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Erlang/OTP System Documentation

Introduction

This documentation describes the Open Telecom Platform (Erlang/OTP), a middle-ware based on the Erlang programming language, aiming at providing time-saving and flexible development for robust, adaptable telecom systems.

Organization of the Documentation

The documentation is divided into eight parts:

Erlang 5.0/OTP R7 System Documentation, EN/LZT 1084095 R1 Erlang 5.0/OTP R7 Run-Time System and Basic Applications, EN/LZT 108 4106 R1 Erlang 5.0/OTP R7 Standard Library Application, EN/LZT 108 4107 R1 Erlang 5.0/OTP R7 Database Applications, EN/LZT 108 194 R3 Erlang 5.0/OTP R7 CORBA and IDL Applications, EN/LZT 151 810 R2 Erlang 5.0/OTP R7 Interface and Communication Applications, EN/LZT 108 4110 R1 Erlang 5.0/OTP R7 Operation and Maintenance Applications, EN/LZT 108 4108 R1 Erlang 5.0/OTP R7 Tool Applications, EN/LZT 108 4109 R1

About this Book

This book is the starting point of the documentation and contains information about the Erlang programming language and runtime system, the OTP design principles, and how to install and configure Erlang/OTP.

Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: "Getting Started with Erlang" gives an introduction to the Erlang runtime system and to tools such as Compiler and Debugger. Chapter 3: "OTP Design Principles" describes a way to structure Erlang code in terms of applications and supervision trees. The standard behaviors are described and examples illustrate how to apply these behaviors to typical applications. Chapter 4: "System Principles" describes the strategies and options, which are available to start an Erlang/OTP system. Chapter 5: "Operation and Management Principles" describes the model for operation and maintenance of sub-systems. Chapter 6: "Installation Guide"gives guidelines on how to install Erlang/OTP on UNIX or Windows. Chapter 7: "Embedded Systems" is a supplement to "Installation Guide", It describes issues that are specific for running Erlang/OTP on an embedded system. Chapter 8: "Erlang Extensions Since 4.4" lists all extensions to the Erlang programming languages since the latest version of the book Concurrent Programming in ERLANG. Chapter 9: "Interoperability Tutorial" gives an orientation of the different interoperability mechanisms, which can be used when integrating an Erlang program with a program written in an other programming language. Introduction Introduction Getting Started with Erlang Getting Started with Erlang Design Principles OTP Design Principles System Principles System Principles Operation and Management Principles Operation and Management Principles Installation Guide Installation Guide Embedded System Embedded System Erlang Extensions since 4.4 Erlang Extensions since 4.4 Interoperability Tutorial Interoperability Tutorial Erlang/OTP System Documentation