DocumentCode
897012
Title
Open API standardization for the NGN platform
Author
Mulligan, Catherine E A
Author_Institution
Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge
Volume
47
Issue
5
fYear
2009
fDate
5/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
108
Lastpage
113
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Communications Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0163-6804
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MCOM.2009.4939285
Filename
4939285
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