Acme Packet is a leader in manufacturing an obscure bit of telco gear known as a session border controller.

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Traditionally sold as a hardware box, a session border controller is designed to handle the heavy lifting required to reliably transmit voice calls and other media over an IP network, while also protecting networks from malicious attacks.

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And there will be families that have to deal with reduced hours if a father or mother is a border security guard or an air traffic controller.

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