A pure voice peering environment is a democratic arrangement that enables the interconnect and exchange of voice traffic in a peer-to-peer fashion that removes the need of a central "system" to process voice calls among networks.

Voice peering can occur on a bilateral and multilateral basis.

• Bilateral peering is when two parties come together directly and exchange traffic, a commercial relationship is usually associated with this type of transaction. These are typically the transactions that occur within the VPF Minutes Market and VPF ASP Market.
• Multilateral peering is when all parties agree to a common set of policies to exchange traffic. A great example is the VPF ENUM Registry, where all parties agree to send and receive calls between one other directly for free.

Enterprises, Educational Institutions and Service Providers (PTT, ILEC, CLEC, MSO, and VoBB).

VPF is a private Internet. Built as a distributed Layer 2 Ethernet fabric, the VPF architecture offers a foundation technology enabling organizations to establish direct peer-to-peer connection for the exchange of VoIP/telephony related traffic. The VPF eliminates the need to provision circuits every time a member makes a new connection to another member.

FAST, EASY & SECURE.

• VPF provides total transparency between our members
• VPF provides an opportunity for all members to market their routes and services and make deals happen, online and offline.
• VPF is designed to help you find and establish relationships quickly and securely in a private quality-of-service environment.
• VPF's web-based tools assist you to find members and routes while the VPF infrastructure supply a direct connection to your business partners of choice.
• VPF works closely with real estate owners, co-location and metro Ethernet providers, hardware and software venders to keep the community ahead and informed
• VPF helps members and partners to market their services through various media outlets, newsletters, magazines and press release announcements
• VPF organizes events bringing together national and global buyers, sellers, industry leaders and professionals to meet face to face

Our members are directly accessible through a common Ethernet fabric - Time spent on finding these companies and provisioning intervals are eliminated. As the VPF expands to a wider footprint, your network reaches out with us. With one connection into the VPF network:

• We bring to you networks and customers who were once too far to reach
• Consolidate your long haul circuits and utilize your VPF connections to connect your nodes and office

The VPF Minutes Market is a spot market for buyers and sellers of minutes to transact with one another directly, without a broker or counter party to the transaction. VPF provides web-based tools that assist buyers and sellers to market VoIP origination and termination routes. The parties come together directly to negotiate terms, conditions and settlement options, then exchange traffic directly via the VPF network to one another.

With leading database and application providers in the community, you no longer need separate circuits for SS7 & TCAP services (8XX, CNAM, LNP, LIDB, etc) or for Directory Assistance (411) and E-911. Get these services over your VPF connection(s). This groundbreaking arrangement has altered the distribution of database and application services in the industry. The VPF has become the preferred service transmission mechanism for many companies.

VPF owns and operates the first and largest commercial ENUM database available for carriers and enterprises. Universities, cable operators, CLECs and enterprises have entered their telephone numbers into the VPF ENUM Registry for the means of achieving fast, easy and secure way of terminating calls with each other for free. The VPF ENUM Registry is an example of multilateral peering where members can establish pure peer-to-peer connections and incur no fees for registration of numbers, queries to the registry and eliminates per minute charges.

VPF takes care of the infrastructure; you are free to run the latest in applications including IMS and video conferencing technologies. VPF is technology agnostic enabling you to run any protocols, codecs and technologies as they develop.

With minimal investment, any mid to large size Enterprise or Service Provider can benefit from the VPF.
Learn how VPF can help: Enterprise | Service Provider.

VPF brings back the basic models of doing business. You meet buyers and sellers one-on-one! Organizations come to us because they want to do business directly with one another. What is better than putting a face to a business partner? The VPF community upholds a friendly environment with the means of doing good business.

Once an organization has analyzed and realizes that the VPF can bring on benefits to its operations, the provision and installation process is simple. Follow the steps below, we will provide assistance to work with VPF Partners (co-location, metro Ethernet connection, hardware/software companies, etc.) who support your launch at the VPF.

Step-by-Step

• Location Selection: VPF location list
• VPF Ethernet Port Speed Selection: 10 Mbps | 100 Mbps | 1000 Mbps
• Connection to VPF via: Ethernet Provider | Cross-connection
• Elements to utilize within VPF: Minutes Market | ASP Market | ENUM Registry
• Members & Parnters you wish to interconnect
• Your wish list of services required (e.g. US Domestic, International Termination, DID, 411/911, 8XX/CNAM/LNP, etc.)
• Verify that your router supports BGP4 routing (used in connection with VPF)
• Verify that your equipment can support SIP protocol and popular codecs (e.g. G.711, G.726, G.729, etc.)
• Access to VPF Member Web Portal (Member Access)
• Introduce you to Members & Partners