There are two interfaces provided by the IDC: a forms based web
browser interface (WBUI) and a web services SOAP message interface
(API). Both
are secure interfaces and require the user to be registered and
authorized by the ISP at which the reservation starts. Individual
authorization at subsequent ISPs is not required. Both interfaces
allow the user to make, query, list, modify and delete reservations. In
addition, the WBUI allows an administrator to add, authorize, and
manage users, and the user to modify his user profile, and the API
provides interfaces to signal the instantiation of a path or to tear it
down. The API also provides interfaces intended for the use of OSCARS
services running in other domains to forward a request and to request
network topology.
The ESnet WBUI is accessible at https://oscars.es.net/OSCARS/.
The I2 WBUI is accessible at https://ndb3-blmt.abilene.ucaid.edu:8443/OSCARS.
If you are connecting to I2 through an RON, you will need to contact
them for the WBUI URL to use.
The WSDL and type files that define the Web Service Interface can be
found here.