Ciena Helps TelcoBridges Validate FreeSBC VNF

TelcoBridges (News - Alert) has validated its FreeSBC solution as a virtual network function. It did so using the 3906mvi and 3926m Service Virtualization Platforms from Ciena.

“With FreeSBC recently validated and deployed as a VNF at the edge of the network, carriers will be able to deploy low-cost session border controller functions, protecting their networks from attack at the point of demarcation,” says Alan Percy (News - Alert), TelcoBridges’ senior director of product marketing. “Other benefits allow for dynamic network traffic management, expand interoperability, and enable new services with greater network scaling.”

FreeSBC protects networks from denial of service and distributed DoS attacks. It can run on Amazon’s AWS, bare metal servers, dedicated network devices, OpenStack, and/or VMware.

Offered via a freemium model, organizations can license FreeSBC sessions at no cost or with optional support. Premium feature subscriptions are available for $1 per session per year.

“By deploying FreeSBC software at the edge of the network, carriers can prevent intrusion attempts before they get into the core of their network, solve interoperability challenges and better manage their customer’s traffic,” TelcoBridges notes, adding that hundreds of customers in 83 countries have downloaded FreeSBC and used it to support more than 7 million sessions to date. In addition to FreeSBC, TelcoBridges offers the Tdev development platform, Tmedia VoIP media gateways, Tmonitor real-time network monitoring equipment, and Tsig signaling gateways.

As for the Ciena 3906mvi, that’s a compact, smart piece of customer premises equipment that delivers gigabit Ethernet service capabilities with VNF integration. And Ciena explains that the 3926m supports interworking between multiple transport options via a flexible, scalable switching architecture. The 3926m, Ciena adds, allows for “the creation of value-added business or mobile backhaul services that combine connectivity with in-demand VNFs, as well as support for legacy TDM services.”