Voice over ip core telephony functionality software development kit

A method for accessing communication services through an adapter-based software development kit (SDK), comprising:

• receiving, at the SDK, a communication request from a client application;
• forwarding the communication request from the SDK to a communication provider adapter interface that defines a standardized interface independent of a specific communication service provider;
• delegating the communication request from the communication provider adapter interface to a selected communication provider adapter that implements provider-specific logic;
• transmitting, by the selected communication provider adapter, a provider-specific request to an external communication service platform to access a communication service;
• receiving, from the external communication service platform, a response associated with the communication service;
• and
• propagating the response from the selected communication provider adapter through the communication provider adapter interface and the SDK to the client application, wherein the client application is able to access the communication service without direct dependency on provider-specific application programming interfaces or protocols of the external communication service platform.

A communication system comprising:

• software development kit (SDK) configured to receive a communication request from a client application;
• a communication provider adapter interface coupled to the SDK;
• at least one communication provider adapter communicatively coupled to the communication provider adapter interface and configured to translate the communication request into a provider-specific request;
• and
• an external communication service platform communicatively coupled to the at least one communication provider adapter, wherein the SDK provides access to the external communication service platform without exposing provider-specific interfaces to the client application.