Network Gateways, Multi-Access Systems, and the SS7- to-IP Migration 2008-2013

Table of Contents

Chapter I

Executive Summary

• 1.1 Telecom Gateway Market Drivers
• 1.2 The Role of the Gateway
• 1.3 The Role of Signaling Transaction Services
• 1.4 Gateways Market Revenue Worldwide

Chapter II

Markets

• 2.1 Drivers & Definitions
  • 2.1.1 What Is At Stake?
  • 2.1.2 The Core
  • 2.1.3 The Edge
  • 2.1.4 The Premise
• 2.2 Why Gateways?
• 2.3 Gateway Customers
  • 2.3.1 InterExchange Carriers
  • 2.3.2 Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers
  • 2.3.3 Independent Operating Companies
  • 2.3.4 Competitive Local Exchange Carriers and Competitive Access Providers
  • 2.3.5 Global Service Providers
  • 2.3.6 Cable TV Operators
  • 2.3.7 Internet Service Providers
  • 2.3.8 Wireless Providers
  • 2.3.9 Utility Companies
  • 2.3.10 Educational and Governmental Agencies
  • 2.3.11 Private Enterprise Networks
• 2.4 Signaling Transaction Services
  • 2.4.1 Signaling Customers
• 2.5 Next Generation Services
  • 2.5.1 Toll-Free Number Translation
  • 2.5.2 Fixed-Mobile Voice
  • 2.5.3 Network Peering
  • 2.5.4 Take-Back and Transfer
  • 2.5.5 IP Centrex Features
  • 2.5.6 One-Plus Account Code
  • 2.5.7 Voice VPN
  • 2.5.8 IP PBX
• 2.6 Media Servers

Chapter III

Protocols and Gateways

• 3.1 The Market for Gateways and Signaling Services
• 3.2 Trends Impacting Gateway Markets
• 3.3 AIN Protocols
  • 3.3.1 Signaling System 7
• 3.4 IP Protocols
• 3.5 Session Initiation Protocol
  • 3.5.1 SIP Components
  • 3.5.2 SIP Messages
  • 3.5.3 SIP Servlets
  • 3.5.4 ENUM
• 3.6 MGCP/Megaco H.248
• 3.7 IP Multimedia Subsystem
  • 3.7.1 Home Subscriber Server
  • 3.7.2 Service Capability Interaction Manager
  • 3.7.3 Authentication, Accounting and Authorization
  • 3.7.4 Diameter Protocol
• 3.8 Application Development Protocols
• 3.9 Gateways
  • 3.9.1 SIP Gateway
  • 3.9.2 Session Border Controller
  • 3.9.3 Enterprise Gateway
  • 3.9.4 Enhanced Services Gateway
  • 3.9.5 Wireless Gateway
  • 3.9.6 Media Gateway
  • 3.9.7 Signaling Gateway
  • 3.9.8 HFC Cross Services Gateway
  • 3.9.9 Wholesale Gateway
• 3.10 Media Servers
• 3.11 Signaling Networks

Chapter IV

Vendors

• 4.1 Signaling and Media Gateway Vendors
  • 4.1.1 Cisco Systems
  • 4.1.2 Nokia Siemens Networks
  • 4.1.3 Ericsson, Inc.
  • 4.1.4 Alcatel-Lucent
  • 4.1.5 Nortel Networks
  • 4.1.6 Motorola
  • 4.1.7 SS8 Networks
  • 4.1.8 Personeta
• 4.2 Application and Media Server Vendors
  • 4.2.1 Alcatel-Lucent
  • 4.2.2 AudioCodes
  • 4.2.3 BroadSoft, Inc.
  • 4.2.4 Cisco Systems
  • 4.2.5 Comverse NetCentrex
  • 4.2.6 Dialogic
  • 4.2.7 IP Unity
  • 4.2.8 Microsoft Corporation
  • 4.2.9 Sylantro Systems Corp.
  • 4.2.10 Openwave
  • 4.2.11 RadiSy
• 4.3 Session Border Controllers and SIP Gateways
  • 4.3.1 Acme Packet
  • 4.3.2 Netrake
  • 4.3.3 NextPoint
  • 4.3.4 Juniper
  • 4.3.5 Avaya Ubiquity
  • 4.3.6 Cisco
  • 4.3.7 Ditech Communications
  • 4.3.8 IBM
  • 4.3.9 Alcatel-Lucent
  • 4.3.10 BEA
  • 4.3.11 Personeta
  • 4.3.12 Convergin

Chapter V

Market Forecasts

• 5.1 Overview
• 5.2 Methodology
• 5.3 Market Overview
  • 5.3.1 Session Border Controller
  • 5.3.2 SIP Gateway
  • 5.3.3 Enterprise Gateway
  • 5.3.4 Enhanced Services Gateway
  • 5.3.5 Wireless Gateway
  • 5.3.6 Internet Telephony Gateway
  • 5.3.7 Media Gateway
  • 5.3.8 Hybrid Fiber Cable Cross Services Gateway
  • 5.3.9 Signaling Gateway
  • 5.3.10 Wholesale Gateway
  • 5.3.11 Media Servers
• 5.4 Transaction Services
  • 5.4.1 Wireline
  • 5.4.2 Wireless
  • 5.4.3 Voice over IP

Table of Figures

Chapter I

• I-1 Worldwide Gateway Revenue Forecast, 2008-2013

Chapter II

• II-1 Converged NGN Architecture
• II-2 Switching Methods and Protocol Types
• II-3 Converged Enterprise Communications Environment

