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Yate is a softswitch (concept of separating the network hardware from network software). (define:Softswitch http://en.wikipedia.

org/wiki/Softswitch resume: A softswitch is a central device in a telecommunications network which connects telephone calls from one phone line to another, typically via the internet, entirely by means of software running on a generalpurpose computer system. Most landline calls are routed by purpose-built hardware, formerly using physical switchboards, but softswitches are the dominant 21st century trend. ) It supports VoIP protocols: H.323, SIP, IAX1, IAX2, RTP. For the plain old telephony systems (PSTN) it supports ISDN BRI and PRI. Is compatibile with EuroISDN, National ISDN, Lucent 5E, Nortel DMS-100, NI-2. Yate can be used for: 1. VoIP (SIP, H323, IAX) - PSTN gateways 2. PC2Phone prepaid or postpaid calling systems 3. Calling card applications 4. Call centers The software is written in C++ and it supports scripting in various programming languages. YATE's license is GPL with an exception for linking with OpenH323 and PWlib (licensed under MPL).

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