Yate (software)

Yate
DeveloperNullTeam;
Stable release
6.4.0[1]  / 2 August 2021 (2 August 2021)
Written inC++
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeVoice over Internet Protocol
LicenseGPL-2.0-only with linking exception[2]
Websiteyate.ro

Yate ( Yet Another Telephony Engine ) is a free and open source communications software with support for video, voice and instant messaging. It is an extensible IP PBX under the GPLv2 with linking exception license.[3] It is written in C++ with a modular design,[4] allowing the use of scripting languages like Perl, Python and PHP to create external functionality.[3]

History

In 2004, NullTeam, the company behind Yate, launched the official website.[5] In 2005 Sangoma announced their support for Yate development on the Microsoft Windows platform.[6] On May 4, 2011, sipgate announced that it had chosen the Yate project for its core infrastructure.[7] Yate version 5.0 was released in January 2014.[8]

Architecture

Yate's architecture is based on a message passing system. The architecture can be divided into four main parts:[9]

  • Core, where encapsulations for sockets, threads and other primitives can be found.
  • Message Engine, message-related classes, used to exchange data between modules.
  • Telephony Engine, telephony-related classes.
  • Yate Modules, modules extending the functionality of Yate, not necessarily telephony-related.

A 2006 O'Reilly Emerging Telephony review[10] shows that Yate offers flexibility via the external text protocol. This protocol allows the majority of features to be exposed. Because of this, it is fairly easy to mix telephony-related functions with text-based protocols like HTTP, SMTP or an interface with a database via SQL.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://yate.null.ro/websvn/listing.php?repname=yate&path=%2Ftags%2FRELEASE_6_4_0%2F#path_tags_RELEASE_6_4_0_. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "Yate license page". Archived from the original on 2021-08-23. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  3. ^ a b "Yate official page". Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
  4. ^ "Yate server page". Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  5. ^ "NullTeam official page". Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  6. ^ "Sangoma Technologies supports development of Yate Project under Windows". Archived from the original on 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  7. ^ "Press release: sipgate chooses open source project Yate for core infrastructure". Archived from the original on 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  8. ^ "Yate". Archived from the original on 2014-01-11. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  9. ^ "Yate architecture page". Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  10. ^ Maciek Kaminski. "Fast Prototyping of Telephony Applications with YATE". Archived from the original on 2006-07-03. Retrieved 2012-04-17.