BEA Systems Inc. has announced the general availability of Versions 2.2 of BEA WebLogic SIP Server and BEA WebLogic Network Gatekeeper. With these latest releases, BEA is continuing to enhance support for IMS.
The enhancements in WLSS 2.2 are designed to respond to network operator’s demand to provide for more rapid service creation and delivery, while helping keep the cost of deploying these new services down. Meanwhile, WLNG 2.2 is positioned to help network operators increase revenue from new, third-party services and ensure better network protection.
WLSS 2.2 supports key IMS application server standard interfaces, including the SIP-based IMS Service Control (ISC) interface and the DIAMETER-based Sh reference point for seamless integration with IMS core networks. It also has support for multiple protocols and interfaces, such as SIP, HTTP, Java, J2EE and Web Services. It further supports SIP-specific Event Notification and XML Configuration Access Protocol, two Internet standards in the process of being ratified by the IETF.
WLNG 2.2 is designed help network operators safely expose their network assets to developers through an SOA-based architecture, using Telecom Web Services that can implement a range of capabilities such as call routing, text messaging, and billing. This network access, in turn, can help operators increase revenue from both new messaging and location-based services, as well as services from existing legacy networks.
WLNG 2.2 integrates policy enforcement, Telecom Web Services, native network protocol interfaces, as well as enhanced charging and billing capabilities and third-party partner management, along with enhanced network access control capabilities for better network protection. The product is designed to extend BEA's role in the Service Delivery Platform and Service Access Gateway markets. For example, using BEA WebLogic Network Gatekeeper, a service provider can introduce a new policy-enabled telecom Web services layer for network access while continuing to support existing content providers via native interfaces in one platform, thus using existing assets.
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