How does InfoGate work?
The InfoGate 1000 Series mediates between a packet-switched data network based on the Internet Protocol (IP) and the circuit-switched network of a Private Branch Exchange (PBX) or the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). The InfoGate 1000 Series can thus route long-distance calls over the public Internet or a company’s private data network instead of the normal circuit-switched telephone network. Calls begin and end on standard telephones, but they are carried as data packets over an IP network. As a result, telecommunications costs can be dramatically reduced. A user can call from any home, office, or mobile telephone to access an InfoGate 1000 Gateway. In a business, for example, the corporate PBX can be programmed so that all international calls are routed through the on-site InfoGate 1000 Gateway. As typically configured, the local Gateway will prompt the user for a user ID and password and then the desired phone number. The InfoGate 1000 GateKeeper then processes the call req
