9 * The Application Server is a network entity that interfaces with the
10 * Application Manager that requests PacketCable Multimedia services on behalf
11 * of clients. The AS may reside on the MSO's network or it may reside outside
12 * of this domain and interact with the MSO network via a particular trust
13 * relationship. Similarly, the AS may be under direct control of the operator
14 * or it may be controlled by a third-party. Any given AS may communicate with
15 * one or more Application Managers.
18 * The AS will communicate with a client via a signaling protocol that is
19 * outside the scope of this specification. Using this unspecified protocol, the
20 * Domain policies. For client requests that pass these checks, the AS
21 * determines the particular QoS parameters necessary to deliver the service to
22 * the client, based upon its knowledge of the requested service. It then sends
23 * a request for these resources to the appropriate Application Manager, which
24 * may deny the request based upon additional Service Control Domain policies or
25 * may pass the request on to the Policy Server.
30 public interface IApplicationServer {
33 * sets the Application Server's id
38 void setASId(String id);