Description

ioTRAN's flagship software-based product is the ioPLATFORM, which serves as a class 5 Softswitch and Unified Communications platform engine for next-generation networks. It enables the creation of a comprehensive class 5 Softswitch by incorporating application modules (ioMODULES). The ioPLATFORM is a hyper-converged system that operates on all major hypervisors or bare metal servers. The ioCORE primary module includes automated installation capabilities to minimize complexity, a professionally tuned CENTOS Linux operating system, and an optimized SQL database to achieve high performance. Additionally, our ioBASE foundation offers advanced system information monitoring, streamlined software update, and patch delivery, and the ability to try out ioMODULES instantly through a single unified web portal.

ioTRAN's internal engineering team designed and built the ioPLATFORM engine over 20 years ago to cater to the growing white-label hosted VoIP market.  The original product remains in use today as a highly reliable and stable class 5 Softswitch application. ioTRAN is now leveraging the stability and expertise gained from that original product to enhance and update it for new capabilities, extensive scalability, advanced carrier-grade high availability, and Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings, using state-of-the-art technology.

ioTRAN has developed the new ioPLATFORM engine using a highly specialized methodology, which involves exclusively utilizing the Sofia core SIP stack along with internally built modules and applications.  After careful evaluation, ioTRAN has determined that the Sofia SIP stack provides an ideal foundation for our current features and functionality applications, which have undergone over 10 years of development. By relying on our internally developed class 5 Softswitch applications, we eliminate the need for open-source community modules and applications, opting instead for a proprietary, highly secure, and stable solution that is entirely under ioTRAN's control.

The ioPLATFORM engine is built with a parallel processing architecture at its core, enabling the system to handle high volumes of data and scale to meet the requirements of even the most extensive carriers or service providers. Critical functions, including call control, provisioning, and billing, can be divided and distributed across multiple application containers, each residing on separate computing nodes. The core system has undergone rigorous quality control measures, with testing tools and code verification deployed throughout the development process. The ioTRAN core system is optimized to run efficiently and cater to almost any demand. The core system seamlessly interfaces with various ioMODULES to form a complete application or solution.

The ioPLATFORM features a cutting-edge Application Programming Interface (API) that enables seamless integration and functionality with any application compatible with JSON or XML data interchange standard languages. Whether you want to integrate with your CRM, existing billing platform, business management software, Microsoft Outlook, CTI integration, or any 3rd party technology, the ioPLATFORM makes it simple. We have simplified the design and functionality of the API, enabling you or your developer to easily create the API code in a live environment sandbox with syntax validation and auto-generated output code. With endless possibilities, the ioPLATFORM opens up exciting integration opportunities.

For enhanced security and protection, the ioPLATFORM offers optional advanced security modules to ensure critical uptime and reliability. The ioWALL, ioSHIELD, and ioSECURE modules provide advanced media firewall, DoS/DDoS protection, and secure encrypted links, all specifically designed for class 5 hosted operations and our tightly integrated system. By deploying these modules, customers can achieve significant cost savings as compared to investing in 3rd party solutions such as session border controllers (SBC) and firewalls. Moreover, customers can manage these modules using a single unified web portal interface, streamlining management tasks.

The ioPLATFORM is highly scalable and offers carrier-grade High Availability and Redundancy features to ensure the reliability and stability of critical application services.  We recognize the importance of meeting service-level agreement requirements for the carrier, service provider, and enterprise markets. Our "Application Container" framework allows for uninterrupted calls during maintenance or disaster recovery events. The ioRESTORE module ensures Geo Redundancy by seamlessly restoring services in case of any disruption. The ioSECURE module/appliance further simplifies multi-data center applications by offering encrypted Internet or IP Links for data replication, all managed through a single unified management portal for the entire system.

The ioPLATFORM speaks private or white label services fluently as a class 5 Softswitch and communications platform for wholesale distributor and reseller services. Since 2003, the platform has included the ability for operators to run reseller and distributor services with individual branding and profit centers as a standard feature. As a private label class 5 Softswitch, operators can provide secure, partitioned accounts for an unlimited number of resellers and/or distributors, while also running a direct retail service simultaneously.

Each reseller or distributor will have access to all the features of the class 5 switch to offer their end customers, including:

• Unified Web Management Portal with Multi-Level Access/Control and Styling
• Unified Communications Apps for Desktop and Mobile
• Unlimited Brands for Image and Branding
• Unlimited Profit Centers for product and pricing
• Company(s) and End User Management
• Reseller DID Management Control and Organization
• Individualized Hosted PBX, SIP Trunk, and Residential Control and Management
• Accounting, Billing, Taxation, and Payment Gateway
• Profit and Summary reports
• Customer Invoicing
• Exportable XML Invoices
• Sub Agent Management and Commission Reporting
• Unlimited Rate Cards
• Advanced Auto Provisioning for Phones and Devices
• CDR Records - View, Print, or Export
• Package and Company Pooled Minute Control
• Administration Permission Control Groups
• System Alerts and Workflow for Proactive Management
• Generic Product Support for External Product and Service Billing
• And much more.

Whatever path you take, the ioTRAN ioPLATFORM class 5 Softswitch and communications platform is the best choice for carriers, service providers, and large enterprise organizations. The ioPLATFORM is the next-generation choice to address legacy and emerging communications trends with the goal of unification. We plan to revolutionize the market with a premier class 5 modular Softswitch that any serious carrier or service provider can obtain. Be part of the future today, contact ioTRAN or its distributor partners to get started now. It's time to switch!