SCCP User Adaptation Layer

47th IETF Meeting: Adelaide, Australia

draft-loughney-sigtran-sua-00.txt
John A. Loughney

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Why
SCCP-users can run over IP.
There are existing, proprietary solutions (i.e. - TCAP over IP).
All IP 3G Networks are currently in development, which use
application protocols over SCCP, but IP for transport.
Point-to-point and via Signaling Gateways.
Simplifies the protocol stack.

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How
Keep SCCP-User lower interface intact.
Allow protocol options.
Connection-less & connection oriented, etc.

Transfer SCCP-User messages over SCTP/IP.

CAP/TCAP, MAP/TCAP, RANAP, etc.
Allow flexible protocol & architectural implementation.
Support for distributed IP-based signaling nodes.
Inter-work with legacy SS7 networks.

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General Architecture Protocol Stack

********
SS7
***************
IP
********
* SEP *---------*
*--------*
*
* or *
*
SG
*
* ASP *
* STP *
*
*
*
*
********
***************
********
+------+
+------+
| AP |
| AP |
+------+
+------+------+
+------+
| SCCP |
| SCCP | SUA |
| SUA |
+------+
+------+------+
+------+
| MTP3 |
| MTP3 |
|
|
|
+------|
+------+ SCTP |
| SCTP |
| MTP2 |
| MTP2 |
|
|
|
+------+
+------+------+
+------+
| L1 |
| L1 | IP |
| IP |
+------+
+------+------+
+------+
|
|
|
|
+----------------+
+-------------+
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General Architecture Example

Signaling
Gateway

AS1

AS3

SCTP Associations

ASP1
ASP2

ASP1
ASP3

SS7
Network

ASP2

AS2

AS4

ASP1

ASP1
ASP2
ASP2

Note: The Signaling Gateway may be realized as a cluster.

Application Servers may be distributed as well.
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All-IP Architecture Protocol Stack

********
IP
********
*
*--------*
*
* AS *
* AS *
*(ASP) *
*(ASP) *
********
********
+------+
+------+
| AP |
| AP |
+------+
+------+
| SUA |
| SUA |
+------+
+------+
| SCTP |
| SCTP |
+------+
+------+
| IP |
| IP |
+------+
+------+
|
|
+---------------+

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All-IP Architecture Example

AS1

SCTP Associations

AS3

ASP1

ASP1

ASP2

ASP2
ASP3

AS2
ASP1

AS4
ASP1

ASP2

ASP2
ASP3

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Messages
Data Transfer Messages
Data Transfer (DATRA)

Data Acknowledge (DAACK)

Connection Messages
connection request (CONRE)
release request (RELRE)
reset confirm (RESCO)

connection acknowledge (CONAK)

release complete (RELCO)
reset request (RESRE)

Application Server Process Maintenance (ASPM) Messages

ASP Up (ASPUP)
ASP Active (ASPAC)
ASP Takeover (ASPTO)
No Active ASP (NAASP)

ASP Down (ASPDN)

ASP Inactive (ASPIA)
Notify (NTFY)

SUA Management Messages

Error (ERR)
Stream Configuration (SCO)

Audit (AUD)
Stream Configuration Acknowledge (SCA)

SS7 Signaling Network Management (SSNM) Messages

Destination Unavailable (DUNA)
Destination Available (DAVA)
Destination State Audit (DAUD)
SS7 Network Congestion State (SCON)
Destination User Part Unavailable (DUPU)

Other
Vendor-Specific Message (VEND)
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To Do
Improve all-IP architecture.
Administrative resources for AS.
Avoid dual client & server ASP.

Specify in a more detailed way which protocols features are

mandatory and those that are optional.
Add more use cases & examples.
Rework management messages.
Application Server Process Maintenance Messages.
SS7 Management Messages
Approve draft for WG status (yes / no)?

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