Patton announces SmartNode™ session border controller series is certified for Microsoft Teams Direct Routing

GAITHERSBURG, Md. - March 31, 2021 - PRLog -- SmartNode™ VoIP... More than Just Talk!

GAITHERSBURG, MARYLAND: Patton—U.S. manufacturer of enabling solutions for Unified Communications (UC), ALL-IP, and cloud communications—announces the SmartNode series of enterprise session border controllers (SBCs) has now entered the elite class of devices certified to support Direct Routing for Microsoft Teams.

Certified for Microsoft Teams Direct Routing
Certified for interoperability with Teams, the Patton SBC series supports Direct Routing, a Teams feature that enables interconnection between the UC software and any SIP or PSTN services a company wishes to use.

Integrate Anything
In addition to PSTN trunks, SIP trunks, and cloud-resident or on-premise PBXs, SBC-enabled system integrations with Teams may incorporate legacy such endpoints as Key Systems, pro-audio voice and video systems, analog intercoms, and traditional annunciator-and-notification systems.

No Headaches
"With a Patton SBC solution, organizations that use Microsoft Teams can choose with confidence any business-class telephony calling service they prefer," said Buddy Oliver, Vice President of Product Management at Patton, "with no worries about interoperability delays during implementation or troubleshooting headaches during operation."

Assured Interoperability
Fully interoperable with Teams and the Direct Routing feature, Patton's Teams session border controller enables Teams users to employ an external SIP or PSTN communications service provider for external phone calls while realizing the benefits of the unified communications platform.

Proven Success in the Real World
In a proven real-world success story, Patton recently completed a project for STARFACE PBX customers that use SmartNode SBCs to integrate Teams with SIP trunk services for Teams PSTN calls.

Other Patton News
Also in related news, in 2020, Patton announced the company will be the first manufacturer to present a new generation of Audio-Visual-over-IP products, based on the Audinate Dante AV Module™. "We expect to release our FiberPlex AVoIP gateway—built on the Audinate Dante AV-over-IP technology—early next year," a company official said.