Chapter III

• III-1 Converged MPLS/IP Network Infrastructure
• III-2 SS7 Protocol Stack
• III-3 SIGTRAN Protocol Stack
• III-4 Basic Components of a SIP Network
• III-5 SIP Call Flow in Proxy Mode
• III-6 SIP Network Interconnection with the PSTN
• III-7 IMS Service Delivery Architecture
• III-8 SIP Gateway
• III-9 Session Border Controller
• III-10 Enterprise Gateway
• III-11 Enhanced Services Gateway
• III-12 Wireless Gateway
• III-13 Media Gateway
• III-14 Signaling Gateway
• III-15 HFC Cross Services Gateway
• III-16 Internet Telephony Gateway
• III-17 Media Server Configuration in the NGN

Chapter V

• V-1 Worldwide Session Border Controller Unit Shipments Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-2 Worldwide Session Border Controller Revenue Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-3 Worldwide SIP Gateway Unit Shipments Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-4 Worldwide SIP Gateway Revenue Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-5 Worldwide Enterprise Gateway Unit Shipments Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-6 Worldwide Enterprise Gateway Revenue Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-7 Worldwide Enhanced Services Gateway Unit Shipments Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-8 Worldwide Enhanced Services Gateway Revenue Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-9 Worldwide Wireless Gateway Unit Shipments Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-10 Worldwide Wireless Gateway Revenue Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-11 Worldwide Internet Telephony Gateway Unit Shipments Forecast By Region, 2008-?2013
• V-12 Worldwide Internet Telephony Gateway Revenue Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-13 Worldwide Media Gateway Unit Shipments Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-14 Worldwide Media Gateway Revenue Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-15 Worldwide HFC Gateway Unit Shipments Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-16 Worldwide HFC Gateway Revenue Forecast By Region, 2005-2010
• V-17 Signaling Gateway Unit Shipments Forecast By Region, 2008-?2013
• V-18 Signaling Gateway Revenue Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-19 Worldwide Wholesale Gateway Unit Shipments Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-20 Worldwide Wholesale Gateway Revenue Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-21 Worldwide Media Server Unit Shipments Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-22 Worldwide Media Server Revenue Forecast By Region, 2008-2013

Table of Tables

Chapter I

• I-1 Gateway Definitions
• I-2 VoIP Application Examples

Chapter II

• II-1 Gateway Definitions
• II-2 PSTN vs. SIP Call Routing Functions
• II-3 VoIP Application Examples
• II-4 Network Provider VoIP Offerings
• II-5 Gateway Timeline
• II-6 Mobile Handset Market Shares
• II-7 Signaling Transaction Types

Chapter III

• III-1 IP Applications
• III-2 Key Operational Constraints: NGN, PSTN, and the Internet
• III-3 Master/Slave and Peer: A Comparison for Gateway Solutions
• III-4 IMS Deployment Status
• III-5 Gateway Operational Environments

Chapter IV

• IV-1 IP Application and Media Server Segmentation by Vendor & Applications Supported
• IV-2 Representative IP Application and Media Server Type by Vendor
• IV-3 Session Border and SIP Gateway Vendors

Chapter V

• V-1 Equipment Interface Requirements
• V-2 Gateway Share Installed Base (by Device Type), 2007
• V-3 Worldwide Gateway Unit Shipments Forecast, 2008-2013
• V-4 Worldwide Gateway Revenue Forecast, 2008-2013 ($Millions)
• V-5 Worldwide Media Server Shipments and Revenue Forecast, 2008-2013 ($Millions)
• V-6 Worldwide Session Border Controller Unit Shipments Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-7 Worldwide Session Border Controller Unit Shipments Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-8 Worldwide SIP Gateway Unit Shipments Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-9 Worldwide SIP Gateway Revenue Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-10 Worldwide Enterprise Gateway Unit Shipments Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-11 Worldwide Enterprise Gateway Revenue Forecast By Region, 2008-2013 ($Millions)
• V-12 Worldwide Enhanced Services Gateway Unit Shipments Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-13 Worldwide Enhanced Services Gateway Revenue Forecast By Region, 2005-2010
• V-14 Worldwide Wireless Gateway Unit Shipments Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-15 Worldwide Wireless Gateway Revenue Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-16 Worldwide Internet Telephony Gateway Unit Shipments Forecast By Region, 2005-2010
• V-17 Worldwide Internet Telephony Gateway Revenue Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-18 Worldwide Media Gateway Unit Shipments Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-19 Worldwide Media Gateway Revenue Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-20 Worldwide HFC Gateway Unit Shipments Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-21 Worldwide HFC Gateway Revenue Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-22 Signaling Gateway Unit Shipments Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-23 Signaling Gateway Revenue Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-24 Worldwide Wholesale Gateway Unit Shipments Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-25 Worldwide Wholesale Gateway Revenue Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-26 Worldwide Media Server Unit Shipments Forecast By Region, 2008-2013
• V-27 Worldwide Media Server Revenue Forecast By Region, 2005-2010
• V-28 Wireline, Wireless, VoIP Signaling Transaction Volume, 2006
• V-29 US Wireline Segment Size and SS7 Transaction Growth, 2008-2013
• V-30 US Wireless Segment Size and SS7 Transaction Growth, 2008-2013
• V-31 VoIP Segment Size and SIP Invite Transaction Growth, 2008-2013
• V-32 Global Wireless Subscriber and Minutes of Use Traffic Growth, 2008-2013