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PERIMETA: OVERVIEW
The perimeter of your communications architecture is only as strong as its weakest link. Beyond the boundary of
your managed infrastructure lie many threats to the continuity of your service offerings and to the integrity of your
network. Metaswitchs Perimeta is the first VNF (Virtualized Network Function) capable, software based, carrier-class
Session Border Controller (SBC) proven to secure your services in new cloud environments, as well as scale real-time
communications services effectively, while providing a level of visibility before unseen by networks operators. Fortify
your edge and protect your core with the Perimeta portfolio of session border controllers.

VIRTUALIZE

flexible network on which they can launch innovative new

applications and services more quickly. While other vendors

As network operator and enterprise communications

infrastructures transition to all-IP, all-cloud, all-software
services, so will the Session Border Controllers need to
integrate into these environments. Virtualizing the SBC is
a critical factor in the march towards network functions
virtualization (NFV) and in helping to transition operators

are only just now forming their virtualization plans, Perimeta

has been deployed as a VNF (Virtualized Network Function)
in several publically announced top-tier carrier networks.
And for those service providers that demand full flexibility,
Perimeta operates today in all NFVI (Network Function
Virtualization Infrastructure) environments.

into being true software telcos. Liberated from old

hardware-based deployment models, carriers can realize
savings in Capex and Opex while benefiting from a more

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STEP 1
Cots h/w

STEP 2
Virtualize

STEP 3
Cloud

Mgmt & Orchestration

Network Function

Network Function

Network Function

Operating System

Operating System

Operating System

Virtual Machine

Virtual Machine
vNIC
VMM V-SWITCH

X86 CPU

X86 CPU

X86 CPU

NIC

vNIC

NIC

COTS Platform:
No MANO

SR-IOV: DMA TO
vOS w/o MANO

DPDK: Acceleration
w/ MANO

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At its heart, and benefiting from years of field-hardening,

Perimeta running on virtualized platforms is the same
Perimeta software that runs inside our ATCA appliances and
on COTS servers. Perimeta is the future-proof SBC of choice
as it enables Service Providers to migrate from the current
hardware intensive architecture to the new software telco
one. The transition can be done step by step, using COTS
(Commercial Off The Shelf) server platforms (Dell, Cisco, HP,
etc.) to start with, migrating to virtualized Perimeta without
MANO (Management And Orchestration), and finally going
to full blown cloud architecture with MANO. Metaswitchs
Perimeta is the industrys most advanced SBC platform.

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SECURE

ANALYZE

The Perimeta product portfolio has been designed for

Perimetas network analytics is a key differentiator when

high performance while under heavy attacks. It provides

compared to other platforms. You need network diagnostics

complete protection against all common attack vectors, for

and troubleshooting not only capable of operating todays

example, volumetric, protocol, and authentication, among

network architectures, but also capable of operating in

many others.

tomorrows

But beyond that, Metaswitch takes a much more expansive

view of this primary SBC function. Its not only about
protection from direct attacks; its also about peace of
mind. It is being secure in the knowledge that Perimeta

NFV

environments.

Metaswitch

provides

unprecedented management visibility of the end-to-end

VoIP network: Perimeta is fully integrated with powerful
analytics, diagnostic, troubleshooting, and network planning
tools with rapid access to full protocol decoders.

will gracefully handle natural peaks of traffic events like

Service Assurance Server

call-in shows, holidays or disasters without performance

degradation. It is being secure in the knowledge that reregistration storms due to fiber cuts or power outages will

SBC

Mobile
Services

SBC

be handled quickly and without impact to call capacities. It

is being secure in the knowledge that employing the SBCs
advanced capabilities (SIP normalization, SDP manipulation,

SBC

Residential
Services

SBC

blacklisting, etc.) will not cripple performance. Perimeta,

even under extreme overloading scenarios, will deliver its
rated throughputprocessing valid session requests and
forwarding trafficwithout compromising quality of service

SBC

SBC

Business
Services

SBC

or security. The ability to perform at wire speed, even

during DDoS attacks, is what sets Perimeta apart from the

Service providers must be able to diagnose and troubleshoot

competition.

problems as they arise in the network. Metaswitch knows

Proven to process 100% of calls under heavy load, and with

accolades from Tier 1 Service Providers, Perimeta can meet
your stringent security demands without compromising on
throughput or capacity.

that a great network experience can only happen when you

can easily understand whats going on in your network.
Each session and service flow that Perimeta processes
is captured and recorded for analysis and reporting,
eliminating the need to reproduce events. Perimeta SBC
provides unprecedented visibility into SIP traffic flows and
the operation of your network via the always-on, proactive,
session analytics which detail not only what happened, but
why it happened. Perimeta will reduce operational costs,
enhance subscriber satisfaction and simplify network
deployment by eliminating the complexities and expense of
external monitoring devices and/or analysis software.

