Aug. 5, 2009
9:04 a.m.
On Wed, 5 Aug 2009, Alex Balashov wrote:
SIP trunking simply refers to a static arrangement of IP endpoints for the purpose of setting up multiple sessions between them in order to pass traffic. It can either be access (for a customer) or traffic of an intra-industrial nature, such as private SIP peering between carriers or ITSPs.
I'm familiar with what SIP trunking is. You're right that it's imprecise. However, the carrier/service provider I used to work for did make a distinction, as I recall. Ultimately, the mechanism is the same or at least similar (different facilities may be used). Ric