Programming Converged Networks: Call Control in JTAPI, JAIN, and Parlay/OSA

• Examines next generation APIs in detail
• Provides broad coverage of several different call models and APIs, including JAIN, JTAPI, JCC, and Parlay
• Discusses technical trade-offs involved in call control modeling and services
• Sample call flows are shown to aid programmers using UML or Java

Assuming a familiarity with internet protocols and Java, this book describes converged networks, which are communications networks that integrate packet, wired, and wireless networks, and how they can be programmed using industry standard APIs. It presents the basic concepts involved in the design of a call control model and API, outlines the main components of AIN, JTAPI, JAIN, and Parlay, and details how example services can be implemented using each API. Four approaches to using XML for programmable call control and service creation facilities are also discussed. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

RAVI JAIN received his PhD from the University of Texas, Austin. He is Vice President and Lab Director for the Network Services and Security Lab at DoCoMo USA Labs.

JOHN-LUC BAKKER holds an MS degree in programming aspects of Distributed and Parallel Computing from the Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. He is a Research Scientist in the Information Analyses and Services Research department at Telcordia Technologies.

FAROOQ ANJUM has a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Maryland at College Park. He is a Research Scientist at Telcordia, and an adjunct professor at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and at Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken.