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DSP Series 2 Card

Introduction

The DSP Series 2 card is a high-performance media processing resource that is fully integrated into the developer’s switching platform, providing a consistent and easy-to-manage integrated telecommunications and media services environment.

The DSP Series 2 eliminates the need for separate voice response units (VRU) by providing powerful media processing services and resources within the DSP Series 2 environment. This also reduces T1/E1 communications, saving service providers both capital expense costs and on-going operating costs.

The DSP Series 2 enables the CSP switching platform to operate as a service node or intelligent peripheral. Configured with DSP Series 2 resources, the CSP can be programmed to inter-operate with speech recognition and/or bulk storage to provide a comprehensive media server solution. The CSP supports the Network File System (NFS) with on-board cache for voice file storage. You can have up to eight NFS servers.

Important! The CSP supports Network File System (NFS) Version 2.

For a comparison to the DSP-ONE card, see DSP Series 2 and DSP-ONE Cards Compared.

Benefits

The DSP Series 2 was designed to meet the demand for an integrated solution for media-intensive services with the CSP architecture. Design criteria for media-rich resources, streamlined development, cost reduction and operational ease of use results in important benefits for developers, including:

• Ability to offer Media-Rich Revenue Generating Services: the DSP Series 2 offers a rich, programmable environment in which to create innovative services.

• Faster Time-to-Market: since media processing is integrated into the CSP platform, there is no need to develop interfaces between external VRU systems and the service platform.

• Reduced Costs: since media resources are built-in, costs for external VRU systems, plus the cost of T1/E1 service are eliminated

• Ability to provide a single, integrated solution offering.

Digital Signal Processor
Digital communications link - voice, data, and video at a 1.544 Mbps rate (24 64 Kbps channels)
A digital communications link - voice, data, and video at a 2.048 Mbps rate; 30B/2D or 31B/1D (ISDN); non-North American version of T1.