CCTRL is a call control
XML
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, not to be confused with the
W3C
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standard
CCXML Call Control eXtensible Markup Language (CCXML) is an XML standard designed to provide asynchronous event-based telephony support to VoiceXML. Its current status is a W3C recommendation, adopted May 10, 2011. Whereas VoiceXML is designed to provid ...
. CCTRL allows web developers to create telephony services that run on Lignup, Inc.'s software communications platform. CCTRL is often used in hosted telephony applications. CCTRL can be practically applied in call initiation, management, and termination services.
Features
CCTRL enables developers to perform call control and media processing via XML. Unique features of LignUp's CCTRL platform include its ability to handle events asynchronously, contributing additional stability to servers that receive many requests at once. CCTRL is
open standards
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, written in a non-proprietary
markup language. Currently, CCTRL supports call initiation, call termination, and voice application initiation.
Origin
The term CCTRL originated from its first use as core part of the LignUp Communications Platform, a native-SIP based communications system that leverages CCTRL and MCTRL to deliver web services content.
External links
*http://www.lignup.com
XML
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