ouimet@IRO.UMontreal.CA (Daniel Ouimet) (04/13/91)
Does anybody know the CCITT Recommandation number for the protocol SS7 ? I would prefer an SDL or an Estelle description. Also, are there any Test Case for this protocol, I will also be looking for this? Thanks in advance, Daniel ====================================================================== Daniel Ouimet ouimet@iro.umontreal.ca Universite de Montreal, Dept. IRO. S-240, C.P. 6128, succursale A Montreal (Quebec) H3C 3J7, CANADA (514) 343-6111 ext. 3506
enag@ifi.uio.no (Erik Naggum) (04/18/91)
Daniel, Signalling System no. 7 is found in the Q.700 series recommendations of the CCITT Blue Book. Volume VI - Fascicle VI.7 Specifications of Signalling System No. 7 Recommendations Q.700-Q.716 Section 1 General Q.700 Introduction to CCITT Signalling System No 7 Section 2 Message Transfer Part (MTP) Q.701 Function description of the message transfer part (MTP) of Signalling System No 7 Q.702 Signalling data link Q.703 Signalling link Q.704 Signalling network functions and messages Q.705 Signalling network structure Q.706 Message transfer part signalling performance Q.707 Testing and maintenance Q.708 Numbering of international signalling point codes Q.709 Hypothetical signalling reference connection Section 3 Simplified message transfer part Q.710 Simplified MTP version for small systems Section 4 Signalling connection control part (SCCP) Q.711 Function description of the signalling connection control part Q.712 Definition and function of SCCP messages Q.713 SCCP formats and codes Q.714 Signalling connection control part procedures Q.716 Signalling connection control part (SCCP) performances Volume VI - Fascicle VI.8 Specifications of Signalling System No 7 Recommendations Q.721 - Q.766 Section 1 Telephone user part (TUP) Q.721 Functional description of the Signalling System No 7 Telephone User Part (TUP) Q.722 General function of telephone messages and signals Q.723 Formats and codes Q.724 Signalling procedures Q.725 Signalling performance in the telephone application Section 2 ISDN supplementary services Q.730 ISDN supplementary services Section 3 Data user part (DUP) Q.741 Signalling System No 7 - Data user part => X.61 Section 5 [sic] Integrated services digital network user part (ISUP) Q.761 Functional description of the ISDN user part of Signalling System No 7 Q.762 General function of messages and signals Q.763 Formats and codes Q.764 Signalling procedures Q.765 Performance objectivies in the integrated services digital network application Volume VI - Fascicle VI.9 Specifications of Signalling System No 7 Recommendations Q.771 - Q.795 Section 1 Transaction Capabilities Application Part (TCAP) Q.771 Functional description of transaction capabilities Q.772 Transaction capabilities information element definitions Q.773 Transaction capabilities formats and encoding Q.774 Transaction capabilities procedures Q.775 Guidelines for using transaction capabilities Section 2 Test specification Q.780 Signalling System No 7 test specification general description Q.781 MTP Level 2 test specification Q.782 MTP Level 3 test specification Q.783 TUP test specification Section 3 Monitoring and measurements Q.791 Monitoring and measurements for Signalling System No 7 networks Section 4 Operations, Maintenance and Administration Part (OMAP) Q.795 Operations, Maintenance and Administration Part (OMAP) All fascicles contain a glossary of terms used in and a list of abbreviations specific to SS7. All specifications use graphic SDL. The text is also easy to read, and not drowning in newly defined terms, like certain other parts of Blue Book. -- [Erik Naggum] <enag@ifi.uio.no> Naggum Software, Oslo, Norway <erik@naggum.uu.no>