LD VoIP Settlement [ was RE: Welcome!]

["James Puckett" <jpuckett@e-c-group.com>]

The rest of this post assumes that these service providers are in business
to provide voice connectivity to end users and expect to make money
providing this service.  It does not apply to casual VoIP end users nor
business to business toll bypass users.

With that said, local VoIP interconnection can reasonably be done as a
bill-and-keep arrangement, but interconnection for calls which are not local
should be treated like a traditional LD phone call.

There is benefit derived by the service provider of the calling party and
the calling party itself.  And there is expense incurred by the service
provider of called party and arguably by the called party itself.

Service providers will need a reason to decide to peer with other VoIP
service providers.  Whether that reason is revenue protection, revenue
generation, or cost reduction remains to be seen.

I realize that these thoughts are not coherently joined, but my point is
that a system which allows service providers to settle the difference
between the benefits and expenses would allow encourage more service
providers to join.



-James




-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Golding [mailto:dgolding@burtongroup.com] 
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 11:55 AM
To: James Puckett; voip-peering@psg.com
Subject: Re: Welcome!


James,

Can you tell us more about the settlement aspect of VOIP peering?

- Dan

On 5/17/04 11:52 AM, "James Puckett" <jpuckett@e-c-group.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> I have several clients that are doing ISUP-to-VoIP interconnection using
the
> Telica Plexus.  Some of them are also using Broadsoft Broadworks as a
> SIP/MGCP feature server.
> 
> As for VoIP-to-VoIP interconnection, we have discussed this option with
> these clients and they are very interested in participating in a VoIP
> peering arrangement if a reasonable settlements process could be
> established.
> 
> James Puckett
> Engineers' Consulting Group
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-voip-peering@psg.com [mailto:owner-voip-peering@psg.com] On
> Behalf Of Nishant Ramachandran
> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 11:45 AM
> To: voip-peering@psg.com
> Subject: RE: Welcome!
> 
> Are there any of you guys in Los Angeles?
> 
> Nishant.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-voip-peering@psg.com [mailto:owner-voip-peering@psg.com] On
> Behalf Of Daniel Golding
> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 8:11 AM
> To: voip-peering@psg.com
> Subject: Welcome!
> 
> 
> I'd like to welcome everyone to VOIP-Peering, a place where we can have
> discussion concerning the interconnection of VOIP networks.
> 
> Just to start the ball rolling....
> 
> - Who on the list is currently doing VOIP interconnection?
> 
> - How are you doing it? (i.e. What are the data and signaling planes
> used?)
> 
> - How would you like to do it?
> 
> Also, please feel free to send information about this list to other
> lists
> and forums, particularly voice-centric ones.
> 
> Thanks!

-- 
Daniel Golding
Network and Telecommunications Strategies
Burton Group




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