= Ariba Features =
Ariba eases development and rapid prototyping of overlay-based services and applications. To this end, it provides mechanisms for creation and maintenance of communication links across heterogeneous networks, spontaneously providing an invariant virtual network substrate. The main features of Ariba include: [[Image(AribaArchitecture.png,right)]]

* '''Self-organizing transport connectivity across different heterogeneous networks''': Ariba does not require infrastructure support but uses a peer-to-peer approach for building up service overlay. Furthermore, ariba does can build such overlay over heterogeneous and otherwise unconnected networks, providing connectivity where communication would not be possible.

* '''Integrated solution with ID-based addressing providing a virtual network per application context''':

* '''Eases service and application development and deployment''':