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SS7 GENERAL OVERVIEW: T110

MESSAGE TRANSFER PART (MTP): T1.111

T1.111.1 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION OF THE MESSAGE TRANSFER PART

1. General

2. Signalling System Structure

3. Signalling Network

4. Message Transfer Capability

5. Primitives and Parameters of the Message Transfer Part

T1.111.2 SIGNALLING DATA LINK

1. General

2. Signalling Bit Rate

3. Error Characteristics and Availability

4. Interface Specification Points

5. Digital Signalling Data Link

T1.111.3 SIGNALLING LINK

1. Introduction

2. Basic Signal Unit Format

3. Signal Unit Delimitation

4. Signal Unit Acceptance Procedure

5. Basic Error Correction Method

6. Preventive Cyclic Retransmission Error Correction Method

7. Signalling Link Initial Alignment Procedure

8. Processor Outage

9. Level 2 Flow Control

10. Signalling Link Error Monitoring

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11. Level 2 Codes and Priorities

12. State Transition Diagrams

T1.111.4 SIGNALLING NETWORK FUNCTIONS AND MESSAGES

1. Introduction

2. Signalling Message Handling

3. Signalling Network Management

4. Signalling Traffic Management

5. Changeover

6. Changeback

7. Forces Rerouting

8. Controlled Rerouting

9. MTP Restart

10. Management Inhibiting

11. Signalling Traffic Flow Control

12. Signalling Link Management

13. Signalling Route Management

14. Common Characteristics of Message Signal Unit Formats

15. Format and Codes of Signalling Network Management Messages

16. State Transition Diagrams

T1.111.5 SIGNALLING NETWORK STRUCTURE

1. Introduction

2. Network Components

3. Structural Independence of International and National Signalling Networks

4. Considerations Common to Both International and National Signalling Networks

5. International Signalling Network

6. Signalling Network for Cross-Border Traffic

6A. Signalling Network for Inter-Network Traffic

7. National Signalling Networks

8. Procedures to Prevent Unauthorized Use of an STP

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T1.111.6 MESSAGE TRANSFER PART SIGNALLING PERFORMANCE

1. Scope, Purpose and Application

2. Basic Parameters Related to Message Transfer Part

3. Signalling Traffic Characteristics

4. Parameters Related to Transmission Characteristics

5. Parameters of Influence on Signalling Performance

6. Performance under Adverse Conditions

T1.111.7 TESTING AND MAINTENANCE

1. General

2. Testing

3. Fault Location

4. Signalling Network Monitoring

5. Formats and Codes of Signalling Network Testing and Maintenance Messages

6. State Transition Diagram

T1.111.8 NUMBERING OF SIGNALLING POINT CODES

1. Introduction

2. Numbering of International Signalling Points

2A. Numbering of Signalling Points in United States Networks

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Volume 2SIGNALLING CONNECTION CONTROL PART (SCCP): T1.112

T1.112.1 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION OF THE SIGNALLING CONNECTION CONTROL PART

1. Introduction

2. Services Provided by the SCCP

3. Services Assumed from the MTP

4. Functions Provided by the SCCP

T1.112.2 DEFINITIONS AND FUNCTIONS OF SCCP MESSAGES

1. Scope, Purpose, and Application

2. Signalling Connection Control Part Messages

3. Messages for SCCP Subsystem Management

4. SCCP Parameters

5. Parameters for SCCP Subsystem Management

6. Inclusion of Fields in the Messages

T1.112.3 SCCP FORMATS AND CODES

1. Scope, Purpose, and Application

2. Coding of the General Parts

3. SCCP Parameters

4. SCCP Messages and Codes

5. SCCP Management Messages and Codes

T1.112.4 SIGNALLING CONNECTION CONTROL PART PROCEDURE

1. Scope, Purpose, and Application

2. Addressing and Routing

3. Connection-Oriented Procedures

4. Connectionless Procedures

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5. SCCP Management Procedures

