Modeling of the XOM/XMP application programming interface (API)

Author

Poo, Gee-Swee ; Chew, Chye-Guan

Author_Institution

Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore

Volume

34

Issue

8

fYear

1996

fDate

8/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

134

Lastpage

144

Abstract

With the growing complexity of communication protocols, it is increasingly difficult for application developers to interface the applications to the communication stacks across a number of platforms. A common application program interface (API) is needed for the purpose. The API can effectively conceal the complexities of communication protocols and architecture, making it easier for application development. This article presents the modeling and development of a generic API, XOM and an application-specific API, XMP. XOM API provides a general-purpose data handling mechanism and XMP API provides service primitives to network management protocols. The development is based on object-oriented technology. The attractiveness of object-oriented implementation is its ability to provide encapsulation, reusability and extensibility in the software modules. The benefits and difficulties encountered during the implementation are to be discussed. The experience will be useful for API development

Keywords

application program interfaces; object-oriented programming; open systems; protocols; software reusability; telecommunication network management; utility programs; API development; API modeling; XMP API; XOM API; XOM/XMP application programming interface; application development; application-specific API; communication architecture; communication protocols; communication stacks; encapsulation; general-purpose data handling mechanism; generic API; generic XOM; network management protocols; object-oriented technology; open systems; reusability; service primitives; software modules; Access protocols; Data structures; Decoding; Electrical capacitance tomography; Encoding; Information management; Message service; Object oriented modeling; Open systems; Programming profession;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/35.533932

Filename

533932