This chapter provides an overview of the general issues you need to consider when connecting Oracle Communications Services Gatekeeper with the other network entities that your implementation requires.
Services Gatekeeper must integrate with a variety of network entities that provide support for the APIs and applications it serves. For example, databases store information that Services Gatekeeper uses; Short message service centers (SMSCs) serve and send short messages; the Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management product allows you to charge and rate for services. Each chapter in this book explains how to integrate Services Gatekeeper with a specific type of network entity: