Compare Ericsson Session Border Controller (SBC) vs. FRAFOS ABC SBC Platform

Ericsson's Session Border Controller (SBC) is a high-performance, virtualized solution aimed at ensuring both security and interoperability between IMS and various networks, managing both signaling and media effectively. It serves as a comprehensive solution for a range of services including Voice over LTE (VoLTE), Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi), Video over LTE (ViLTE), Rich Communication Services (RCS), fixed VoIP, interconnection, and web communication applications. This SBC can be implemented on virtually any x86 hardware across several cloud platforms, such as OpenStack, VMware, and Ericsson NFVI. It is also validated on Ericsson's software-defined infrastructure (SDI) and can be part of standardized industrial solutions. The architecture of the SBC leverages centralized control while managing the media plane in areas of high traffic, which helps to reduce media latency and optimize transmission costs. With its extensive features and convergent capabilities, the Ericsson SBC allows service providers to consolidate their needs into one product, leading to considerable operational expenditure (OPEX) reductions. This unification of services not only enhances efficiency but also simplifies the management of diverse communication solutions for operators.

FRAFOS has developed the ABC Session Border Controller (SBC), a versatile solution tailored for VoIP service providers and enterprises, which can operate seamlessly on high-performance hardware, dedicated appliances, and virtual environments. This SBC provides robust session border control, signaling mediation, call routing, and sophisticated media server functionalities, effectively catering to the evolving demands of VoIP and Next Generation Networks (NGN). Among its notable features are the Cluster Configuration Manager (CCM) for centralized management of multiple SBCs, integrated support for announcements and transcoding directly on the device, and the ability to record calls using SIPREC. Additionally, the ABC SBC bolsters network security through mechanisms such as rate limiting, content control, topology hiding, and media management, which collectively mitigate risks of fraud and denial-of-service attacks. Furthermore, it is capable of handling up to 5,000 concurrent calls on standard hardware and provides load balancing for VoIP traffic, making it a highly effective tool in modern communication infrastructures. Its comprehensive feature set ensures that it meets the demands of a wide range of users, from small enterprises to large service providers.