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Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch Release Notes for Release 3.5 V02
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New and Changed Information
Small Platform Feature
The Cisco BTS10200 Softswitch small platform is a Cisco BTS10200 Softswitch that provides full
functionality at a reduced cost, space, and call processing capacity.The benefit of the small platform is
that its low cost and physically small hardware platform makeit suitable for evaluations, trials, or small
market deployments where initial entry costs are a factor.
Note Supporting third party hardware is NEBS Level 1 and Level 3 compliant.
The host computing system chosen as the initial target for this feature is the Sun Systems SunfireV120
or a Netra T120, configuredwith 2 GB of memory for Element Management System (EMS) hosting, and
2 GB for Call Agent hosting. These memory sizes are the same as the current Cisco BTS 10200
Softswitch medium platform, and require no change to any memory-related sizing parameters. The
reduced form factor host also has only one CPU.
The small platform has two differing system capacities, namely cable market (using dynamic quality of
service [DQoS]) and noncable market. The numbers of subscribers and ports supported are derived
numbers based on usage averages and are not hard maximum limits to be enforced. Rather, they are
minimum inferred limits based on usage assumptions. The enforced ceilings are exactly the same as for
the medium platform in any given release.
ISDN PRI Variant
The ISDN PRI Variantfeature enhances the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch ISDN PRI implementation by
allowing interconnection to small, and medium, businesses using legacy PBX PRI interfaces. The new
design provides for the transport of additional PRI Information Elements (IEs) and two new messages.
The IEs include high layer compatibility (HLC), low layer compatibility (LLC), redirecting number
(RGN), original called number (OCN), and Connected Number (CN). Message support is also provided
for Notify and Facility messages, and new supplementary service support is provided for the Calling
Name feature.
The Cisco BTS 10200 supports all standard NI2s. Additionally, interoperability has been enhanced to
also support the following new PRI variants:
•Nortel DMS-100
•AT&T 4ESS
•Lucent 5ESS
The PRI enhancements offered with this feature provide the following:
•PRI variant support for basic call handling
•Calling and Connected Name delivery
•Calling Number Identification Service (CLIP/CLIR)
•Redirecting Number support
•Improved Maintenance Message support
CALEA Feature
The Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch provides support for Communications Assistance for Law
Enforcement Act (CALEA) using two different architectures: PacketCable, and the Cisco Service
Independent Intercept (SII). Release 3.5 adds support for Cisco SII. In order to support CALEA, a