Perimeta has a feature named dynamic peer routing which allows the Perimeta to automatically select the correct adjacency for an outbound call based on the destination IP address. Before this existed, you needed to update the call policy set every time you add a new PBX / SIP trunk, which could become tiresome really quickly…. Continue Reading
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833 toll-free numbers: adding to your Metaswitch
A few months ago the FCC announced that it will be opening up a new 833 toll-free number block and that these numbers will actually be auctioned off – which is something new that hasn’t been tried before. I’d like to own 833-SIX-PACK if anyone wants to donate it. Maybe that would inspire me to… Continue Reading
Extra alarms for 911 call failures
I had a conversation recently with one of our clients about what alarms the Metaswitch Call Feature Server (CFS) would produce if 911 calls were failing. The simple answer is that if a trunk is out of service then that trunk would go into alarm, but later I started wondering whether we could do a… Continue Reading
How to test Perimeta routing changes
If you’re familiar with making translations changes on the Metaswitch Call Feature Server (CFS), you will likely appreciate the range of tools available to test your changes before activating them for your whole network. On the CFS, not only can you run Route Verification Tests (RVTs), but you can also assign an Overriding Config Set… Continue Reading
Geo-Redundant SBCs – how do they work?
Phone service is important. Providing reliable service can mean the difference between life and death. People don’t like risk – and they especially don’t want to be responsible for an unnecessary risk. That’s why every telecom vendor offers some kind of redundancy. Geographic vs ‘regular’ redundancy I’d define regular redundancy as the ability to maintain… Continue Reading
Visualize your Metaswitch translations with FlowShow
Back in January I made a mistake. I was talking with a client that I’ve known for many years – one of the first Metaswitch deployments I ever supported when I worked at the company – and they needed some work done on their Metaswitch translations (the rules that control call billing and routing, if… Continue Reading