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Sigtran 01 Introduction

SIGTRAN is a set of standards that allows SS7 signaling messages to be transported over IP networks reliably. It uses SCTP as the underlying transport protocol and defines interfaces for SS7 protocols to transmit via IP. SIGTRAN allows phone networks to migrate to all-IP and transition SS7 traffic onto IP infrastructure.

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Sigtran 01 Introduction

SIGTRAN is a set of standards that allows SS7 signaling messages to be transported over IP networks reliably. It uses SCTP as the underlying transport protocol and defines interfaces for SS7 protocols to transmit via IP. SIGTRAN allows phone networks to migrate to all-IP and transition SS7 traffic onto IP infrastructure.

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Sigtran

Introduction
Content Outline

■ What is SIGTRAN
■ The SIGTRAN Standard
■ What is SIGTRAN used for?
■ SIGTRAN Protocol
■ SIGTRAN in the Tango context
What is SIGTRAN?

■ Signalling Transport (SIGTRAN) is a set of standards defined by


the International Engineering Task Force [IETF]

■ The SIGTRAN protocols specify the means by which SS7


messages can be reliably transported over IP networks.

■ SIGTRAN is an acronym for;

“SS7 over IP Signalling Transport & SCTP”


The SIGTRAN Standard

■ Signaling Transport (SIGTRAN) is an Internet Engineering Task


Force (IETF) standard for transporting SS7 traffic over IP
networks.

■ SIGTRAN defines a modular structure that uses a common reliable


transport protocol and allows the definition of adaptation modules
for different PSTN control protocols.

■ SCTP supports node-to-node transport of SS7/ISDN traffic


between Signaling Gateways (SGs)/Media Gateways (MGs) and
Media Gateway Controllers (MGCs).
Interfaces – SIGTRAN

■ The SIGTRAN stack supports the following signalling


protocols and versions, all of which have been extensively
tested in network scenarios:

 SCTP - RFC 2960,3309


 http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2960
 http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3309
 http://tools.ietf.org/wg/tsvwg/draft-ietf-tsvwg-sctpsocket/
 http://tools.ietf.org/wg/tsvwg/
 M3UA - RFC 3332
 http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3332
 http://tools.ietf.org/wg/sigtran/
What is SIGTRAN used for?

■ SIGTRAN allows Operators to migrate towards an All-IP Network.

■ It can provide the ‘bridge’ between SS7 & IP for traffic in


Operators Fixed and Mobile SS7 Networks.

■ The transport protocol, Stream Control Transmission Protocol


(SCTP), allows carriers to use the IP infrastructure to transport
SS7 telephony traffic over an IP network.

■ Other frameworks such as H.323, MGCP, H.248/MEGACO, SIP and


3G. are also supported.
SIGTRAN Protocol

■ 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


SIGTRAN Protocol

 error detection, retransmission and other error correcting


procedures

 recovery from outages of components in the transit path

 controls to avoid congestion on the IP networks

 detection of the status of peer entities


(e.g., in service, out-of-service, etc.)
SIGTRAN Protocol Stack

MAP Mobile Application Part

‘Standard’ SS7 Signalling Connection


Components Control Part
SCCP

M3UA MTP3 User Adaptation


‘SIGTRAN’
Components
Stream Control
SCTP Transmission Protocol

‘Standard’ IP Internet Protocol


Components IP

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