Gartner’s Market Guide Highlights Patton’s Enterprise Session Border Controllers

GAITHERSBURG, Md. - Aug. 13, 2014 - PRLog -- PATTON… Let's Connect!

GAITHERSBURG, MD: Patton Electronics, exhibiting this week at ITEXPO, is highlighted in the recent Gartner study, Market Guide for Enterprise SBC.

According to Gartner’s research, the enterprise session border controller (E-SBC) market is expected to grow by 20% annually from 2014 to 2018 worldwide—primarily among small-to-medium enterprises—as more businesses and branch offices make the transition to Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-trunking.

Carrier-grade SBCs are unsuitable for SMEs, which require such features as TDM interfaces and lower session counts, the paper observes.

Analyzing the Gartner publication, Patton’s E-SBCs—branded SmartNode Enterprise Session Border Routers (ESBRs)—stand out in several ways:

Scaled for SMEs. Patton’s E-SBCs address the 2-to-256-session market versus the 1,000-to-15,000-session range other vendors target.

TDM Telephony Interfaces. Time-divided-multiplexing (TDM) connectivity is essential for organizations that need to a) preserve legacy PBX systems while adopting SIP trunking or b) implement hybrid solutions that preserve legacy PSTN connections while adding SIP trunks. Patton E-SBCs are available with analog FXS and FXO as well as ISDN BRI and T1/E1/PRI interfaces.

TCP Rate Control, unique to Patton in the E-SBC market, ensures superior voice quality by preventing data bursts from impeding voice traffic.

H.323 Support ensures state-of-the-art SIP-base unified communications platforms will interoperate with earlier H.323-based IP Telephony implementations.

Low TCO. Patton is the only market player that supports its entire product catalog with live human phone and email support plus lifetime downloadable software upgrades at no charge. Patton’s unique Gold-Standard Free Support creates low, predictable, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) with no maintenance contracts, per-hour support charges, or software-upgrade fees. Patton’s Platinum Premium 24/7 Support is also available.

Interested parties can connect with Patton this week at ITEXPO, exhibiting together with two of its key partners: ABP in booth 513, and 888VoIP in booth 401.

Or, email domsales@patton.com to request an appointment—at the show or otherwise.

In related news, Patton recently announced the new OnSite 3300 Series of G.SHDSL.bis EFM IADs that completes Patton’s US-manufactured Ethernet-First-Mile solution set, including EFM DSLAM, EFM Bridge, and EFM VoIP CPE solutions.

Media Contact:
Glendon Flowers
Patton Electronics
+1 301 975 1000
press@patton.com

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About SmartNode™ VoIP Solutions

Award-winning SmartNode™ equipment delivers state-of-the art VoIP technology that integrates seamlessly with existing analog POTS and digital ISDN infrastructures. Proven interoperability with all major brands of softswitches and iPBXs makes it easy for carriers and enterprises to deploy future-proof VoIP systems quickly and profitably today. Tens of thousands of SmartNode™ products are up and running in enterprise networks and carrier deployments worldwide, including one of Europe’s earliest first-line VoIP services.

The SmartNode™ Unified Communication Agent™ (UCA) provides any-to-any multi-path switching (simultaneous SIP, H.323, ISDN, and POTS calls with routing and conversion between TDM/PSTN and IP/Ethernet networks—plus T.38 and SuperG3 FAX) combined with dial-backup and IP-link redundancy for VoIP and data survivability. The UCA also provides VoIP-over-VPN security with encrypted voice via IPsec with AES/DES strong encryption and automated keying via Internet Key Exchange (IKE), plus SIP Registrar for presence/reach-ability.

SmartNode™ preserves all the ISDN telephony features that ISDN users depend on and network operators require (AOC, CLIP, CLIR, UD64, overlap dialing, and fax, as well as MSN and DID). Built on the industry’s most interoperable VoIP platform, the SmartNode™ S-DTA supports ISDN, SIP, H.323, and MGCP/IUA signaling. Patton’s SmartWare™ features touch-less auto-provisioning, high reliability, and proven interoperability with all the major-brand softswitches and IP-PBXs.

Scaling from 2 to 2048 voice calls, SmartNode™ VoIP gateways, routers, IADs, Session Border Controllers (SBCs) and SmartMedia TDM+VoIP gateways offer every industry-standard interface, including T1/E1, PRI/BRI STM-1/OC3, DS3, , FXS/FXO, V.35/X.21, Ethernet, G.SHDSL, ADSL2+, and more, while Patton’s advanced DownStreamQoS™ technology delivers clear, toll-quality voice on every call. For more information about SmartNode™ equipment, go to www.patton.com/voip.

About Patton

Patton is all about connections. It is our joy and mission to connect real-world customer challenges with high-quality, right-priced solutions—complemented by unrivaled customer service and technical support. Incorporated 1984, Patton has built everything from micro-sized widgets that connect "this-with-that," to carrier-grade Telecom gear that connects subscribers to service-providers. Patton's specialty is interconnecting legacy TDM and serial systems with new-generation IP-based voice, data, and multi-media technologies.

Headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD, USA, Patton equipment—including VoIP, Ethernet extension, and wireless router technologies—is up-and-running in carrier, enterprise and industrial networks worldwide. Patton works in connection with a growing network of technology, business, and sales-channel partners. To connect with local-market requirements, Patton operates training and support centers in Switzerland, Hungary, Lebanon, India and the USA.

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