SIPs Softswitch Server

What SIPs is

SIPs (SIP Server) is a mature implementation of a SIP server. SIPs is more than a SIP proxy/router as it includes application-level functionalities. OpenSIP, as a SIP server, is the core component of any SIP-based VoIP solution. With a very flexible and customizable routing engine, SIPs 'unifies voice, video, IM and presence services in a highly efficient way, thanks to its scalable (modular) design.
What SIPs has to offer, comes in a reliable and high-performance flavour - SIPs is one of the fastest SIP servers, with a throughput that confirms it as a solution up to enterprise or carrier-grade class.

 

When/Where to use SIPs

Scenarios where SIPs fits in:

  • VoIP service providers (residential)

  • SIP trunking

  • SIP load-balancing

  • SIP front-end (for SIP termination)

  • white-label solutions

  • enterprise services

  • SIP router (LCR for multi GWs)

 

Main features

SIPs can be used as :

  • SIP registrar server

  • SIP router / proxy (lcr, dynamic routing, dialplan features)

  • SIP redirect server

  • SIP presence agent

  • SIP back-to-back User Agent

  • SIP IM server (chat and end-2-end IM)

  • SIP to SMS gateway (bidirectional)

  • SIP to XMPP gateway for presence and IM (bidirectional)

  • SIP load-balancer or dispatcher

  • SIP front end for gateways/asterisk

  • SIP NAT traversal unit

  • SIP application server

   

Scalability:

  • SIPs can run on embedded systems, with limited resources - the performances can be up to hundreds of call setups per second

  • used a load balancer in stateless mode, SIPs can handle over 5000 call setups per second

  • on systems with 4GB memory, SIPs can serve a population over 300 000 online subscribers

  • system can easily scale by adding more SIPs servers

  • SIPs can be used in geographic distributed VoIP platforms

  • straightforward failover and redundancy