SIGNALING SYSTEM 7

CCS#7
Common channel signaling system #7 (SS7) is the primary system used for interconnection of telephone systems. SS7 sends packets of control information between switching systems Basic Network Elements of SS7:SS7: SSP (Signal Switching Point) STP (Signal Transfer Point) SCP (Signal Control Point)

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Signaling Components
Signal Switching Point (SSP) Telephone switches (Local Exch or TDM) equipped with SS7 capable S/W and terminating signaling links and generally Originate, Terminate, or Switch calls.

Signal Control Point (SCP) Databases that provide information necessary for call-processing capabilities.

Signal Transfer Point (STP) Packet switches of SS7 network. Receive and route I/C signaling messages towards destination
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Signaling System 7: telephone network signaling

out-of-band signaling: telephony signaling carried over separate network from telephone calls (data) allows for signaling between any switches (not just directly-connected ) allows for signaling during call (not just before/after) allows for higher-than-voice-data-rate signaling security: in-band band tone signaling helps phone perhaps; out of band signaling more secure SS7 network: packet-switched calls circuit-switched lots of redundancy (for reliability) in signaling network links, elements

signaling between telephone network elements:

signaling transfer point (STP): packet-switches switches of SS7 network send/receive/route signaling messages signaling control point (SCP): services go here e.g., database functions signaling switching point (SSP): attach directly to end user endpoints of SS7 network

Example: signaling a POTS call

3. STP 2. SSP A

formulates Initial Address Message (IAM), forwards to STP W

W forwards IAM to STP X

4. STP

X forwards IAM

SSP B

Y
1.

caller goes offhook, dials callee. SSP A decides to route call via SSP B. Assigns idle trunk A-B

X A

5. B

determines it serves callee, creates address completion message (ACM[A,B,trunk]), rings callee phone, sends ringing sound on trunk to A 6. ACM routed to Z to Y to A 7. SSP A receives ACM, connects subscriber line to allocated A-B trunk (caller hears ringing) W Z

Y A

9. ANM routed to A

8. Callee goes off hook, B creates, sends answer message to A (ANM[A,B,trunk])

10. SSP A receives ANM, checks caller is connected in both directions to trunk. Call is connected!

Y A

SS7 Signaling Protocol

SS7 Network: an interconnected set of network elements used to exchange messages in support of telecom functions. H/W & S/W functions of SS7 protocol are divided into functional Levels".
MAP INAP ISUP TCCP SCCP MTP level 3 MTP level 2 MTP level 1 MAP(Mobile Application Part) INAP(Intelligent Network Application Part) TCCP(Transaction Capability Control Part) ISUP(ISDN User Part) SCCP(Signaling Connection Control Part) MTP(Message Transfer Part)

MTP Functions
MTP level 1 (signaling data link level): Physical transmission (e.g. 64 kbit/s PCM time slot) MTP level 2 (signaling link level): HDLC-type frame-based based protocol for flow control, error control (using ARQ), and signaling network supervision and maintenance functions MTP level 3 (signaling network level): Routing in the signaling network (using OPC, DPC) between SPs with level 4 users (see SIO at level 2)

Application Protocols in SS7

ISUP (ISDN User Part) For all signalling related to setting up, maintaining, and releasing circuit switched connections MAP (Mobile User Part) For transactions between exchanges (MSC, GMSC) and databases (HLR, EIR, AuC) in mobile networks INAP (Intelligent Network Application Part) For IN applications in fixed networks TCAP (Transaction Capabilities Applications Part) TCAP supports the exchange of non-circuit non related data between applications across the SS7 network

SCCP
SCCP provides major functions that are lacking in the MTP. SCCP has the capability to address applications within a SP. MTP can only receive and deliver messages as a whole, it does not deal with S/W applications within a node. MTP network-management management messages and basic call-setup call messages are addressed to a node as a whole, other messages are used by separate applications, referred to as subsystems within a node. Examples of subsystems: Calling-card Calling processing, Advanced intelligent network (AIN), repeat dialing and call return etc. SCCP allows these subsystems to be addressed explicitly.

REVIEW
In this session we discussed about the:the: Communication System Analog & Digital Signals Modes Of Transmission Multiplexing Techniques

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