User's Manual

280 Module eAPI

Some typical features include:

•

Ability to specify certain runtime parameters of the program by means

of the command line parameters in the shortcut, such as: /Site:2

/eKernel address:*LOCAL /eKernel port:3209 /Log drive:C

• A menu that provides a queue (list) that the module can use to handle

situations in which eKERNEL is temporarily unavailable.

• Logging facilities on-screen, with the option to left-click a log entry to

see details.

•

Logging facilities to disk, in the same directory structure mechanism as

used for all other modules.

Real-world examples

Using eAPI, you can write external applications in your language of choice

(Visual Basic, C++, Java, and so on). These applications can collect alarm

information from external systems, for example by means of asynchronous

communications or a network connection.

It is important however to realize that the scope of the eAPI interface to

eKERNEL is limited, and there is for instance no ability to give feedback to

eAPI (and the alarm system) upon successful or failed message delivery

within DECT Messenger.

Nortel recommends investigating alternatives, such as reusing an existing

module of DECT Messenger (for example, eCAP generic) or contacting

Nortel to request the development of a new integrated module. There is a

road-map procedure within the Nortel group that keeps track of all new

requirements.

Nortel Communication Server 1000

DECT Messenger Installation and Commissioning — Book 1

NN43120-301 02.01 4 June 2010