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SwitchKit Features and Components

Description

SwitchKit is a software package that consists primarily of five modular components that function on an external host computer. SwitchKit acts as an application server, communicating with all applications and the CSP through a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) interface.

SwitchKit also provides a comprehensive, high-level and open programming environment for the application development and maintenance of the CSP. SwitchKit includes a feature-rich OA&M (operations, administration, and maintenance) system and a high-level API suite, freeing developers to concentrate on revenue-generating applications and services. Because it facilitates the development and integration of Dialogic switch-based telephony applications, it delivers important benefits to both system integrators and service providers.

In supporting multi-node CSP systems, SwitchKit connects to each node.

Main Components

SwitchKit contains the following five components:

• Low-Level Communicator (LLC)

• SwitchManager

• Application Programming Interface (API)

• Converged Services Administrator (CSA)

• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Agent

For more information on the LLC and SwitchManager see the SwitchKit Introduction and Installation Guide and for SwitchKit API information see the API Reference.

SwitchKit Components Diagram

The following diagram provides an overview of the SwitchKit components. All components communicate using TCP/IP.

Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol. A networking protocol that provides communication across interconnected networks.
Operations, Administration, and Maintenance
API. Software application that carries out low level services performed by the Excel platform. It is comprised of standard software interrupts, calls, and data formats used by the application programs.
CSA. GUI-based tool used to configure, provision and monitor a Excel platform related to, for example, SIP, H.323, and VDAC Resouce Attributes.
See Converged Services Administrator.