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Table of Contents

SS7 Tutorial ..................................................................................................................................... 1

SS7 Tutorial.................................................................................................................................. 3

Overview ................................................................................................................................... 3

SS7 Protocol Stack................................................................................................................... 6

Message Transfer Part ............................................................................................................. 7

ISDN User Part ....................................................................................................................... 13

Signaling Connection Control Part ......................................................................................... 20

Transaction Capabilities Application Part ............................................................................... 21

Other SS7 Information ............................................................................................................ 23

Bibliography ............................................................................................................................ 23

Comments? Questions? ......................................................................................................... 23

List of Figures

Figure 1 . SS7 Signaling Points ....................................................................................................... 4

Figure 2. SS7 Signaling Link Types ................................................................................................ 5

Figure 3 . The OSI Reference Model and the SS7 Protocol Stack.................................................. 6

Figure 4 . SS7 Signal Units ..............................................................................................................8

Figure 5 . Message Type Length Indicator Value(s) ........................................................................ 9

Figure 6 . Service Indicator Values ................................................................................................ 11

Figure 7 . ANSI vs. ITU-T SIO and SIF .......................................................................................... 12

Figure 8 . Basic ISUP Signaling ..................................................................................................... 14

Figure 9 . ISUP Message Format................................................................................................... 16

Figure 10 . ANSI and ITU-T Initial Address Message (IAM) Format.............................................. 17

Figure 11 . ANSI and ITU-T Address Complete Message (ACM) Format ..................................... 18

Figure 12 . ANSI and ITU-T Answer Message (ANM) Format....................................................... 18

Figure 13 . ANSI and ITU-T Release (REL) Message Format ...................................................... 19

Figure 14 . ANSI and ITU-T Release Complete (RLC) Message Format...................................... 19

Figure 15 . SCCP Message Format............................................................................................... 21

SS7 Tutorial

Overview

Common Channel Signaling System No. 7 (i.e., SS7 or C7 ) is a global standard for

telecommunications defined by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T). The standard defines the procedures and

protocol by which network elements in the public switched telephone network (PSTN) exchange

information over a digital signaling network to effect wireless (cellular) and wireline call setup,

routing and control. The ITU definition of SS7 allows for national variants such as the American

National Standards Institute (ANSI) and Bell Communications Research (Telcordia Technologies)

standards used in North America and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute

(ETSI) standard used in Europe.

The SS7 network and protocol are used for:

basic call setup, management, and tear down

wireless services such as personal communications services (PCS), wireless roaming,

and mobile subscriber authentication

local number portability (LNP)

toll-free (800/888) and toll (900) wireline services

enhanced call features such as call forwarding, calling party name/number display, and

three-way calling

efficient and secure worldwide telecommunications

Signaling Links

SS7 messages are exchanged between network elements over 56 or 64 kilobit per second (kbps)

bidirectional channels called signaling links . Signaling occurs out-of-band on dedicated

channels rather than in-band on voice channels. Compared to in-band signaling, out-of-band

signaling provides:

faster call setup times (compared to in-band signaling using multi-frequency (MF)

signaling tones)

more efficient use of voice circuits

support for Intelligent Network (IN) services which require signaling to network elements

without voice trunks (e.g., database systems)

improved control over fraudulent network usage

Signaling Points

Each signaling point in the SS7 network is uniquely identified by a numeric point code . Point

codes are carried in signaling messages exchanged between signaling points to identify the

source and destination of each message. Each signaling point uses a routing table to select the

appropriate signaling path for each message.

There are three kinds of signaling points in the SS7 network (Fig. 1):

SSP (Service Switching Point)

STP (Signal Transfer Point)

SCP (Service Control Point)

Figure 1 . SS7 Signaling Points

SSPs are switches that originate, terminate, or tandem calls. An SSP sends signaling messages

to other SSPs to setup, manage, and release voice circuits required to complete a call. An SSP

may also send a query message to a centralized database (an SCP ) to determine how to route a

call (e.g., a toll-free 1-800/888 call in North America). An SCP sends a response to the originating

SSP containing the routing number(s) associated with the dialed number. An alternate routing

number may be used by the SSP if the primary number is busy or the call is unanswered within a

specified time. Actual call features vary from network to network and from service to service.

Network traffic between signaling points may be routed via a packet switch called an STP . An

STP routes each incoming message to an outgoing signaling link based on routing information

contained in the SS7 message. Because it acts as a network hub, an STP provides improved

utilization of the SS7 network by eliminating the need for direct links between signaling points. An

STP may perform global title translation , a procedure by which the destination signaling point is

determined from digits present in the signaling message (e.g., the dialed 800 number, calling card

number, or mobile subscriber identification number). An STP can also act as a "firewall" to screen

SS7 messages exchanged with other networks.

Because the SS7 network is critical to call processing, SCPs and STPs are usually deployed in

mated pair configurations in separate physical locations to ensure network-wide service in the

event of an isolated failure. Links between signaling points are also provisioned in pairs. Traffic is

shared across all links in the linkset. If one of the links fails, the signaling traffic is rerouted over

another link in the linkset . The SS7 protocol provides both error correction and retransmission

capabilities to allow continued service in the event of signaling point or link failures.

SS7 Signaling Link Types

Signaling links are logically organized by link type ("A" through "F") according to their use in the

SS7 signaling network.

Figure 2. SS7 Signaling Link Types

A Link:

An "A" (access) link connects a signaling end point (e.g., an SCP or SSP) to an STP. Only messages

originating from or destined to the signaling end point are transmitted on an "A" link.

B Link:

A "B" (bridge) link connects an STP to another STP. Typically, a quad of "B" links interconnect peer (or

primary) STPs (e.g., the STPs from one network to the STPs of another network). The distinction between a

"B" link and a "D" link is rather arbitrary. For this reason, such links may be referred to as "B/D" links.

C Link:

A "C" (cross) link connects STPs performing identical functions into a mated pair . A "C" link is used only

when an STP has no other route available to a destination signaling point due to link failure(s). Note that

SCPs may also be deployed in pairs to improve reliability; unlike STPs, however, mated SCPs are not

interconnected by signaling links.

D Link:

A "D" (diagonal) link connects a secondary (e.g., local or regional) STP pair to a primary (e.g., inter-network

gateway) STP pair in a quad-link configuration. Secondary STPs within the same network are connected via a

quad of "D" links. The distinction between a "B" link and a "D" link is rather arbitrary. For this reason, such

links may be referred to as "B/D" links.

E Link:

An "E" (extended) link connects an SSP to an alternate STP. "E" links provide an alternate signaling path if an

SSP's "home" STP cannot be reached via an "A" link. "E" links are not usually provisioned unless the benefit

of a marginally higher degree of reliability justifies the added expense.

F Link:

An "F" (fully associated) link connects two signaling end points (i.e., SSPs and SCPs). "F" links are not

usually used in networks with STPs. In networks without STPs, "F" links directly connect signaling points.

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