Transcript The New Parlay Group

The New Parlay Group
Current Status
January 9-11, 2001
Grand Hyatt Hotel
Scotts Road
Singapore
Zygmunt Lozinski
Vice President, The Parlay Group
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Parlay is growing
Parlay Group Triples Membership Since June
Interest Grows with JAIN, 3GPP and OMG Liaison
Activities
Date of release Nov. 2, 2000
San Ramon, CA, USA, November 2, 2000 - The Parlay Group
announced today that membership has tripled since
their June member meeting as a result of continuing
interest in the Parlay APIs and a strengthening
liaison with the JAIN™, 3GPP and OMG organizations.
Recent additions to the Parlay membership include
Aepona, Alcatel, Appium, Compaq Computers, CSELT,
France Telecom, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, Intel,
Kabira Technologies, Logica, NEC, Net4Call, Nokia
Networks Oy, SBC TRI, SS8 Networks, Sun Microsystems,
Telcordia Technologies, Tundo Communications and
Westwave Communications.
More than 105 attendees
from 45 companies were represented at the Parlay
Group’s Fall 2000 Member Meeting held in Stockholm,
Sweden, September 27-28, 2000.
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Organization
• The new Parlay group is growing rapidly
– incorporated as a not-for-profit organization in June
2000
– 40 members (as of Jan 2001)
• Close linkages and liason established with
related groups
– 3GPP, JAIN, OMG, PAM Forum
• There has been widespread interest in the new
Parlay Group
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Liason: JAIN and Parlay
JAIN Service Provider API
Goal: To mirror the Parlay API
At present:
• 2.1 TSM & SD
• Generic and
Multiparty Call
Control (via JCC)
• 2.1 Mobility
Coming Soon:
• Remaining 2.1 Framework
• 2.1 User Interaction
• 2.1 Messaging
• 2.X Call Control Alignment
• 3.0 Policy Management
• Full 3.0
Margaret Nilson will be speaking on Tue 9 Jan,
at 10:30 in Hibiscus Room
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Liason: Charging Contributions
3GPP
Parlay
Lucent
(#302)
Siemens
(#319)
LS (#348)
Siemens
Functional
Description
Ericsson
API Specification
Parlay-LS
Consolidated
Specifications
3GPP Scottsdale
Parlay Singapore
3GPP Helsinki
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Geographic Distribution of Member Companies
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Source: Parlay Group membership, Jan 2001
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The Parlay Group
• Membership Includes the Following Companies
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Aepona
Alcatel
Appium Technologies
AT&T
BT
Cisco Systems
Compaq Computers
CSELT
Ericsson
France Telecom
Fujitsu Limited
GMD FOKUS
Hewlett-Packard
IBM
Incomit AB
Intel
Kabira Technologies
Logica
Lucent Technologies
MAERSK IT AS
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Marconi Communications
Microsoft
NEC Corporation
Net4Call
Nokia Networks Oy
NTT
Open Telecommunications
Oxygen Technologies
S.E.S.A. AG
SBC Technology Resources Inc.
Septier Communication Ltd.
Siemens AG
SS8 Networks, Inc.
Sun Microsystems
Tecnomen Telecommunications
Telcordia Technologies
Telenor AS
Tundo Communications
Ulticom, Inc.
Westwave Communications
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Acceptance of Parlay
• We are starting to see PARLAY acceptance in the
industry.
• The members of the Parlay Group are reporting:
– RFIs, bids and RFPs are now asking for Parlay-based solutions
– Parlay is being incorporated in the roadmaps and product plans
of telecommunications suppliers
– Network operators are conducting beta-tests of Parlay solutions
in the network
• North America, Europe and Asia Pacific
• AT&T Trial, Eurescom P909
– There are a number of venture capital backed companies in
The White Space.
The Next
– Parlay education is becoming available
Gen
IP
Service
– Now is a good time for Parlay
Space
applications
Fixed
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Analyst interest in Parlay
Topic: The Promise of Open APIs in Carrier Networks: Will It Really Work?
Executive Summary
Over the past year, The Yankee Group has mapped out the overall trends we see in carrier- converged
infrastructure. Our research on the three-tiered architecture differentiated the packet
infrastructure, or bearer channel, layer from the call control layer and the open application layer.
In prior research we discussed elements in the bearer channel such as ATM switches and carrier
convergence packet switches. We also addressed the open call control layer in a Report covering
softswitching technologies and vendors.
