Title :
Open API standardization for the NGN platform
Author :
Mulligan, Catherine E A
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge
fDate :
5/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Next-generation networks promise to provide a richer set of applications for the end user, creating a network platform that enables the rapid creation of new services. Significant progress has been made in the standardization of NGN architecture and protocols, but little progress has been made on open APIs. This article outlines the importance of open APIs and the current achievements of the standards bodies. It concludes with a brief set of issues that standards bodies must resolve in relation to these APIs.
Keywords :
Internet; application program interfaces; standardisation; API standardization; NGN; next-generation networks; protocols; Communication industry; Industrial economics; Internet telephony; Manufacturing industries; Mobile communication; Multimedia systems; Next generation networking; Standardization; Telephone sets; Web and internet services;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCOM.2009.4939285
