Ranch Networks Develops Redundancy Solution for Asterisk

Ranch Networks Develops Redundancy Solution for Asterisk
New Feature Enables Open Source PBX Users Uninterrupted VoIP Service  

Morganville, NJ   May 8, 2006   Ranch Networks, the first IP telephony
network appliance provider to integrate security and bandwidth control for
IP-based applications, today introduced 1+1 High Availability (HA) to its RN
series of appliances. The 1+1 HA feature will provide users with reliable,
redundant and uninterrupted VoIP service between any two Asterisk servers,
even when the servers are not on the same network.  

When connecting two Asterisk servers to a RN appliance, the RN appliance
monitors both servers through the 1+1 HA solution by simulating real-time SIP
registration requests. If one of the servers stops responding to the SIP
requests, the RN appliance will automatically redirect all calls to the other
Asterisk server providing users with uninterrupted VoIP service. 

The 1+1 HA feature enables synchronization among the two Asterisk servers by
representing them as a single IP address, which allows IT personnel to
maintain or replace any of the Asterisk servers without VoIP service
interruption. Ranch Networks developed the 1+1 HA solution to synchronize the
databases in both Asterisk IP PBX servers allowing branch office users
continued and uninterrupted VoIP service. 

"Ranch Networks understands the need for reliable VoIP service," said Ram
Ayyakad, founder and CEO of Ranch Networks. "The 1+1 HA feature enables the
Asterisk IP PBX servers to provide reliable 24/7 VoIP service to enterprise
level solutions."  

Starting with Asterisk, the open source PBX, Ranch Networks' offers the
RN300, RN20, RN40 and RN41 to provide dynamic, protocol independent, per-call
authenticated network access. These products will supply unprecedented VoIP
security, bandwidth management, VPN, accounting and switching capabilities to
small to mid-size enterprises, service providers and carriers.

The RN300, RN20, RN40, and RN41 are available through leading Asterisk
resellers worldwide ranging in price from $600 to $17,300. For a list of
resellers or additional information, please visit www.ranchnetworks.com. 


About Ranch Networks
Ranch Networks offers IP telephony network appliances that secure, manage and
scale VoIP traffic beyond existing firewall technologies. The company's
flagship RN series of products are the first-ever appliances to integrate
security and bandwidth control for VoIP applications. Established in 2000 by
award-winning ex-Bell Labs engineers, Ranch Networks guarantees the delivery
of reliable and secure IP communications between office employees, remote
office locations or service providers and enterprise customers. 

About Asterisk
Code for Asterisk, originally written by Mark Spencer of Digium Inc., has
been contributed from open source software engineers around the world. It
supports a wide range of TDM protocols for the handling and transmission of
voice over traditional telephony interfaces, and VoIP packet protocols such
as IAX, SIP and H.323. It supports US and European standard signaling types
used in business phone systems, allowing it to bridge between next-generation
voice-data integrated networks and existing infrastructure. 


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