For the most part, service providers and vendors have been in agreement about the tools and
technology involved in communicating between the packet infrastructure layer and the open call
control layer. Although each product has its unique interpretation and execution of those
technologies, there is industry agreement on the overarching issues. For example, the packet
infrastructure layer will speak to the call control layer using a set of protocols such as Q.931,
Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP), and Megaco. Session Initiated Protocol (SIP) is also
gaining momentum as a user-to-networkbased protocol for delivering services down to the
customer site.
But what about the application development layer and its connection to the underlying technology?
The application programming interface (API) for converged carrier networks is clearly in a
state of flux. Despite the proliferation of proprietary APIs from an extensive array of vendors and
their partnership programs, The Yankee Group believes that vendors will eventually settle into a
quasi-standard that will take advantage of the best of what the vendors have to offer. The JAIN
and Parlay sets of APIs are among the first to emerge that hold the promise of this simplified,
collaborative development environment. Exhibit 1 illustrates the softswitch-based network, and
the placement of the open APIs within the three-tiered architecture.
Source: The Yankee Group, 2000
Volume #: 1 Issue #: 7 Date:September 26, 2000
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Activities
• New Parlay Web Site is now online
• New working groups have been chartered by
the Parlay Board
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Call Control
Content Based Charging
Policy Management
Framework
Presence and Availability Management
Realization & Developer
• Additional working groups are in the process of
forming
– User Profile Data
– Mobile E-Commerce
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Working Groups
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Approved Working Groups
– Call Control
AT&T/BT
• Includes Mobility Mgmt and User Interaction API Enhancements
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Content Based Charging
Policy Management
Presence and Availability Management
Framework
Developer Realization
Proposed Working Groups
– User Profile Data
– Mobile E-Commerce
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Siemens
Lucent/Cisco
Lucent
Lucent
IBM
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Ericsson
Working Groups to be Created
– Messaging
In addition, there is a Technical Advisory Committee, TAC.
Only the Full Members can become the chairs of the WGs.
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Framework Working Group
Objectives:
• To maintain and enhance the Parlay Framework
APIs used by service objects and client
applications
• Updates from Parlay 2.1
– Security, Interoperability, Completeness
Leaders:
– Andy Bennett, Lucent
Chartered: 7 Dec 2000
Deliverables:
– updated FrameworkAPI specification as part of Parlay
3.0 release
– Framework-specific Policy API definitions
– Framework API collateral
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Call Control Working Group
Objectives:
• To define Parlay Call Control API to enable
services for the real-time multimedia (audio,
video, and/or data) applications independent of
platforms and networks
Leaders:
– Radhika Roy, AT&T & Richard Stretch, BT
Chartered: 5 Sep 2000
Deliverables:
– Comments on CC API 2.1
– Call Control API specification as part of Parlay 3.0
release
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Policy Management Working Group
Objectives:
• Define Parlay Policy Management APIs, to
Manage Policy Domains within the Network.
– Independent of Network Architectures
– Independent of Transport/Application Protocols
Leaders:
– Shehryar Qutub, Lucent Technologies
– Peter Heitman, Cisco Systems
Chartered: 5 Sep 2000
Deliverables:
• Policy Management API Specifications
• Use Cases
• Working White Paper
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Content Based Charging Working Group
Objectives:
– Allow the network operators to generate additional revenue, e.g.
from their subscriber base or by share revenues
• Standardize API’s that open up operator’s charging and billing
processes towards 3rd parties (application providers).
– Allow 3rd party application providers to take advantage of the large
subscriber base and well-established business relationship between
network operators and their subscribers and from existing billing
infrastructure
• Leaders:
Chartered: 5 Sep 2000
Deliverables:
– A Conceptual Document (White Paper)
– A Functional Description of each API to be
standardized by WG
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Presence & Availability Working Group
Objectives:
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Define Parlay Presence and Availability management APIs to
export and to manage presence information in the network and
policy or preference based availability of users.
– Independent of Network Architectures
– Independent of Transport/Application Protocols
Coordinate with PAMforum (www.pamforum.org) to promote a
single and consistent standard
• Leaders:
– Guda Venkatesh, Lucent Technologies
Chartered: Oct 2000
Deliverables:
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Presence and Availability Management API Specifications
Develop Use Cases illustrating application of Presence and Availability Management
Classes.
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PARLAY Realization and Developer
Working Group
Objectives:
– To encourage the use of PARLAY.
• To encourage software developers to use the Parlay APIs to
create cool apps.
• To help the end-user community understand the value PARLAY
given them.
• To help network operators to deploy cool applications using the
PARLAY APIs.
• To encourage platform providers to support the PARLAY APIs as
a base for ISVs and operators.
Leaders:
– Zygmunt Lozinski, IBM
Charter:
yes
Deliverables:
• Parlay Interoperability & Conformance Tests
• PARLAY technical & marketing white papers
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Fax:
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