Signaling System No. 7 (SS7/C7) - Protocol, Architecture and Services (Full Book)
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	•  Table of Contents •  Book Index	Signaling System No. 7 (SS7/C7): Protocol, Architecture, and Services [full book online free courtesy of SS7.net] By Lee Dryburgh, Jeff Hewett   Publisher : Cisco Press Pub Date : August 02, 2004 ISBN : 1-58705-040-4 Pages : 744

		Copyright
		About the Authors
			About the Technical Reviewers
		Acknowledgments
		Icons Used in This Book
		Command Syntax Conventions
			Reference Information
		Introduction
			Who Should Read This Book?
			How This Book Is Organized
		Part I.  Introductions and Overviews
			Chapter 1.  The Evolution of Signaling
				The History of Signaling
				Subscriber Signaling
				Channel Associated Signaling
				Common Channel Signaling (CCS)
				Summary
			Chapter 2.  Standards
				History of International Telephony Standards
				Regional Standards
				National and Industry Standards
			Chapter 3.  The Role of SS7
				Signaling System No. 7-Based Services
				Signaling System No. 7: The Key to Convergence
				Summary
			Chapter 4.  SS7 Network Architecture and Protocols Introduction
				Pre-SS7 Systems
				History of SS7
				SS7 Network Architecture
				SS7 Protocol Overview
				Summary
			Chapter 5.  The Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)
				Network Topology
				PSTN Hierarchy
				Access and Transmission Facilities
				Network Timing
				The Central Office
				Integration of SS7 into the PSTN
				Evolving the PSTN to the Next Generation
				Summary
		Part II.  Protocols Found in the Traditional SS7/C7 Stack
			Chapter 6.  Message Transfer Part 2 (MTP2)
				Signal Unit Formats
				Signal Unit Delimitation
				Length Indicator
				Signal Unit Alignment
				Error Detection
				Error Correction
				Signaling Link Initial Alignment
				Signaling Link Error Monitoring
				Processor Outage
				Flow Control
				Summary
			Chapter 7.  Message Transfer Part 3 (MTP3)
				Point Codes
				Message Format
				Signaling Message Handling
				Signaling Network Management
				Summary
			Chapter 8.  ISDN User Part (ISUP)
				Bearers and Signaling
				ISUP and the SS7 Protocol Stack
				ISUP Message Flow
				Message Timers
				Circuit Identification Codes
				Enbloc and Overlap Address Signaling
				Circuit Glare (Dual-Seizure)
				Continuity Test
				ISUP Message Format
				Detailed Call Walk-Through
				Circuit Suspend and Resume
				ISUP and Local Number Portability
				ISUP-ISUP Tandem Calls
				Interworking with ISDN
				Supplementary Services
				Additional Call Processing Messages
				Maintenance Messages and Procedures
				Summary
			Chapter 9.  Signaling Connection Control Part (SCCP)
				SCCP Architecture
				SCCP Message Transfer Services
				SCCP Messages and Parameters
				SCCP Routing Control (SCRC)
				SCCP Management (SCMG)
				Summary
			Chapter 10.  Transaction Capabilities Application Part (TCAP)
				Overview
				Message Types
				Transactions
				Components
				Dialogue Portion
				Message Encoding
				Element Structure
				Error Handling
				ITU Protocol Message Contents
				ANSI Protocol Message Contents
				ANSI National Operations
				ANSI Parameters
				Summary
		Part III.  Service-oriented Protocols
			Chapter 11.  Intelligent Networks (IN)
				The Intelligent Network
				Service Logic and Data
				IN Services
				IN and the SS7 Protocol
				Evolution of the Network
				IN/1
				The Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN 0.X, IN CS-X)
				Additional IN Service Examples
				Intelligent Network Application Protocol (INAP)
				Summary
			Chapter 12.  Cellular Networks
				Network Architecture
				Interfaces and Protocols
				Mobility Management and Call Processing
				Summary
			Chapter 13.  GSM and ANSI-41 Mobile Application Part (MAP)
				MAP Operations
				Mobility Management
				Operation and Maintenance
				Call Handling
				Supplementary Services
				Short Message Service (SMS)
				Summary
		Part IV.  SS7/C7 Over IP
			Chapter 14.  SS7 in the Converged World
				Next Generation Architecture
				SigTran
				User Adaptation (UA) Layers
				MTP Level 3 UA (M3UA)
				SCCP User Adaptation (SUA)
				MTP Level 2 User Adaptation (M2UA)
				ISDN User Adaptation (IUA)
				Transport Adaptation Layer Interface (TALI)
				Early Cisco SS7/IP Solution
				SS7 and SIP/H.323 Interworking
				Summary
		Part V.  Supplementary Topics
			Chapter 15.  SS7 Security and Monitoring
				Traffic Screening
				MTP3: Management Messages
				SCCP
				Parameters
				Traffic Monitoring
				Summary
			Chapter 16.  SS7 Testing
				Test Equipment
				Test Specification Creation
				MTP 2 Testing
				MTP 3 Testing
				ISUP Testing
				ISUP Supplementary Services Testing
				SCCP Testing
				TCAP Testing
				Summary
		Part VI.  Appendixes
			Appendix A.  MTP Messages (ANSI/ETSI/ITU)
			Appendix B.  ISUP Messages (ANSI/UK/ETSI/ITU-T)
			Appendix C.  SCCP Messages (ANSI/ETSI/ITU-T)
			Appendix D.  TCAP Messages and Components
			Appendix E.  ITU-T Q.931 Messages
			Appendix F.  GSM and ANSI MAP Operations
				GSM MAP Operations
				ANSI-41 MAP Operations
			Appendix G.  MTP Timers in ITU-T/ETSI/ANSI Applications
				Message Transfer Part 2 Timers
				Message Transfer Part 3 Timers
			Appendix H.  ISUP Timers for ANSI/ETSI/ITU-T Applications
			Appendix I.  GSM Mobile Country Codes (MCC) and Mobile Network Codes (MNC)
			Appendix J.  ITU and ANSI Protocol Comparison
				Message Transfer Part 3
				ISDN User Part
				Signaling Connection User Part
				Transaction Capabilities User Part
			Appendix K.  SS7 Standards
				ITU-T Recommendations
				ETSI Publications
				3GPP Publications
				ANSI Standards
				Telcordia Standards
				BSI and BTNR standards
				IETF Documents
				Test Documents
			Appendix L.  Tektronix Supporting Traffic
			Appendix M.  Cause Values
			Acronyms
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			References
		Index

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