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Global Title
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Global Title (GT) is an address used in the SCCP protocol for routing signaling messages on
telecommunications networks. In theory, a global title is a unique address which refers to only one
destination, though in practice destinations can change over time.
Contents
1 Overview
2 Structure of the global title value
2.1 Global Title Format
2.2 Numbering Plan Indicator
2.3 Type of Number
2.4 Translation Type
5 Notes
Overview
The Global Title is similar in purpose on the PSTN to the host name on the internet. In design, however,
global titles are quite different. The structure is usually hierarchical, the value can be of variable length,
and is not necessarily a wholly numeric valuethough it often is for issues of backwards compatibility
and association with regular telephone numbers.
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Type of Number
The Type of Number (TON) or Nature of Address Indicator (NAI) parameter, which is of relevance to
E.164 (regular telephone) numbers for example, indicates the scope of the address value, such as
whether it is an international number (i.e. including the country code), a "national" or domestic number
(i.e. without country code), and other formats such as "local" format (e.g. in the U.S., without an area
code).
Translation Type
The translation type (TT) parameter is used in a network to indicate the preferred method of global title
analysis (see below). Normally in European networks, this parameter is set to 0 (the default) value. In
North American mobile networks, different translation types are used for analysis of the IMSI and for
messages between telephone systems. This parameter is valuable in complex routing problems, where
the same number has to be routed differently depending on the circumstances, such as those introduced
by number portability resolution.
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The destination would typically be given as a signalling point code in an MTP network, but could also
be an IP system if we are using SS7 over IP[2]
Routing Structure
The most commonly used numbering plans for global title routing are E.164 and E.214 (although E.212
is also common in America). These simply look like telephone numbers. That is to say, in the most
common, international, variant there is a country code at the start of the number and a Network Code
immediately following the country code. Beyond that is the subscriber number or mobile subscriber
identity number, though even that may be divided into sections. This structure allows for the use of
hierarchical routing.
international SCCP gateways know which systems handle each of the other countries
the international SCCP gateway belonging to each country knows which SCCP gateways handle
each network
the SCCP gateway of each network knows the networks own internal structure
In America, the limitations of the North American Number Plan mean that the destination country is not
immediately obvious from the called party address. However, the fact that there is unified
administration means that this can be overcome by having complete analysis at every point where it is
needed.
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Please note the truncation of the number by one digit since E.214 numbers, as with E.164 numbers, have
a maximum length of 15 digits.
Inbound toward America:
Notes
1. ^ RFC 3868
2. ^ RFC 3868
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