page_title: Service Availability Forum
section_title: Specifications
hierarchical_section_title: Service Availability Forum / Description / Specifications
caption_attribution_description: English: Service Availability Forum enabled COTS Platform
context_page_description: The Service Availability Forum is a consortium that develops, publishes, educates on and promotes open specifications for carrier-grade and mission-critical systems. Formed in 2001, it promotes development and deployment of commercial off-the-shelf technology.
context_section_description: Specifications for carrier-grade service availability include:
  Hardware Platform Interface (HPI)
  Application Interface Specification (AIS)
  Mapping Specifications
  Java Mapping Specifications
  HPI-to-AdvancedTCA Mapping Specifications
caption: SA Forum enabled COTS platform
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