Datasheet

Dialogic® DSI Protocol Stacks

Dialogic ® Distributed Signaling Interface (DSI) Protocol Stacks enable developers to build applications
to interface directly to nodes within 2G and 3G mobile networks and wireline networks in areas such as
mobility, messaging, location, authentication, charging, and call control.

The versatile DSI Protocol Stacks support a range of Signaling System 7 (SS7) and IETF SIGTRAN
specifications to provide proven software building blocks that implement the protocol stacks and provide
a message-based API, allowing users access to protocol parameters without the need to implement the
protocol procedures.

A wide range of protocols are supported including MAP and IS-41 for mobile networks, INAP (including CAMEL and AIN) for
intelligent networks, and ISUP (including BICC) for call control. These protocols run in conjunction with TCAP, SCCP (Connectionless
or Connection Oriented) and underlying transport protocols M3UA, or MTP3 (over MTP2 or M2PA). Physical connectivity is achieved
either over IP using SIGTRAN SCTP or using E1/T1 TDM interfaces in conjunction with Dialogic ® DSI Network Interface Boards.

The Dialogic ® DSI SS7 Stack and Dialogic ® DSI SIGTRAN Stack are complemented by the DSI run-time environment that coordinates
inter-process communication, protocol configuration, management, logging, measurements, and run-time diagnostic tools.

Features Benefits
Proven worldwide deployment history with multiple operators Provides increased confidence that new deployments will work “out
of the box”

Common API irrespective of underlying transport layer Provides a consistent programming interface, allowing services to
work in TDM, SIGTRAN M3UA, or SIGTRAN M2PA networks

Scalable throughput-based licensing Gives a low cost of entry for new projects, plus the ability to scale up
to meet demanding application throughput requirements

Support for international standards as well as many Allows deployment in a wide choice of countries and environments
national variations

Distributed deployment across multiple hardware platforms Supports high availability (HA) and allows a single point code to be
distributed across multiple hardware nodes

Comprehensive tracing and diagnostic tools Supports speedy issue resolution if needed

Stacks are supported under Linux, Solaris, and Windows Allows deployment in the three leading operating systems used for
signaling applications
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DSI Protocol Stacks enable developers to create applications including prepaid calling, short message service (SMS), location-
based services (LBS), Intelligent Network (IN), and many others. The Protocol Stacks have been deployed throughout the world,
providing signaling in various networks, as well as connections to many switch types. This facilitates the deployment and the
portability of value-added services (VAS) in circuit-switched (PSTN) and 2G/3G mobile networks worldwide.

DSI Protocol Stacks operate within a proven message-based environment, as illustrated in Figure 1. The environment includes
utilities to start up and configure the protocol stack and tools for management actions such as activating and deactivating links.
Performance measurements can be periodically gathered to file for export into analytics tools, and alarms can be reported to
centralized management systems using SNMP. In addition, comprehensive tracing capabilities allow protocol messages to be
traced to pcap format files for analysis using third-party tools such as Wireshark.

User OA&M User Application

MAP

TCAP

System.txt Config.txt DSI OA&M SCCP

M3UA

SCTP

DSI Environment

Figure 1: Example of Dialogic® DSI Protocol Stacks message environment

Technical Specifications

Operating System Support

Linux
Solaris (x86)
Windows

Protocol Support
INAP (including CAMEL) Intelligent Network Application Part (INAP). The DSI INAP layer also includes support for the CAMEL
Application Part (CAP) and some AIN capability
ETSI CS-1 (ETS 300 374-1)
ITU-T CS-1 (Q.1218)
ETSI CS-2 (EN 301 140-1)
CAMEL v1 (GSM 09.78 version 5.6.0)
CAMEL v2 (GSM 09.78 version 6.3.0)
CAMEL v3 (3GPP TS 29.078 version 4.6.0)
CAMEL v4 (3GPP TS 29.078 version 7.3.0)
CAMEL v4 for IMS (3GPP TS 29.278 version 7.0.0).
AIN (GR-1299-CORE, Issue 7)

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MAP Mobile Application Part (MAP)

ETSI ETS 300 599 (GSM 09.02)
ETSI ETS 300 974 (GSM 09.02)
ETSI TS 100 974 (GSM 09.02)
3GPP TS 29.002 V8.12.0

IS-41 The DSI IS-41 layer was named after the Interim Standard IS-41 now known as ANSI-41. It also includes
support for Wireless Intelligent Network (WIN), including IS-826-Prepaid.
ANSI-41
IS-136
ANSI/TIA/EIA-41.5-D
ANSI/TIA/EIA/771
ANSI/TIA/EIA/826

TCAP Transaction Capabilities Application Part (TCAP)

ITU-T Q.771 through Q.774, X.680, X.690
ANSI T1.114

SCCP Signaling Connection Control Part (SCCP) is available for Connectionless-only operation (SCCP-CL) or
Connection-Oriented and Connectionless operation (SCCP-CO))
SCCP provides address resolution services, including Global Title Translation and load sharing across
multiple destinations.
ITU-T Q.711 through Q.714
ANSI T1.112
Supports Connectionless (Class 0 and 1 operation) and Class 2 Connection-Oriented operation.

ISUP (including BICC) ISDN User Part (ISUP) for Call Control, including optional support for Bearer Independent Call Control
(BICC)
ITU-T Q730, Q.761 through Q.764, Q.767
ANSI T1.113
ITU-T Q.1901, Q.1902.1-Q.1902.5
Includes run-time configuration support for many national variants

MTP3 Message Transport Part Layer 3 (MTP3) protocol for use above SIGTRAN M2PA or in conjunction with
MTP2 protocol running on Dialogic ® DSI Network Interface Boards
ITU-T Q.700 through Q.707, Q.781, Q.782, Q.752
ITU-T Q.703 Annex A – High Speed Links
ANSI T1.111 - Message Transfer Part
Support for China variants
Support for Japanese variants

M2PA MTP2 User Peer-to-Peer Adaptation (M2PA)

RFC4165
Licenses available for capacities of 4 to 256 associations and throughput from 39kB/s to 2.5MB/s

M3UA MTP3 User Adaptation (M3UA) supports operation as an application server to connect to a remote
signaling gateway and provides support for application server-to-application server connectivity using
IPSP operation.
RFC4666
IPv4
IPv6
Licenses available for capacities of 4 to 384 associations and throughput from 39 kB/s to 10 MB/s

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SCTP Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP)

RFC4960
RFC3309

MST (SIGTRAN Monitor) Dialogic ® DSI SIGTRAN Monitor enables SS7 messages to be monitored on SIGTRAN SCTP associations
executing over Ethernet. SCTP messages from one or more Ethernet ports can be selectively passed to
a user application in real time.
Licenses available for capacities of 8 to 64 taps and throughput from
1 kB/s to 20 MB/s

Service Plans
See Dialogic ® Pro™ Services information at www.dialogic.com/products/services

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