Acme Packet Product Overview

The leader in session delivery network solutions

APKT session delivery network solutions

now encompass 8 product categories
Devices
phones, tablets,
PCs, TVs,
sensors, etc.

Session delivery network

(SDN)

Applications
& services

IP transport network

1. Session border controller

controls sessions at borders

2. Session manager

manages subscriber access & interfaces application servers

(SBC + IMS CSCFs + BGCF)

3. Multiservice security gateway

secures FMC session delivery (data & voice) over untrusted networks

4. Policy exchange controller

enables LTE data & voice session roaming

5. Session-aware load balancer

scales session control at borders

6. Session routing proxy

routes sessions to/from access & interconnect borders

7. Application session controller

empowers Web 2.0 applications to control sessions

8. Session recorder

provides session recording utility for SDN

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APKT session delivery network architecture

for mobile & fixed line service providers
SIP
Diameter

Service &
application
data centers

Other IP networks

Web 2.0 (REST, WSDL, etc.)

PSTN

Core
transport
network

AGW

GGSN

WiMAX

3G

GSM/CDMA

CMTS

EPC

4G
LTE

LTE/M-WiMAX

Internet

Cable

BRAS

DSL

Edge
router

Edge
router

SIP trunk
Leased line

FTTx

Femto
WiFi
RAN
Business
Session Border Controller (includes Session-aware
Load Balancer (SLB) and SIP Multimedia-Xpress (SMX)

Multiservice Security Gateway

Session Routing Proxy

Policy Exchange Controller

Interactive Session Recorder

Application Session Controller

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APKT session delivery network

architecture for enterprises Outside world

SBC session border controller

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SIP trunks

Regulatory compliance for recording all

sessions voice, video, IM, document
sharing/collaboration

Data
centers

Recordings

IP PBX/UC
CEBP

Communications-enabled business
processes via Web 2.0 application control of
communications sessions
Click-to- call/see/chat, outbound
notifications, voice blast/drop

ISR interactive session recorder

SIP
H.323

Regional
site

SIP

Remote
site

HQ/
campus

Private network
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Contact center,
audio/video conferencing,
IP Centrex, etc.

PSTN

Service
providers

ASC application session controller

-

SIP trunking - SIP & H.323 interoperability

Remote site & worker connectivity
via Internet
VoIP & UC security internal &
external networks
Data center disaster recovery
Remote site survivability
Contact center virtualization

IP users/
subscribers

Hosted services

Nomadic/
mobile user

Teleworker

Internet
4

Remote
site

Net-Net hardware platforms

unparalleled scale and flexibility
Net-Net 140001
Net-Net 92001

Licensed session capacity range

System throughput
Network interfaces (# active)
IPsec tunnel capacity
Transcoding session capacity
Local route table capacity
(# of routes)

Net-Net 38201

Net-Net 45001

150 8K

500 32K

5Gbps

5Gbps

(4) 1Gbps

(4) 1Gbps

120K

200K

400K

2800K

0 7,200

0 7,200

0 24,000

Planned

1M

2M

1M or 2M

28M

4K 120K
5Gbps or
20Gbps
(8) 1Gbps or
(2) 10Gbps

500 210K
35Gbps
(28) 1Gbps

Note 1: Capacity can vary by signaling protocol, call flow, codec, configuration, feature usage and SPU and NPU options

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Acme Packet multi-processor

hardware architecture
IPsec &TLS set-up
hardware acceleration
Signaling message
processing
Network processor
memory updates &
counter polls

Packet flow
policing, queuing,
shaping & copying
RTP+RTCP measuring
& monitoring

IPsec / SRTP
encryption / decryption
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Packet classification,
admission, modification,
forwarding & DoS prevention
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Acme Packet Net-Net OS

