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softswitch

- Softswitch (software switch) is a generic term for any open application program interface (API) software used to bridge a public switched telephone network (PSTN) and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) by separating the call control functions of a phone call from the media gateway (transport layer).

CONTRIBUTORS:	Ranjana Moroli
LAST UPDATED:	25 Mar 2002

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-	The International Softswitch Consortium is a resource center about softswitches.
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