Cisco IME vs. SBC – The SBC strikes back

While Cisco’s Intercompany Media Engine (IME) has received a lot of coverage, it also has detractors who believe the device has “a number of drawbacks” for enterprises looking to federate services.

Objections against the Cisco IME include–

1. IME only works with Cisco CUCM or Session Manager Express (SME) and ASA firewalls – even [...]

Cisco’s IME on TMC

A more in-depth discussion on how the Cisco (www.cisco.com) IME (Intercompany Media Engine) can be found over on TMCNet (www.tmcnet.com).

The IME offers an interesting way to bypass SBC-based federation schemes by directly negotiating a “virtual SIP trunk” between two companies to directly exchange SIP traffic for HD voice and video traffic. 

Of [...]

Sprint PIN SIP exchange – voice now, HD & video down the road

While Sprint’s Partner Interexchange Network (PIN) is starting out as a VoIP exchange, the company believes the new service has the potential to bring in various types of vertical service providers and leverage its strong IP networking assets.

“PIN really came about from a bunch of different factors,” said Joby McDonald, a product manager [...]