SIP contributions For A Major European Service Provider

The problem

The Client, a prominent broadcast service provider, is looking to simplify its management of SIP contribution lines (codecs & phone hybrids) for its diverse clients.

They face several issues:

Changing needs that require frequent reconfiguration (deploying, cabling, creating the plan documentation, implementation constraints for the end customers…)
Interoperability between devices, making comms cumbersome if not in a specific brand ecosystem. The codecs are often integrated into diverse audio environments (ST2110, MADI, Dante…).
Need remote control to operate and adjust settings & easy codec fleet management.

Solution

Ringo: a virtualized solution that offers software codecs compatible with all industry-standard brands and profiles and secured communication platforms like Webex or Zoom.

The flexible audio backend allows scalable deployment and remote operations. The API can be used to orchestrate the fleet and push new configurations (including credentials) when needed. Operators are provided with intuitive web UIs, while engineers are provided with a gated web-based admin page.

Codec resources can be split into pools and freely allocated based on the customer requirements.

Deployment

On the MCR side, the customer has deployed Ringo on (redundant) VMs orchestrated through Proxmox. In minutes, they can reconfigure the whole setup and scale up/down the number of available lines and destinations. It is connected to their Dante and ST2110 backbone and can be used as a gateway between protocols.

On the field side, Ringo runs off a simple NUC (e.g. Minisforum MS-01 featuring two 2.5G RJ45 ports and two SFP+ 10G ports for less than 1k€). Alternatively, the end customer can also continue using their existing hardware codecs.