[asterisk-users] what is softswitch

[Anthony Francis]

A real softswitch uses TDM 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-division_multiplexing) and Asterisk 
uses a psuedo TDM driver (zapata).

Anthony

Tzafrir Cohen wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 19, 2007 at 11:15:25AM -0400, Alex Balashov wrote:
>   
>> Asterisk is a PBX.  A softswitch is more or less a fully featured 
>> telephone switch, usually one that is extensively application-driven
>> (more so than traditional big-iron switches) and multiprotocol.  
>>     
>
> Hmmm, Still describes Asterisk.
>
>   
>> A 
>> softswitch implements full PSTN interconnection and Class 5 end-user
>> features, among other things.
>>     
>
> Sounds like both you and bkw know what the difference is but don't
> really know how to explain it...
>
>   

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