Technology and application of softswitch

The conventional circuit switch network based on telephone service is very difficult to provide flexible and sophisticated services.Softswitch technology enables connectivity between the Internet,wireless networks,cable network sand the traditional telephone networks.Softswitches can support a wide variety of services.The services that can be supported include voice,fax,video,data,and new services that will be offered in the future,the features and structure of Next Generation Network(NGN) are introduced and the softswitch solution and development for NGN analyzed.