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ANI Networks has a fully deployed traditional digital network using Time Division
Multiplexing (TDM) switching based on Alcatel 600ES MegaHubs and NACT Dual-IPAX
switches. There are two switching centers in the USA at One Wilshire in Los Angeles
California and the other at 60 Hudson Street in New York City NY. There are also
switching centers in the Bonnington House in London England and in the Mascot section
of Sydney Australia. ANI Networks has customers in the USA, Canada, United Kingdom,
Ireland and Australia.
The TDM network switches are connected to Tier I, II and III providers, for both
incoming Direct Dial and Toll Free calls, by diversely routed interconnections at
DS-3 high capacity digital facilities and Optical Fiber connections in all cities.
Incoming Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) trunking is provisioned from over 150 Access
Tandems nation-wide providing ANI Networks with interconnection to over 5,300 LEC
End-Offices.
Carrier-Grade SS7 and C7 Signaling is used in all switching centers for fast and
robust call set-up, feature richness and superior accurate billing records. SBC-West,
MCI and SNET Diversified Group provide ANI’s domestic USA SS7 networking, while
Global Crossing in the UK and MCI in AU provide international C7 networking.
Emerging Voice-Over-IP (VoIP) technology is being used for outgoing/termination
interconnections to all carriers offering this alternative methodology. SONUS Networks,
the premier “Next-Generation” Soft-switch, is presently being deployed initially
in our Los Angeles and New York switching centers, additionally in a new switching
center in Dallas Texas. H.323 and SIP & SIP-T protocols are fully supported.
A full migration to TDM/VoIP Soft Switching will take place over the next few years
as both incoming (ingress) and outgoing (egress) vendors convert their networks
as well.
A fully empowered Network Operations Center (NOC) is located in El Segundo California
to monitor all vital signs of the numerous network components world-wide. Alternate
Routing and Disaster Recovery programs can be implemented within minutes should
either network hardware components or digital interconnection facilities fail. Manned
24x7x365 by network engineers ANI customers and vendors are afforded swift response
to network issues and efficient restorations, many times corrected even before end-users
have noticed.
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