Programmable service platforms for converged voice/data services

Telecommunications service providers are seeking to provide seamless converged voice/data services across packet networks for their subscribers, who will be using endpoints of diverse capabilities. They will distinguish themselves from their competitors by offering unique, well-integrated, easy-to-u...

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Published in:Bell Labs technical journal 2000-07, Vol.5 (3), p.43-58
Main Authors: Dianda, Janet R., Colbert, Raymond O., Herve, Philippe J. L., Yang, Tongzeng
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Telecommunications service providers are seeking to provide seamless converged voice/data services across packet networks for their subscribers, who will be using endpoints of diverse capabilities. They will distinguish themselves from their competitors by offering unique, well-integrated, easy-to-use advanced services. This paper describes the architecture for programmable service platforms targeted for Lucent Technologies' 7R/™ Packet Solutions, which supports converged voice/data services and application programming interfaces (APIs) to allow service providers to integrate third-party services into the platforms. The softswitch programmable feature server (SPFS) will integrate the services into meaningful offerings for subscribers involved in telecommunications sessions. The multimedia resource server (MMRS) will provide a programmable interface on a bearer resource server. We describe the interactions of the SPFS with the MMRS, use service scenarios to illustrate how multimedia services may be deployed on the platforms, and explore the impact on programmability of services due to operations, administration, maintenance, and provisioning (OAM&P) integration.
ISSN:1089-7089
1538-7305
DOI:10.1002/bltj.2235