Intelligent Network (IN)

Outlines
• Intelligent Network (IN) Concept
• IN Services
• Benefits of IN
• IN Architecture
• Network Elements in IN
• Advantage
• Disadvantage
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Intelligent Network (IN) Concept
• The intelligent network concept: intelligence is taken out of exchanges and placed
in computer nodes that are distributed throughout the network.

Intelligence => access to various databases

• This provides the network operator with the means to develop and control
services more efficiently.

• New capabilities can be rapidly introduced into the network. Once introduced,
services are easily customized to meet individual customer's needs.

• IN is Basically developed for fixed and Mobile telephone Networks

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Intelligent Network (IN) Concept
• The Intelligent Network (IN) is an architecture that redistributes a portion of
the call processing, that is traditionally performed by telephony switches (SSP), to
other network nodes.

• E.g. of a Simple IN service: a SSP communicating with a Service Control Point

(SCP) to retrieve information about processing a phone call demonstrates an IN.

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Intelligent Network (IN) Concept
• It is a standard network architecture specified in the ITU

• It is intended for fixed as well as a mobile telecom networks

• It allows to differentiate standard telecom services and value added services

 i.e. separation of logic controlling services from the basic call control
functions in existing telephone exchange.

• Note: intelligence is provided by network node on the services layer, distinct

from the switching layer of the core network

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IN Services
• Tele voting
• Call screening telephone number portability
• Toll free call
• Prepaid calling
• Account card calling
• Virtual PBX
• Mass calling service
• Reverse charging
• Call distribution based on various criteria
• Time-based routing

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Benefits of IN
• Therefore ,intelligent network (IN) offers added value(the ability to improve
services and develop new services):
Open standards, vendor independence.

Create open interface.

Rapid service creation and deployment.

Customized services to users.

Centralized service management.

New opportunities to make business i.e. new service, markets and customers.

Rapid adaptation to market needs andNoah

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Architecture of IN

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Architecture of IN

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Network Elements in IN
• SSP-service switching point-provides a set of functions that are required for
interaction with the CCS and SCP.

• SCP-service control point-the SCP executes service logic and commands the SSP
to perform call related actions.

• Intelligent services need the assistances of peripheral devices known as intelligent

peripheral (IP).

• IP act as an interpreter between SCP and the user, enabling the service logic to
communicate with service user.

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Network Elements in IN
• Then SCP instructs an IP to conduct a dialogue with user & return the
required information to SCP.
IP has automatic voice guidance facility

Multiple frequency tones to request the users

• SSP- signaling switching point-for switching used as their name indicates or

local exchange to subscriber or interface to tele phone network or
convert voice signaling in to SS7 signaling link.

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Network Elements in IN
• STP-signaling transfer point-it is basically a network node-it works like
router (to perform routing of message between different signaling point).

• SCP-signaling control point-interface with databases-it will handle database

queries or subscriber information.

• Signaling link types-A-acess link, B-bridge link, C-cross link, D-diagonal link,
E-extended link, F-fully associated, etc.

• CCS-call control service-provides call processing functions.

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Advantage
• Cost-effectiveness.

• High incoming call volume.

• Unlimited business development opportunities.

• Problem free billing.

• Efficient operator service.

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Disadvantage
• The non-IN telecom network is the ultimate distributed system and it has served
operators well.

• There is no single point of failure, so its number one functional priority to remain
constantly available has historically been met reliably.

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 Thank you!!!

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Q&A

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Quiz Two
MATCH the Hardware working devices to their working Layer

___1. Bridge A.Works on All layer

___2. Router B.Works on physical layer
___3. Gateway C.Works on Network layer
___4. Switch D.Works on Datalink layer
___5. Repeater E. No layer recommended

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