNP, CNAM
  • DNS: NAPTR, SRV, A
  • AIN
  • INAP
  • SCP: TollFree, LNP, CNAM
  • SIP: Authcode, LCR, LNP
  • Wireless: GSM-MAP, IS-41, CAMEL
  • ENUM: AoR, LNP, CNAM (separately licensed feature)
  • DNS: NAPTR, SRV, A (supported on the SBC outside of the ERE)
  • ENUM: AoR, LNP, CNAM (separately licensed feature)
  • DNS: NAPTR, SRV, A (supported on the SBC outside of the ERE)
Standard Routing
  • Called Number
  • Domain
  • Call Parameter Filter Profile        
  • Call Type        
  • Digit Type        
  • Time Range        
  • Partition        
  • Transmission Medium
  • Called Number
  • Domain
  • Called Number
  • Domain
  • Call Parameter Filter Profile        
  • Call Type        
  • Digit Type        
  • Time Range
User Name Routing
  • User Name
  • Domain
  • Call Parameter Filter Profile
  • Call Type
  • Digit Type
  • Time Range
  • Partition
  • Transmission Medium
  • User Name
  • Domain
  • User Name
  • Domain
  • Call Parameter Filter Profile
  • Call Type
  • Digit Type
  • Time Range
Routing Label
  • Route Prioritization:
    • Sequence
    • Proportion
    • All Proportion
    • Round Robin
    • Least Cost
  • Overflow Routing
  • ToD, DoW, Special Days
  • Route Hopping
  • Local Route Prioritization
  • Nested Routing Label
  • TAR Routes
Route Prioritization:
  • Sequence
  • Proportion
  • All Proportion
  • Round Robin
  • Least Cost

Same Prioritization as Basic ERE with the addition of:

  • Overflow Routing
  • ToD, DoW, Special Days
Services
  • Screening
  • Blocking
  • Info Digit Screening
  • CPC Screening
  • Authcode
  • Business Group

  • Screening
  • Blocking

Call Processing Entities
(for routing, services)

  • Calling Number
  • Trunk Group
  • Carrier
  • Gateway
  • Business Group
  • Billing Number
  • Chosen IXC
  • Origination LATA
  • Called NOA
  • Originating LEC
  • Trunk Group
  • Calling Number
  • Trunk Group
  • Carrier
Call Processing
  • Numbering Plan
  • Prefix Profile
  • SIP Domain
  • IP Signaling Profile
  • Packet Service Profile (12 codecs)
  • Dial Plan
  • Number Length Enforcement
  • Overlapped Dialing
  • Tones and Announcements
  • Numbering Plan
  • Prefix Profile
  • SIP Domain
  • IP Signaling Profile
  • Packet Service Profile on Trunk Groups (4 codecs)
  • Numbering Plan
  • Prefix Profile
  • SIP Domain
  • IP Signaling Profile
  • Packet Service Profile on Trunk Groups and IP Peer (12 codecs)
DM/PM Assignment
  • Ingress TG
  • Prefix Profile
  • Egress TG
  • Before Number Translation
  • After Number Translation
  • Routing Label
  • Route
  • Ingress TG
  • Prefix Profile
  • Egress TG
  • Ingress TG
  • Prefix Profile
  • Egress TG
DM/PM Criteria

(tick)

Called Number and Calling Number only

(tick)
Note: The EREs support 999 DM/PM Rules for SBC Core.
Number Translation(tick)(error)(error)
Hosted LNP(tick)(error)(error)
LCR(tick)(error)(error)
GW-GW signaling support(tick)(error)(error)
H.323Gatekeeper(error)(error)
Audio HD Codec Routing(tick)(error)(error)
Video Routing
  • Pass-through
  • Bandwidth-based Routing
Pass-throughPass-through
Microsoft Teams Direct RoutingMS Teams DR multi-tenantMS Teams DR single tenant onlyMS Teams DR multi-tenant
E911(tick)

(tick)
(Separately licensed feature)

(tick)
(Separately licensed feature)

Test Routes(tick)(error)(tick)
Shadow DB(tick)(error)(error)
External PSX Policy Server Support N/A
  • Diameter+ queries to centralized PSX
  • Fallback/failover between centralized PSX to/from ERE
  • Diameter+ queries to centralized PSX
  • Fallback/failover between centralized PSX to/from ERE
Alarms/Traps/Stats(tick)(tick)(tick)
AD Query and RoutingFixed AD parametersFlexible AD parametersFlexible AD parameters

IMS*

  • ATCF / EATF
  • E-CSCF
  • IBCF
  • IPX-Proxy (S8HR - S8 home Routing)
  • P-CSCF
  • E-CSCF
  • IBCF
  • P-CSCF
  • E-CSCF
  • IBCF
  • P-CSCF
STIR/SHAKEN-based identity validation solution(tick)(error)(error)

* Ribbon recommends using the PSX for IMS deployments.