Product Overview SS7 technology

Agenda
Overview SS7 Boards and SIUs Digital Signaling Converter SG430 SIGTRAN Gateway

Objectives
To help you understand the different products and levels of integration To help you understand the product capabilities

Connecting to SS7
Custom application
SS7 Boards and SIUs

Existing ISDN equipment DSC

SS7 Network #1

SIGTRAN Signalling Gateway

IP equipment or network SS7 Network #2

SS7 boards and systems

Boards and SIUs

Require a developer to write an application program SS7 components are scaleable; from small (single PC card) to large (4096/16384 circuit SS7 server) systems. The same Application Programming Interface (API) is used for the complete range

SS7 Protocol support

Full ITU-T and ANSI MTP1, 2, 3 ISUP SCCP TCAP INAP GSM-MAP IS41 (ANSI-41) TUP

Other national variants: NUP (UK-TUP) SSUTR-2 (France) Japanese ISUP China TUP

Single chassis approach

PCCS6 (ISA)
Dual PCM port (E1/T1) SS7 interface card for ISA systems.

Dual V.35 compatible option. 3 SS7 links Up to 16 cards may be installed in a single chassis. SCbus PCM highway. Protocol contained firmware downloaded at run-time.

PCCS6: Architecture

ISA options
Interface ports, either 2 E1 BNC 75 (unbalanced) OR 2 E1/T1 RJ45 120/100 (balanced) with optional V.35 compatible ports. Software

All protocol software may run within the SS7 card (for example ISUP or TUP or UK-TUP to control up to 1024 circuits).

For large multi-card systems higher protocol layers may run on the application processor. Windows, Linux

CPM8 (Octal span)

6U Compact PCI Rear transition, 8 E1 or T1 (software programmable), 4 x V.11 (V.35 compatible) Full hot swap in accordance with PICMG standards H.110 interface 4 SS7 links Win NT, Linux

PCI4, PCI2S
Full length PCI 4 E1 or T1 (software programmable), 2 V.11 (V.35 compatible) H.100 interface 4 SS7 links Win NT, Linux

cPCI/PCI architecture

Fault resilience
AIM : To eliminate single points of failure. There are many ways that redundancy can be introduced into a system More than one link in a link set - fault resilience is handled automatically by the MTP3 layer. Multiple network connections (E1, T1 or V.35). Multiple cards in a single chassis. More than one route to a destination (use of STPs in the network to provide alternate routes) Distributed architecture (may also be due to processor bandwidth) both for the application and the SS7 front end.

Redundancy
Redundancy within a single card.
Load sharing between links (which would normally be on different ports) is automatic (managed by MTP3).

Redundancy (2)
Redundancy between two cards
Handled automatically, MTP3 and above must run on the host processor

Distributed system
Why? VOIP, heavy DSP processing demand, solution: distribute channels between platforms

With SS7.
Problem! How is the SS7 information relayed from Application platform 1 to the others?

SIU
Problem! How to eliminate single points of failure?

Fault resilient SIU

SIU key features

Gives an SS7 interface to a multi-chassis application via a TCP/IP LAN. Runs MTP, ISUP, NUP, TUP, SCCP, TCAP, MAP, INAP (CS1) and IS-41 locally. Distributes the signalling data depending on CIC, point code (ISUP and TUP), transaction (TCAP). Software is provided for the communication between the application program and SIU. Two units can operate in a resilient configuration linked by SS7 and the Ethernet.

SIUs (SS7 Servers)

SIU131 (2U) 4 x E1/T1/V.35 6xSS7 links 6xLink sets

SIU231 (4U) 24 x E1/T1/V.35 32xSS7 links 8xLink sets

SIU520 (2U) 6 x E1/T1/V.35 12xSS7 links 12xLink sets

SIU520 platform
NEBS certified 2U Intel Chassis Dual 1.2GHz Intel Pentium III Dual redundant AC or DC power

How does the application talk to the SIU?

Through a driver provided by Intel IP/Ethernet is transparent Same code development/API as SS7 cards

Voicemail using SIU

Protocol Architecture (SPA)

Each protocol layer (e.g. MTP LEVEL2, MTP LEVEL 3, USER PART, etc.) and the user application runs as a individual task. Tasks run on an SS7 line card, SIU or on the same processor and memory as the application. All tasks have a well defined interface and communicate using messages. (standard structures defined in C). Communication is achieved using messages Each task has a single input queue through which it receives messages from other tasks. Each task is identified with a unique 8 bit module_id similar to (but not the same as!) a Unix process id (pid)

Software model

APIs
GlobalCall available for ISUP and TUP Direct SS7 protocol Interface for other layers message based.

