What is Sentinel?
Sentinel is a services platform and a powerful services framework.
Sentinel is a services platform …
Sentinel is a services platform for real-time session control of TDM, IMS, and Diameter sessions.

Features:
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is very extensible, flexible, and configurable
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supports session control for SS7, SIP, and Diameter sessions with a rich set of built-in features
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integrates to one or more Online Charging Systems (OCS)
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integrates to any CDF that supports the Rf Diameter Protocol via Rf Control RA.
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supports promotions, which provide a very flexible and configurable interface to Online Charging Systems, supporting OCS offload, special offers, fair-use policy, and OCS failure policy
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includes an element manager with a web-based user interface for operations and management staff, a RESTful HTTP interface for machine-to-machine management, and an XCAP server framework
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includes the Sentinel database for subscriber and promotions-related data.
Contact OpenCloud for more information about the databases that can be used by Sentinel.
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See Sentinel Services and Sentinel Charge for an architectural overview of the Sentinel platform from a Rhino TAS/JAIN SLEE perspective. |
Sentinel is a powerful services framework …
You can also view Sentinel as an open, flexible and powerful services framework. The Sentinel Software Development Kit (SDK) lets you use Sentinel as a framework rather than a fixed feature set product.

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For more information see Sentinel SDK |