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SESSION BORDER
CONTROL

ACCESSIBILITY/
INTERWORKING

Session border controllers usually reside either at the

Perimeta enables multiple types of networks, protocols and

interconnect point between two network providers, or at the

devices to work together seamlessly, making it faster and

access boundary between a managed carrier infrastructure

easier for you to expand your network and deploy innovative

and residential or enterprise customers. Sometimes, SBCs

new applications while retaining existing services and

are required between two internal networks belonging

investments. SIP is used in many varieties and interpretations

to the same service provider. Perimeta, from Metaswitch

in multi-vendor networks, and the complexity of flows and

Networks, is the first in a new generation of session border

requirements changes significantly whether the SBC is

controllers (SBCs) designed specifically to address problems

deployed in an access interconnect role. Perimeta provides

facing carrier network operators at both the access layer

both functions, either in isolation or simultaneously in the

and on carrier interconnects. For fixed-line, mobile or

same device, and has been deployed in both capacities at

competitive carriers, the Perimeta product portfolio meets

over 350 service providers around the world looking for best

the requirements of next generation infrastructures, whether

in breed SBC.

NFV based, LTE or IMS, while delivering the performance

required to support rich unified communications services
that are innovative, sticky and can deliver on the promise
of increasing revenue. With critical but diverse functions
that include enhanced cloud security, traffic management,
protocol interworking, plus other access and interconnect
specific functions, Perimeta performs its tasks without
affecting network performance or resiliency.

TRANSCODING
SBCS: SOUP TO
NUTS FUNCTIONALITY

Perimetas comprehensive media transcoding function

simplifies communication between different networks and
endpoints. Perimeta provides two distinct transcoding
options, depending on the level of transcoding required,
providing great flexibility and efficiency:
Perimeta implements transcoding in software on COTS,
virtualized or cloud platform. This option simplifies your
hardware procurement and configuration, and allows you
to quickly extend transcoding capacity where and when
you need it, and at reduced cost.
 Perimeta also offers transcoding using add-on PCIe cards
that can be installed in any suitable COTS server. These cards
use state-of-the-art DSPs to provide excellent transcoding
density and power efficiency for high-scale systems.

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ENABLING RCS
AND RCS-e
The Rich Communications Suite (RCS/RCS-e) of services

Combine Perimeta with RCS to provide a new, integrated

(branded Joyn by the GSMA) presents an opportunity

communications service for your users and combat the

for service providers to stage an offensive strike against

threat of OTT. Coupled with that, Perimetas market-leading

competing over-the-top (OTT) telephony applications.

SIP message handling performance means the explosion

Perimeta supports the Message Session Relay Protocol

of signaling traffic associated with RCSe, and especially

(MSRP) to fully enable RCS/RCS-e, including IM in session

RCS services, is handled with ease rather than crippling

mode, file transfers, and photo and video sharing.

your network.

PERIMETAS ROLE IN THE NETWORK

Mobile

ACCESS EDGE

Control & Mediate

Suscriber (Endpoint)
Specific Traffic

Residential

Service Providers
(Other Core Networks)

INTERCONNECT
EDGE

Control & Mediate Network

Specific and/or Generic
Subscriber Traffic

SBC
Enterprise

Call Center

SBC Service Providers

Core IP Network

SBC

Other IP/Peering/
Interconnect Network

Perimeta meets the challenges of todays networks with capabilities that deliver sophisticated network
security, advanced management of packet throughput under all load conditions, extensive protocol
interworking and normalization and complete packet analysis for in-depth problem isolation and repair. If
you need an SBC that is secure, powerful and flexible enough to meet your requirements today and into
the future, contact us and well introduce you to the Perimeta SBC.
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