GlobalCall for SS7

GlobalCall API available for ISUP and TUP, started in SR 5.01 (Windows) Windows 5.1.1 (now supports TUP)
Supports SS7 - ISA, PCI, CompactPCI, SIU, Dual resilient SIU, Multiple host, TUP and ISUP

Linux 5.1
No GC/SS7 support Engineering version working (contact luc.provoost@intel.com)

Card software architecture

Multiple (independent) cards

Host based layer 4 (future)

Multiple cards, single point code (future)

SIU software architecture

Introduction to the DSC (Digital Signaling Converter)

The Digital Signalling Converter

DSC210
Existing ISDN equipment

DSC110
SS7 Network #1

DSC310
SS7 Network #2

Voice & Signalling Mode

Signalling Only Mode

DSCx10 functions
Signalling Converter

SS7 protocols (including ANSI, ITU-T, China No 7, Japan) Access Protocols (including Q.931, QSIG, DPNSS) Convert any protocol to any other All protocols at the same time!
Intelligent Switch

Routing based on the dialled number Prefixing/deleting of routing digits Conversion to en-bloc signalling from overlap Automatic retry and re-route Configurable circuit selection (hunting)

Routing Configuration Model

Parameter Manipulation
The DSC210 can manipulate many of the parameters used by signalling systems e.g.: Calling Numbers Called Numbers Clearing Cause Calling Party Category Charging Indication Echo Cancellors Continuity Check ISDN Service Level Others

Remote Data Centre

Remote Data Centre (via IP) - is a software package

Billing records Call failure records Traffic measurements Remote software and configuration upgrade User defined clearing cause tables

DSC310

IP connection (Ethernet)

Remote billing, statistics

Number Translation
= a range of fully integrated (on box) number translation capabilities (uploaded from Remote Data Centre). Number translation

Number portability
Calling party number validation white list Calling party number validation black list

Intelligent Service Control

Intelligent service control = low cost intelligent networking type services running over TCP/IP. Off the Shelf solutions

Advanced routing, Number translation, Number portability, White list / black list calling party number translation Open Interface Solutions MAP / INAP transactions, Pre-paid, Follow me

Remote call modification/ handling

DSC310

IP connection (Ethernet)

OAMP
Configuration

using text command based interface, e.g.

CNPCI:PCM=5-1,PCMTYPE=E1,SYNCPRI=1;

over 2 serial or 2 Telnet ports

Alarms

Alarm log Alarm relays (Urgent and Prompt) Front Panel Alarms Remote reporting of alarms to a remote data centre
SNMP

for alarm and event reporting - coming soon!

SG430 SIGTRAN SS7/IP GATEWAY

Overview
2U M3UA SS7 to IP gateway to carry SS7 traffic across IP networks Allows SS7 traffic to be terminated by an IP client backhaul mode Allows SS7 traffic to be carried between gateways longhaul mode Includes software protocols for terminating application

Backhaul - Softswitch

SS7

Sigtran

Backhaul - wireless
SS7

Sigtran

Longhaul
SS7 SS7

Sigtran

Sigtran

Signaling I/O ports

SS7 Network Packet Network

6 soft programmable E1/T1 6 V.35 compatible ports

2 x 10/100 Ethernet

Software Features
Signalling Gateway
Embedded Linux MTP1-3, ITU-T, ETSI, ANSI, Belcore. SIGTRAN SCTP and M3UA (SUA planned)

ASP Host package (binary software)

Win2000/NT, Linux Range of SS7 user parts
ISUP, TUP, SCCP, TCAP, GSM-MAP, IS41-MAP, INAP. Many variants, inc. ANSI, ITU, ETSI

SIGTRAN SCTP and M3UA

OAMP
Configuration access via Telnet MMI Remote FTP access for download / upload of software, configuration and data (I.e statistics). Alarms (Both system and signalling related) reported by:
SNMP MIB Relays (rear I/O connector) Front panel indicators

MML - example
>CNPCI:PCM=5-1,PCMTYPE=E1,SYNCPRI=1; EXECUTED >
>CNPCP; PCM Configuration PCM PCMTYPE LC 5-2 7-2 8-1 E1 E1 T1 HDB3 HDB3 B8ZS

FF G704 G704 SF

SYNCPRI 6 1 2

EXECUTED

>

Summary
SS7 boards and SIUs API access for developers DSC protocol conversion SG430 SS7 and IP interworking

Questions?