6. State Transition Diagrams

T1.112.5 SIGNALLING CONNECTION CONTROL PART PERFORMANCE

1. Scope, Purpose, and Application

2. Definition of Performance Parameters

3. Specified Values for Internal Parameters

T1.112.6 SIGNALLING CONNECTION CONTROL PART USERS GUIDE

1. Scope

2. Compatibility issues

3. Use of Addressing Parameters

4. SCCP Networking Aspects

TRANSACTION CAPABILITIES (TCAP): T1.114

T1.114.1 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION CAPABILITIES

1. Scope, Purpose, and Application

2. Architectural Concepts and Terminology

3. Overview of TC Functions and Procedures

4. Layer Service Characteristics

5. Structure of T1.114

T1.114.2 TRANSACTION CAPABILITIES DEFINITIONS AND FUNCTION

1. Scope, Purpose, and Application

2. Protocol Messages Requirements

3. Transaction Portion

4. Dialogue Portion

5. Component Portion

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6. Parameters

T1.114.3 TCAP FORMATS AND CODE

1. Scope, Purpose, and Application

2. Data Element Encoding

3. Transaction Portion

4. Dialogue Portion

5. Component Portion

6. Parameters

7. Summary of Identifiers

T1.114.4 TRANSACTION CAPABILITIES PROCEDURE

1. Scope, Purpose, and Application

2. Addressing

3. Normal Procedures

4. Abnormal Procedures

T1.114.5 DEFINITION AND FUNCTIONS OF TRANSACTION CAPABILITIES OPERATIONS, PARAMETERS, AND ERROR CODES

1. Scope, Purpose, and Application

2. Operations

3. Errors

4. Parameters

T1.116 OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE AND ADMINISTRATION PART (OMAP)

1. Scope, Purpose, and Application

2. Operations and Maintenance Procedures for the Signalling Network

3. Operations and Maintenance Procedures for the Exchanges

4. Operations and Maintenance Procedures for both the Signalling Network and Exchanges

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5. Requirements on the Protocols Used to Support the Operations and Maintenance Procedures

6. Timer Definitions and Values, and Performance Time Definitions and Values

7. State Transition Diagrams and TCAP Package Descriptions

8. ASE Definitions

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INTEGRATED SERVICES DIGITAL NETWORK USER PART (ISDN UP): T1.113

T1.113.1 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION OF THE INTEGRATED SERVICES DIGITAL NETWORK (ISDN) USER PART

1. Scope, Purpose, and Application

2. Services Supported by the ISDN User Part

3. Services Assumed from the MTP

4. End-to-End Signalling

5. Future Enhancements

T1.113.2 GENERAL FUNCTION OF MESSAGES AND SIGNALS

1. Scope, Purpose, and Application

2. Signalling Messages

3. Signalling Information

T1.113.3 FORMATS AND CODES

1. Scope, Purpose, and Application

2. Parameter Formats and Codes

3. ISDN User Part Parameters

4. ISDN User Part Messages and Codes

T1.113.4 ISDN USER PART PROCEDURES

1. Scope, Purpose, and Application

2. Basic Call Control and Signalling Procedures

3. End-to-End Signalling

4. User Facilities

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T1.113.5 PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES IN THE ISDN APPLICATION

1. Scope, Purpose, and Application

2. Signalling Availability

3. Signalling Dependability

4. Signalling Delay

5. Signalling System Limitations

T1.113.6 STATE TRANSITION DIAGRAMS

1. Scope, Purpose, and Application

2. State Transition Diagrams

T1.113.7 APPLICATION TRANSPORT MECHANISM

1. Scope

2. References

3. Definitions

4. Abbreviations

5. Chapter Structure

6. Modelling

7. Application Process Functions

8. Single Association Control Function (SACF) - SACF

9. ISDN User Part ASE (ISUP ASE)

10. Application Transport Mechanism ASE (APM ASE)

11. Application Transport Mechanism User ASE (APM-user ASE)

12. Network Interface Function

13. Errors Handling ASE (EH ASE)

14. Application Transport Notification Information

15. Timers

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INTERWORKING BETWEEN SESSION INITIATION PROTOCOL (SIP) AND BEARER INDEPENDENT CALL CONTROL OR ISDN USER PART: T1.679

1. Scope

2. Normative References

3. Definitions

4. Abbreviations

5. Methodology

6. Incoming Call Interworking from SIP to BICC/ISUP at I-IWU

7. Outgoing Call Interworking from BICC/ISUP to SIP at O-IWU

8. Timers