WebSphere brand IBM WebSphere Telecom Web Services Server, Version 7.1

Configuring the Parlay Connector

The Parlay Connector provides connectivity between a Parlay application and a Parlay gateway. The connector converts Java™, the language of the application, to CORBA, the language of the gateway.

If you intend to use any of the Parlay-based Web service implementations, you are responsible for providing a way for them to connect to a Parlay gateway. Both the connector and the gateway must support the same version of the Parlay specification.

Use the Parlay Administration Console to configure the Parlay Connector.

Parlay is a set of object-oriented application programming interfaces (APIs) created by the Parlay Group to provide a standard way of interfacing between enterprise-based client applications and a telecommunications network.

The APIs enable a Parlay application to interact with the public switched telephone network (PSTN). An application developer is able to develop applications and components, such as messaging, mobility, and end-to-end quality of service, independent of the underlying voice and multimedia network.

A Parlay application typically runs on an enterprise server, such as WebSphere® Application Server, and communicates through Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) with a Parlay gateway. The Parlay gateway receives requests from the application and performs the corresponding actions with the telecommunications network on behalf of the application. The gateway also notifies Parlay applications when significant events occur in the network.

Parlay applications use an interface definition language (IDL) file which contains Parlay definitions used to construct many of the programming interfaces used in Parlay applications. Some aspects of the Parlay definition are beyond the scope of the API. You might need to customize your gateway to ensure that you can integrate the gateway successfully and validate that the gateway works correctly.




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