5060 IP Call Server (5060 ICS)

The 5060 ICS is a carrier grade switching system with 1:1 redundancy of all processing units in one shelf. All of the IMS standards-based session control functionalities are provided from a single product. By combining the full NGN functions in a compact product, the number of elements in the network is reduced and capital expenditure (CAPEX) is saved. The 5060 ICS supports IPv6, meeting U.S. Federal Government IPv6 compliance requirements and solving the problem of exhausting IPv4 addresses. It incorporates embedded network adaptation for efficient global network fit, including the Media Gateway Control Function (MGCF) protocol for Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) access, and the Access Gateway Control Function (AGCF) protocol for H.248 access to legacy equipment.

The 5060 ICS supports Voice and Video over IP (VoIP), including SIP-based video applications such as peer-to-peer video telephony and video streaming.  A variety of enhanced video/multimedia services can also be provided including video mail, video chat and video conferencing in support of U.S. Federal Government requirements.  The IMS standard is being widely adopted in core networks of commercial service providers to support converged wireline and wireless services, as well as broadband cable and fiber-based services. A large number of interactive multimedia services are being introduced under the IMS standard.  By using the 5060 ICS, the U.S. Federal Government affords itself access to the new services from these large commercial industry investments and future-proofs its systems to enable the incorporation of new IMS capabilities for interactive multimedia services as they become available.

The 5060 ICS also supports geo-redundant configurations where two separate, well-interconnected systems operate in active-active standby, each having the capacity in the case of an outage to support the full user bases at the two protected switching locations.  For instance, two U.S. Federal Government locations in the same agency or DoD component (or in co-operating agencies/components) can use the geo-redundancy feature to provide back-up communications for each other. Should a failure (or disaster incident) occur at one location with its 5060 ICS, the 5060 ICS Switch at the second location can quickly provide full switching services to both locations. Similarly, geo-redundancy features can support large, well interconnected U.S. Federal Government campus locations with critical missions. Sharing back-up communications between locations provides cost efficiency, uniformity of services, minimized sparing, and uniformity in maintenance and technical support.

The primary benefits of the 5060 ICS are:

• Open standards-based Assured Services SIP, IMS implementation
• Availability of voice, video, multimedia, Web, presence, and third party services
• Supports interactive, session aware services / applications
• IMS Standards provide QOE & policy management
• Class 5 reliability, > 5 9s availability
• IPv6, Secure Real Time Protocol (SRTP), Transport Layer Security (TLS) support (secure communications)
• Simple, easy operation and maintainenance
• One number for remote technical support
• A solution that can grow with the U.S. Federal Government user
• Local session controller features under DoD UCR
• Geographic redundancy supporting regional/campus solutions

5060 ICS is currently being tested for interoperability with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC).