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Ontology for IP Telephony Networks

Authors:
Ilija Basicevic
Miroslav Popovic
Nenad Cetic

Keywords: Ontologies; Network communications; Internet Applications; VoIP; IP telephony; SIP; H.323

Abstract:
Ontologies have already been used in computer science research in different fields. In this paper, we apply the concept to the area of IP telephony. The paper presents ontology for development of software for IP telephony networks. It is based on the analysis of SIP and H.323 protocols, as dominant signaling protocols in VoIP telephony of today. The ontology we developed covers both static aspects (structure of the network) and dynamic aspects (most importantly telephony sessions, but also other types of associations). The structure of the telephony network is modeled with classes that represent different types of nodes in the network: end user terminals and various types of infrastructure nodes. The dynamic aspects of network operation are modeled with a set of classes, the most important being those that represent different associations that are established and terminated in the network. The realized ontology can be used in development of frameworks for telephony applications, and for specification of common data format used by cooperating telephony applications.

Pages: 1 to 6

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2013

Publication date: April 21, 2013

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-3964

ISBN: 978-1-61208-262-2

Location: Venice, Italy

Dates: from April 21, 2013 to April 26, 2013