FREMONT, Calif. -- The Multiservice Switching Forum (MSF) today announced the test sites for Global MSF Interoperability 2002 (GMI 2002), the industry’s first live demonstration of the MSF’s Release 1 Architecture. Scheduled for November 4-15, GMI 2002 will be conducted in a real time networked environment simultaneously between the following test sites:

GMI 2002 will demonstrate MSF’s Release 1 Architecture for Multiservice Switching Systems utilizing the MEGACO H.248, Bearer Independent Call Control (BICC) and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) as the main control and signaling protocols.“GMI 2002 will be a landmark event for the next generation telecommunications systems industry,” said Roger Ward manager future switched network strategy at BTexact and MSF president. “MSF’s Release 1 Architecture is supported by many of the world’s largest carriers. This demonstration will send the message that true multivendor interoperability among key network components is the path to success for vendors and carriers alike.”Multiservice Switching Forum