Parlay applications programming interface - Business benefits and technical overview

The evolution of intelligent capabilities in conventional switched networks and data networks has generated opportunities to expose control of network capabilities to enterprises outside of the network operator's domain. Cont rol can be exposed via an application programming interface (API), such tha t service providers can generate a new range of applications that execute i n their domain but benefit from access to network functionality. This artic le describes the work of The Parlay Group who have generated API specificat ions that enable access to network information and provide control of a ran ge of network capabilities. The Parlay API specifications are open and tech nology-independent, to encourage the widest possible range of market player s to develop and offer advanced telecommunication services. This article pr esents an overview of both the business benefits and the technical architec ture of the Parlay API.