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SSL Over Ip: Networks (PSTNS) To Voice-Over-Internet Protocol (Voip) Networks Because It Is Cheaper

Telephone companies carry voice calls over IP networks instead of circuit-switched networks because it is cheaper. In VoIP, digitized voice data is compressed and carried over IP networks in packets. VoIP networks carry SS7 signaling information over IP using protocols defined by the IETF sigtran working group. These protocols allow SS7 signaling to work over IP networks while meeting performance requirements and ensuring security of signaling data.

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SSL Over Ip: Networks (PSTNS) To Voice-Over-Internet Protocol (Voip) Networks Because It Is Cheaper

Telephone companies carry voice calls over IP networks instead of circuit-switched networks because it is cheaper. In VoIP, digitized voice data is compressed and carried over IP networks in packets. VoIP networks carry SS7 signaling information over IP using protocols defined by the IETF sigtran working group. These protocols allow SS7 signaling to work over IP networks while meeting performance requirements and ensuring security of signaling data.

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SSl over IP

• Telephone companies offload voice calls


from public switched telephone
networks (PSTNs) to voice-over-Internet
Protocol (VoIP) networks because it is cheaper
to carry voice traffic over Internet Protocol (IP)
networks than over switched circuit networks.
•  In a VoIP network, digitized voice data is highly
compressed and carried in packets over IP
networks.
• Signaling in VoIP Networks
– VoIP networks carry SS7-over-IP using protocols
defined by Signaling Transport (sigtran) working group
of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
– In IP telephony networks, signaling information is
exchanged between the following functional elements:
• Sigtran Protocols
– The sigtran protocols provide all functionality needed to
support SS7 signaling over IP networks, including:
• flow control
• in-sequence delivery of signaling messages within a single control
stream
• identification of the originating and terminating signaling points.
• identification of voice circuits.
• error detection, retransmission and other error correcting procedures.
• recovery from outages of components in the transit path.
• controls to avoid congestion on the Internet.
• detection of the status of peer entities (e.g., in service, out of service,
etc.).
• support for security mechanisms to protect the integrity of the
signaling information.
• extensions to support security and future requirements
• Performance Considerations for SS7 over IP
–  must meet the stringent performance
requirements imposed by both the ITU SS7/C7
standards and user expectations.
– VoIP networks must be engineered to satisfy user
expectations and ITU standards for performance.
• Security Requirements for SS7 over IP
– For transmission of signaling information over the
Internet, sigtran recommends the use of IPSEC.
IPSEC provides the following security services:
• Authentication: to ensure information is sent to/from a
known and trusted partner.
• Integrity: to ensure that the signaling information has
not been modified in-transit.
• Confidentiality: to ensure that the transported
information is encrypted to avoid illegal use or violation
of privacy laws.
• Availability: to ensure communicating endpoints under
attack remain in service for authorized use.

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