is function and feature rich
Session border controllers (integrated or decomposed), session-aware load balancers, multiservice
security gateways, session routing proxies SIP, H.323, MGCP/NCS, H.248, RTSP, MSRP, H.239; H.248
border gateway control Net-SAFE: SBC DoS/DDoS protection, access control, topology hiding, VPN
separation, privacy; virus & SPIT protection; service and application infrastructure DoS prevention; fraud
prevention; monitoring & reporting; IDP/IDR; encryption IPsec, TLS, SRTP NAT traversal; IP address
translation private-public, OLIP/VPN bridging, IPv4-IPv6; number & URI manipulation; signaling
message header manipulation; protocol interworking signaling, transport & encryption protocols,
SIP/SIP-I/SIP-T; response code translations; transcoding & transrating; SDP & DTMF manipulation
admission control signaling & bandwidth constraints per user, network or session agent; signaling
overload control; transport control QoS marking/VLAN mapping, peer-peer media release; policy
control; QoS & ASR routing & reporting; network element (L3 router, registrar, session agent) failure
discovery, re-routing &/or load balancing; QoE reporting accounting; routing source or destination-based,
LCR, ENUM, by codec; CNAM; service theft protection bandwidth policing, QoS marking; session
timers; service core normalization lawful intercept & emergency services E911 & GETS; session
replication for recording checkpointing of media, signaling, IPsec tunnel & config state ensures no loss of
active sessions, or state required for NAT traversal, session handling (transfer/hold, etc.) or accounting
EMS,
RMC,
CLI,controllers
HTTPS, XML,
telnet, or
FTP,
SFTP, RADIUS,
SNMP, syslog,
Session
border
(integrated
decomposed),
session-aware
load balancers, multiservice
secure management
security
gateways, session routing proxies SIP, H.323, MGCP/NCS, H.248, RTSP, MSRP, H.239; H.248
border gateway control Net-SAFE: SBC DoS/DDoS protection, access control, topology hiding, VPN
separation, privacy; virus & SPIT protection; service and application infrastructure DoS prevention; fraud
prevention; monitoring & reporting; IDP/IDR; encryption IPsec, TLS, SRTP NAT traversal; IP address
translation private-public, OLIP/VPN bridging, IPv4-IPv6; number & URI manipulation; signaling
message header manipulation; protocol interworking signaling, transport & encryption protocols,
SIP/SIP-I/SIP-T; response code translations; transcoding & transrating; SDP & DTMF manipulation
admission control signaling & bandwidth constraints per user, network or session agent; signaling
overload control; transport control QoS marking/VLAN mapping, peer-peer media release; policy
control; QoS & ASR routing & reporting; network element (L3 router, registrar, session agent) failure
discovery, re-routing &/or load balancing; QoE reporting accounting; routing source or destination-based,
LCR,Packet
ENUM, by
codec;
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Configurations

Interoperability

Multi-protocol

SLA assurance

Service reach

Security

Regulatory

Recording

High availability

Management

Net-Net OS architecture

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Net-Net Central

Configuration, fault, performance, and security

management for Acme Packet product line
Scalable, extensible framework
High availability & ease of use for
enterprises & service providers
Facilitates flow-through
provisioning, OSS integration,
and network-wide management
Key feature/functionality:
-

Server clustering
Flexible configuration views
Open, standard interfaces
Integration of management application add-ons
Dashboard summary view for at-a-glance device status
and key performance indicators

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Acme Packet in 3GPP release 10

Access border functions

-

Interconnect border functions

-

P- & E-CSCF SIP control

IMS AGW media control
ATCF & ATGW for LTE-3G
fallback (R10)
ePDG IPsec tunnel
termination for
untrusted IP access
Femtocell SeGW - IPsec
tunnel termination
SMX I- & S-CSCF equivalent
SLB SBC load balancing
DRA (PEC) access network
policy scaling

IWF signaling interworking

I-BCF SIP control
TrGW media control
DRA (PEC) roaming
policy control

Core routing functions

-

BGCF external
interconnect selection

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Proven widespread interoperability

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Product categories and configurations

Session border controllers (SBC)

Session real-time, interactive communicationsvoice, video & multimediausing

SIP, H.323, MGCP/NCS, H.248, RTSP

Border IP-IP network borders

1. Interconnect/peering:

between service providers

2. Subscriber access: enterprise,
residential or mobile services
3. Data center: retail or
wholesale services
4. Enterprise: intra& extra-enterprise

Service
provider

Enterprise

Service
provider

Internet

Fixed &
mobile

Control

1. Security
2. Service reach maximization
3. SLA assurance
4. Revenue & cost optimization
5. Regulatory compliance

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Net-Net SBC flexible deployment &

configuration options across markets

Net-Net 14000

Net-Net 9200
3rd party server

Net-Net 3820

Net-Net 4500

Service provider access

Service provider interconnect

Clustered (w/ Net-Net SLB)

Use cases
Enterprise
Government
Contact Center

Service Provider

Deployment options
Enterprise data center

SBC configurations
Net-Net SD
Net-Net SF

Net-Net BG

Solution-specific configurations
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Net-Net SMX

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Net-Net SIP Multimedia-Xpress

SBC-integrated service delivery core

IMS alternative for voice, RCS, FMC & multimedia services

-

Access and service core delivery functions

-

Data centers

P-CSCF, E-CSCF, IMS-AGW & SIP firewall

SIP registrar & core session control functions
Optional interconnect SBC (I-BCF, IWF, TrGW)
Optional session routing (BGCF)

