The document discusses Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and SIP trunking. It provides information on SIP, SIP trunking, benefits of SIP trunking, and SIP Connect, which is a standards-based approach for direct IP peering between SIP-enabled IP PBXs and VoIP service provider networks. It also discusses Cbeyond, a managed service provider that has helped pioneer SIP trunking services for SMB markets.

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2. About Business Information Technologies, Cbeyond and Teleprime About VoIP About SIP About SIP Trunking Benefits of SIP Trunking About SIP Connect. Panel Discussion. Q&A from the audience. Copyright © 2007 - Teleprime Inc. all rights reserved

6. What is VoIP? Voice-over-IP (VoIP) routes phone calls over the Internet or through any IP-based network. VoIP calls can bypass the traditional circuit-switched telephone network (PSTN), resulting in cost savings and efficiency. Copyright © 2007 - Teleprime Inc. all rights reserved

7. About SIP SIP stands for Session Initiation Protocol. SIP is an application layer control (signaling) protocol for creating, modifying, and terminating sessions with one or more participants. It is widely used as the signaling protocol for VoIP calling and is widely thought of as the standard for VoIP calling. Copyright © 2007 - Teleprime Inc. all rights reserved

8. What is a SIP trunk? A SIP trunk is a service offered by an ITSP (Internet Telephony Service Provider) that connects a company's PBX to the ordinary telephone system (PSTN) via Internet using the SIP VoIP standard. The name "Trunk" comes from the telecom world, where the PBX was originally physically connected to the PSTN network. Source: wikipedia Copyright © 2007 - Teleprime Inc. all rights reserved

10. Copyright © 2007 - Teleprime Inc. all rights reserved What is SIP Connect? SIPconnect is an industry-wide, standards-based approach to direct IP peering between SIP-enabled IP PBXs and VoIP service provider networks.

13. Copyright © 2007 - Teleprime Inc. all rights reserved SIPconnect Reference Architecture Copyright © SIP Forum 2006 Flexible Deployment: Equipment Manufacturers may choose to combine certain elements and still be compliant with the recommendation’s rules that govern those elements.