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Anti-tromboning
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Anti-tromboning is a feature employed

in Voice over IP networks that optimises
the use of the access network. For
example, in an IP-Centrex service
environment, the call may be most
effectively transported entirely within
the subscribers' private network. A
Session Border Controller handling calls
as they pass from the Access Network to
the Core Network can examine the IP
Address of both the caller and called
parties and if they reside in the same part of the network the media path can be “released” allowing media to flow
directly between the two parties without entering the access network. The benefits of this action are two fold: 1) the
Caller is not paying for any bandwidth usage on the carrier network and 2) The carrier's network is less congested.

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