Cantata Excel SwitchKit CSA Product Information

Product Information

SwitchKit - Converged Services Administrator

A Powerful Environment for Application Programming and OAM&P

SwitchKit - Converged Services Administrator offers a high-level software development environment that speeds application developmnet on Cantata Excel platforms. It also provides a set of integrated tools for Operations, Administration, Maintenance, and Provisioning (OAM&P).

New OAM Interfaces and Functionality

SwitchKit now offers the following new interfaces for OAM&P:

webCSA – A browser-based graphical user interface (GUI) that is compatible across all platforms supported by SwitchKit. WebCSA includes user authentication levels for Configuring, Provisioning and Monitoring on an Excel platform. Because webCSA is data driven, aspects of the screens may be customized for specific carrier customers. Customizable features include object names and descriptions, default values, and pulldown parameters.

openCSA – An XML application interface into the configuration aspects of SwitchKit, which allows developers to integrate SwitchKit into their Management platform.

eventCSA – A graphical process for monitoring alarms and events as they occur on an Excel platform.

High-Level Development Environment

SwitchKit is a high-level application development environment. Developers can use C and C++ instead of lower-level APIs, which dramatically improves time-to-market for initial development, modifications, and upgrades. SwitchKit also includes the SwitchKit Interface Module (SKIM) and the SwitchKit TCAP Abstraction Layer (SKTAL). SKIM and SKTAL are higher level APIs that further speed development of IN applications. Both of these APIs are optional and are offered at no extra charge.

SKIM API – SKIM abstracts services from the TCAP and SCCP layers to a transaction-based application. It abstracts details of the SS7 TCAP protocol and abstracts TCAP from error handling. The SKIM API provides some error handling, tracks active dialogues, and invoke IDs, operation types, and operation codes.

SKTAL API – SKTAL is used to create a generic view of the TCAP layer, so that the underlying stack can be used with the TCAP C++ API. SKTAL allows the SwitchKit TCAP user to easily interface with Intelligent Network (IN) wireless application layer protocol APIs (GSM-MAP, ANSI-41, WIN, and CAMEL).

SwitchKit VoiceXML Interface Module – (SK VIM) is responsible for routing calls between a call processing application and a VoiceXML application. The SK VIM receives a call, translates call-processing-specific data to VoiceXML-specific data, and routes the call to the VoiceXML Server. On call termination, the SK VIM transfers the call back to the call processing application, ensuring that proper CDR information is collected and that calls are properly terminated.