sourcetechab/extendclient2022 repository overview

⁠SourceTech Extend for Server 2022

SourceTech Extend enables sharing of one single Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise, OXE (or Office, OXO), with multiple Hotel Property Management, PMS, systems, which is otherwize not possible due to protocol constraints*.

SourceTech Extend solves this problem by routing the communication protocol through a dedicated server; SourceTech Extend Server. The server dispatch data from OXE/OXO to PMS using a routing mechanism based on data frame's extension number, which is always present.

The solution consists of a server and a client for each connected PMS. Each client connects to the same server.

*OXE/OXO uses AHL, Alcatel Hotel Link, protocol for PMS connection which is restricted by the support for only one endpoint.

⁠SourceTech Extend Client

The client is where the PMS system connect. Its permanently connected to both Extend Server and PMS system. It is responsible for all types of protocol conversion, such as AHL8 <> AHL5 and AHL <> FIAS.

⁠Required args

• Environment
  • EXTENDCLIENTINDEX; Unique client index. Each client is given a numeric index for identification with the server, first client has index 1.
  • EXTENDSERVERHOST; Name of the container or service of Extend Server.
• Publish
  • The tcp port 2561 is mandatory if AHLTCP is to be used, otherwize omitted.
• Volume
  • The path to configuration storage for data persistance
    • extend:"C:/ProgramData/SourceTech/Extend"
• Restart
  • Always
    • Restarts the container automatically if unintentionally stopped

⁠Command line

docker run -d -p 2561:2561 --restart always -e EXTENDCLIENTINDEX=(client index) -e EXTENDSERVERHOST=(name of server container/service) -v extend:"C:/ProgramData/SourceTech/Extend" sourcetechab/extendclient2022:latest