PSTN

IP peer

IMS SIP, Diameter & ENUM interfaces

-

Initial roll-outs evolving to large scale deployments

Path to Smart Border IMS; SBC investment preserved

HSS, ENUM or local subscriber database

Application server (AS) ISC reference interface
PCRF, OCS & RACS (Rx, Rf)
NASS/CLF (e2)
PSTN break-in/break-out (Mj)

CAPEX and OPEX savings

-

Backbone

Mobile

Fixed line
DSL/cable
FTTX

OPEX simplified signaling model, easier to maintain

& troubleshoot
CAPEX fewer systems to certify, deploy & maintain
Single SMX cluster supports millions of subscribers

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Net-Net Transcoding Gateway (TG)

dedicated transcoding/transrating
High-capacity Net-Net 9200 TG offloads
expensive functionality from distributed
SBCs or other elements
Net-Net 9200 transcoding units (TCUs)

Modular, 1:N redundant

High-performance transcoding for
up to 8,000 simultaneous sessions

Supported functions/features
-

Wide range of wireline & wireless codecs

DTMF interworking
Static ACLs
IPv4 or IPv6 address translation
QoS marking and VLAN mapping
Media timers & policing
Router & SIP session agent monitoring
and re-routing
QoS measurement & reporting
Load balancing
Accounting

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Acme Packet enterprise SBCs (E-SBC)

securely enable VoIP, video and UC&C
VoIP & UC security
SIP trunking
SIP & H.323 interoperability
Data center disaster recovery
Remote site survivability
Contact center virtualization
Remote site & worker connectivity
via the Internet
Regulatory compliance
recording & privacy

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Session-aware load balancers

Any service, any application

Distribute SIP signaling traffic

across Net-Net SBC cluster
Linearly scale capacity to
millions of subscribers
Mitigate network impact of
adding and removing capacity
Reduce number of IP
addresses for endpoints
to discover
Overcome limitations
of DNS and L3/4 load
balancer approaches
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IMS
Mobile
Voice

RCS

Residential
Video conferencing

Presence IM &
messaging

NGN
Enterprise
Telepresence
Content & video
share

UCC

FMC

SBC
cluster
VPN

Mobile

IPv4

IPv6

Residential

Internet

Enterprise

3G LTE WiMAX DSL FTTx Cable

Leased lines

Any access network

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Net-Net Session-aware Load

Balancer (SLB)

Supports up to 2M subscribers per SBC cluster

-

Single IP address
Simplifies subscriber
address management
Edge discovery problem reduced
Eliminates external dependencies
(e.g. DNS, STUN, etc)

2M Subscriber
Co-located Cluster

Geographically
Distributed Cluster
SBC

SLB

Preserves subscriber association

with SBC in route table indefinitely
SLB assigns subscriber
to optimal SBC based upon
origination address or least busy

Transparently add SBCs without

requiring changes to
subscriber installation procedure

Preserves benefits of Acme Packet SBCs

while providing the appearance of a centralized
signaling architecture
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SLB
SBC
SBC
SBC
SBC
SBC
SBC
SBC
SBC
SBC
SBC
SBC
SBC
SBC
SBC
SBC
SBC

SBC

SLB
SBC

SBC

Signaling
Media

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Multiservice security gateways

Multiservice voice, video &

data for dual-mode handsets or
femtocells using SIP or UMA

Security securely tunnel voice

and data over untrusted
IP networks

Gateway between fixed or

mobile core network &
broadband Internet

WiFi

Enterprise
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Femtocell

Residential
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Net-Net Security Gateway (SG)

Industry-leading IPsec tunnel capacity

-

High performance IPsec processing

-

Proven SIP session & layer 3 / 4 protection capabilities

in large tier 1 access deployments extended to IPsec

Proven architecture leveraged for MSG configurations

Virtualized MSG & SBC capabilities

-

Centralizes resources for reduced capex & opex

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Net-Net 14000

Carrier-class high availability

-

Two-level hardware acceleration for IPsec tunnel

setup and IPsec traffic encryption/decryption

Net-Net 4500

Integrated hardware/software-based
DoS/DDoS protection
-

200K capacity per 1 RU MSG

Up to 4.8M fully protected tunnels per 7 foot
telco rack (high availability configuration)

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Policy exchange controllers (PEC)

Policy authorization,
location, charging and service
profile information using
Diameter signaling
Exchange policy information
sent between network
elements in a network or
across network boundaries

IMS

IMS
IPX

EPC

EPC

LTE

LTE

Standards-compliant

Control security,
interoperability, routing &
aggregation of Diameter
signaling messages

