Just to add to what David mentioned, in addition to complex call flows we also spend a great deal of time planning and testing our origination redundancy. We like to focus on what type of equipment each carrier has so we feel comfortable with how redundant they are, because unlike our termination traffic, we have no control over the calls coming in... It also helps to know their equipment so we know how easy interop will be.<div>
<br></div><div>The carriers I have experience with for origination -- </div><div><br></div><div>XO - No origination redundancy. You have to call them and they will swing you to the redundant trunk. No road map for adding in automagic redundancy. :(</div>
<div>360N - Redundancy</div><div>GLBX - Redundancy</div><div>Level(3) Vector - Highly Redundant</div><div><br></div><div>The big guys with a stable platform usually have Sonus gear and some have ACME SBCs. All of the above have Sonus equipment.</div>
<div><br></div><div>As far as account management, 360 is probably at the top and L3 second. XO, Global and L3 are just large though and sometimes it shows.</div><div><br></div><div>The other thing we like to make sure of is the carrier is doing some level of call capturing for "go back in time" troubleshooting. Nothing more frustrating to a customer than something happening and no one has any clue why. Global and Level3 can do this very easily... It is on the 360N road map.</div>
<div><br></div><div>-katia</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 2:27 PM, Hiers, David <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:David_Hiers@adp.com">David_Hiers@adp.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Not sure about the biz stuff, but L3 does pretty well for us
(ELS and LI). Be sure you’re on vector, not viper, if there is even
a choice any more.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Verizon has good voice quality, but can’t handle business
signaling very well.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Be sure that you test your most complex signaling path, especially
one that hammers a call with a rush of signals.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">David Hiers<br>
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CCIE (R/S, V), CISSP<br>
ADP Dealer Services<br>
2525 SW 1st Ave.<br>
Suite 300W<br>
Portland, OR 97201<br>
o: 503-205-4467<br>
f: 503-402-3277</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"></span></p><div class="im">
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<p><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">
<a href="mailto:voiceops-bounces@voiceops.org" target="_blank">voiceops-bounces@voiceops.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:voiceops-bounces@voiceops.org" target="_blank">voiceops-bounces@voiceops.org</a>] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Keith Leclaire<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 10, 2009 9:47 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:voiceops@voiceops.org" target="_blank">voiceops@voiceops.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [VoiceOps] Local Inbound Services</span></p>
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</div><p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi All,</span></p><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
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We’re currently shopping around for a new provider(s) for our inbound
local DID’s (US). We’re currently working with XO and possibly
bringing on Paetec. We’re also going to start looking into Level3,
although we hear they require a hefty monthly minimum which we may not meet at
this time. Does anyone have any experience bringing on Level3 either for their
true Local Inbound product or their VoIP Enhanced Local product?<br>
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We need to provide local DID’s for our residential customers and was also
hoping to find a cost effective manner to provide local DID’s as access
numbers into our calling card/international long distance platform. We realize
this may result in utilizing two different products or providers. <br>
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Any suggestions from the list?<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Keith</div></div><p></p>
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