Glossary: Softswitch
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Wikipedia defines a softswitch as, "a central device in a telecommunications network that connects calls from one phone line to another by means of software running on a computer system. This work was formerly carried out by hardware, with physical hardware to route the calls. A softswitch is typically used to control connections at the junction point between circuit and packet networks. A single device containing both the switching logic and the switching fabric can be used for this purpose; however, modern technology has led to a preference for decomposing this device into a Call Agent and a ." A Softswitch can also be called a Media Gateway Controller (MGC).
TelcoBridges does not develop softswitches. Instead it works with solution developers and system integrators that provide capabilities developed internally or licensed from a third party.
As of October 2014, TelcoBridges media gateways can be controlled via the protocol or , but not or .