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RFC 3588 Diameter agent

3GPP Diameter Routing Agent (DRA)
GSMA Diameter Edge Agent (DEA)

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Net-Net Policy Director (PD)

Performance density & price/performance

Net-SAFE security framework

Comprehensive interoperability

Flexible & scalable routing policies

SBC integration

Net-Net 4500
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Net-Net 14000

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Session routing proxies (SRP)

Session SIP-based real-time, interactive communications for voice, video &
multimedia traffic
Routing function in which optimal forwarding paths for session traffic to SIP
destinations are provisioned locally or from external databases via ENUM, SIP, XML
or DNS queries
Proxy stateless and transaction stateful routing of SIP sessions on behalf of other
SIP elements (SS, MGW, IMS core elements, etc.) within
and between service provider mobile, fixed-line and transit networks

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Open Session Routing architecture

with service provider interconnect
Session-stateful Interconnect SBCs
Stateless/transaction-stateful SRPs
Best-of-breed telephony databases

Billing

Mediation

Call Accounting CDR collection,

mediation & call analysis
Media gateways PSTN break-in/out
LNP CNAM LERG LCR

Analysis

Call
CDR
Accounting Collection

Rate
sheets

DNS
E911 Registry
ENUM

Telephony
databases

Carrier
ENUM

IP core network
MSC

Legend

2G/3G
TDM

SIP
ENUM
DNS
RADIUS & Diameter

Acme Packet

MSC

IMS

core

Internet
Femto
RAN

WiFi

Wireless access

IMS

core

3G/4G
IP

SS

SS

C5

C4

PSTN

PSTN
interconnect
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IP

IP

IP peering & Wireline access

SIP trunking residential
& business
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Acme Packet
Open Session Routing (OSR) solution

Net-Net Session Router (SR)

-

High-performance session routing proxy

Open, flexible & interoperable

Extensive routing control with stateless or

transaction-stateful operation

Choice of proven, carrier-class platforms

Carrier-class high availability

Integrates into IMS architecture (BGCF)

Choice of locally-provisioned or external routing

databases from variety of partners

Net-Net 14000

Net-Net 9200

Net-Net Central Route Manager

-

Automated route management, distribution

Net-Net EMS application

Net-Net 4500

Flexible routing database options

-

On-board

Acme Packet OSR product and service partners

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Net-Net 3820
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Application session controllers

Integrates Web applications with IP communications
Shields complexity of communications infrastructure

Bundle APIs, media services and protocol interworking

Deliver high-availability communications services to

business-critical applications
Deploy on Intel x86 servers, including virtual machines

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Net-Net Application Session

Controller (ASC)

Software platform integrating Web applications

and business processes with IP communications
Adds voice, video and chat to
Web 2.0 applications
Shields developers from complexities of the
underlying infrastructure
Interoperates with communications
infrastructure and Web applications
from hundreds of vendors
Applications
Click-to-call
- Voice drop/blast
- Automated outbound notifications
-

Web 2.0
Business Applications

Web Services
APIs

Communications
Protocols

IP Communications
Infrastructure
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Session recorders
Overcome limitations of traditional call recording
Use Web services APIs to control recordings
Offer flexible storage options premise, cloud, remote archive
Support multi-tenant recording for cloud-based services
Integrate media server to reduce hardware complexity
Affordable per session pricing (50% less than call recording)
Business application and infrastructure vendor agnostic

Any business application, any IP communications environment

Leverages Acme Packet session delivery network expertise

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Net-Net Interactive Session

Recorder (ISR)
Software solution that captures,
secures, archives and manages
IP session recordings
Large scale recording for regulatory
compliance
Next-generation architecture twice
as scalable as competing solutions
Simple to use Web services
APIs to start, stop, tag and
store recordings
Flexible storage options
premise, cloud, remote archive

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IP communications
infrastructure

Connect
Record
& index
Store

Web 2.0
applications

NAS / SAN

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Acme Packet management provides

comprehensive, flexible solutions
Extensive management data and controls accessible via
Acme Packet Net-Net Central and OSS applications
Applications, tools, and interfaces used for service fulfillment,
service assurance, and billing

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Net-Net

Complete product family platforms, software, management

Supports current and next generation networks, services and applications
Compliant with industry standards; proven interoperability
Mobile and fixed line networks
- Variety of peering and access applications
- Wide range of services and applications
-

Delivers on all functional requirements

-

Fixed line service providers

Mobile service providers
Over-the-top service providers
Enterprises
Contact centers
Governments

Net-Net 3820
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Net-Net 4500
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Net-Net 9200

Net-Net 14000

Net-Net Central
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The leader in
session delivery network solutions