The documentation for the Programming Libraries of the following Dialogic® products is found on the respective product release documentation page
The following table summarizes details regarding the libraries that make up the Dialogic® Global Call / R4 family of APIs.
| API |
Purpose |
Technologies |
Use with
(examples) |
Dialogic®
Products |
Notes and example manuals * |
SRL
System Runtime Library |
Asynchronous event processing
Provide a common interface for event handling and other functionality common to all devices |
Analog, TDM and IP |
All APIs if they are used asynchronously, except GC-SS7 |
|
SRL API Library Reference*
SRL API Programming Guide (Windows)*
SRL API Programming Guide (Linux)*
|
GC - 1PCC
Global Call -
First Party Call Control |
Call control
High level call control - signaling and media transport |
Analog, TDM and IP |
Media processing |
HMP, DMV, DMIP, MMP, JCT |
Global Call API Library Reference*
Global Call API Programming Guide (HMP)*
Global Call E1/T1 CAS/R2 Technology Guide*
|
GC - 3PCC
Global Call -
Third Party Call Control |
Call control
High level call control - signaling (SIP) only |
IP (SIP) only |
Media transport and media processing |
HMP, DMIP, MMP |
Global Call IP Technology Guide *
|
SDP
SIP SDP parsing
convenience library |
Call Control
These are convenience functions that can be used to parse and build the media description part of SIP messages |
IP (SIP) only |
GC and 3PCC |
HMP, DMIP, MMP |
This is an easy alternative to writing your own SDP string handling functions. Source code included. |
GC - SS7
Global Call -
SS7 ISUP Layer |
Call Control
High level call control - abstracts lower level SS7 ISUP functionality into GC implementation |
Signaling products |
SS7 and related signaling protocols |
Signaling |
Global Call SS7 Technology Guide*
|
GCT, getm, relm
Signaling Call Control |
Transaction based services and advanced call control for signaling products |
SS7 and Sigtran related signaling protocols |
SS7 and related signaling protocols |
Signaling |
Provides a higher degree of functionality for call control compared to GC - SS7. Required for transaction based services.
Software Environment Programmer’s Manual – Issue 5 *
|
IPML
Internet Protocol Media Library |
Media transport
Transport of audio and video over IP using Real Time Protocol (RTP) |
IP only |
Global Call, 3rd party SRTP, SIP or H.323 stacks |
HMP, DMIP, MMP |
IP Media Library API Library Reference *
IP Media Library API Programming Guide*
|
M3G
3G-324M |
Media transport
Transport of audio and video over TDM |
TDM |
|
HMP, MMP |
3G-324M API Library Reference*
|
DX
Voice Library |
Audio media endpoint
Voice record, play. Tone detect and generate |
Analog, TDM and IP |
Usually used with a call control and media transport API |
HMP, DMV, DMIP, MMP, JCT |
Voice API Library Reference (HMP/MMP)*
Voice API Programming Guide (HMP/MMP)*
|
MM
Multimedia Library |
Audio/video media endpoint |
IP |
|
HMP, MMP |
Multimedia API Library Reference*
Multimedia API Programming Guide*
|
FX
Fax Library |
Fax media endpoint
Control over send and receive fax functions |
T.38 fax for fax over IP. T.30 fax for analog and TDM |
|
HMP, DMV, DMIP, MMP, JCT |
Fax Software Reference*
|
DCB
Synchronous Conferencing |
Audio conferencing media endpoint
Audio conference mixing functions |
Analog, TDM and IP |
|
HMP, DMV, DMIP |
Supported on DMV/DMIP.
Deprecated in HMP release
Audio Conferencing API Library Reference*
Audio Conferencing API Programming Guide*
|
CNF
Asynchronous Conferencing |
Audio conferencing media endpoint
Audio conference mixing functions |
TDM and IP |
|
HMP, DMV, DMIP, MMP |
Video conferencing (future) will use this API
Deprecated on SR6.x PCI/cPCI release
Conferencing API Library Reference*
Conferencing API Programming Guide*
|
CSP
Continuous Speech Processing |
Audio media adjunct
Used to deliver full duplex, echo-cancelled voice. Primarily used with Speech Recognition |
Analog, TDM and IP |
DX - audio media endpoint in a record direction |
HMP, DMV, DMIP, MMP, JCT |
CSP API Library Reference*
CSP API Programming Guide*
|
MTK
Multimedia Toolkit API |
Audio and Video Media adjunct
Used with Video conferencing for layout, image and text overlay, and stream manipulation |
DM and IP |
mm, ipm, M3G |
HMP, MMP |
Media Toolkit API Library Reference* |
DEV
Device Management |
Device connection
Manage connections between devices, allowing communications and sharing of resources |
IP |
MM, IPM, T.38 Fax (FX), CNF, M3G |
HMP, MMP |
Shared resources here are low-bitrate IP codecs. Dev_Connects/Disconnects and dev_PortConnect/PortDisconnects are meant
as replacements for the CTBus timeslot routine functions xx_GetXmitSlot() and xx_Listen and xx_Unlisten.
Device Management API Library Reference*
|
NCM
Native Configuration Manager Library |
OA&M
Create and manipulate the configuration data necessary to initialize and control Dialogic telecom devices |
Analog, TDM and IP |
OA&M oriented - can be used with call control and media APIs |
HMP, DMV, DMIP, JCT |
Windows only. Provides programmatic control over the functions interactively handled by the Dialogic Configuration manager (DCM)
NCM API Library Reference*
NCM API Programming Guide*
|
DLG
Event Services Library |
OA&M
Delivers asynchronous system administration events to an application |
Windows and Linux System Releases |
OA&M oriented - can be used with call control and media APIs |
DMV, JCT, DMIP |
Called the "Event Services API" |
The Notes column does not list all the available manuals for every technology and environment.
Please consult the Product Documentation pages listed below for further documentation listings,
using the manual names in the table to help you find the manual you need.
