[asterisk-users] what is softswitch

[Alex Balashov]

So, is a pure VoIP switch by definition not a softswitch, despite whatever 
other characteristics it might have?

On Wed, 19 Sep 2007, Anthony Francis wrote:

> 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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