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Common Channel Signaling - ROLL NO-003

Common Channel Signaling (CCS) utilizes a shared signaling capacity to manage thousands of traffic circuits through packet-based systems, allowing for efficient communication of signaling information. It distinguishes between circuit-related signaling for traditional call management and non-circuit-related signaling for supplementary services and database communication. While CCS offers higher signaling capacity and efficient use of speech channels, it also presents risks such as single points of failure and the need for complex testing procedures.

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Common Channel Signaling - ROLL NO-003

Common Channel Signaling (CCS) utilizes a shared signaling capacity to manage thousands of traffic circuits through packet-based systems, allowing for efficient communication of signaling information. It distinguishes between circuit-related signaling for traditional call management and non-circuit-related signaling for supplementary services and database communication. While CCS offers higher signaling capacity and efficient use of speech channels, it also presents risks such as single points of failure and the need for complex testing procedures.

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COMMON CHANNEL SIGNALING (CSS)

Shaik Sumaiya Fatima


1604-23-744003
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ME-DS
Common Channel Signaling (CCS)
− CCS refers to the situation in which the signaling
capacity is provided in a common pool, with the
capacity being used as and when necessary.
− The signaling channel can usually carry signaling
information for thousands of traffic circuits.
− CCS systems are packet-based, transferring over
200 bytes in a single SS7 packet, as opposed to a
few bits allocated to act as indicators in digital
CAS. The signaling information is transferred by
means of messages, which is a block of information
that is divided into fields that define a certain
parameter or further sub-field.
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Circuit-Related & Non-Circuit-Related
− Circuit-Related Signaling: refers to the original
functionality of signaling, which is to establish,
supervise, and release trunks. In other words, it is
used to set up, manage, and clear down basic
telephone service calls.
− Non-Circuit-Related Signaling: refers to signaling
that is not related to the establishment, supervision,
and release of trunks. Due to the advent of
supplementary services and the need for database
communication in cellular networks and Intelligent
Networks.
− Non-circuit-related signaling allows the transfer of
information that is not related to a particular circuit,
typically for the purpose of transmitting both the
query and response to and from telecommunication
databases. 3
− Common Channel Signaling (CCS)

− A separate dedicated channel for signaling (CSC)


− Any channel (except 0) on any PCM link can be selected as
CSC
− Usually a redundant CSC is also provided on another PCM
link
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− Common Channel Signaling (CCS)

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− Common Channel Signaling (CCS)
− The signaling messages exchanges in CCS are data packets
of variable length
− The transmission speed for the signaling message is 64
kbps
− The label identifies the association of a data packet to a
specific speech channel

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The Distributed Central Switching Office
for CCS
− As more users subscribe to wireless services, backbone
networks that link $SCs together will rely more heavily on
network signaling to preserve message integrity, to provide Sd-
to-end connectivity for each mobile user, and to maintain a
robust network that can recover from failures.
− CCS forms the foundation of network control and management
functions in second and third generation networks. Out-of-band
signaling networks which connect MSCs throughout the world
enable the entire wireless network to update and keep track of
specific mobile users, wherever they happen to be.
− As shown in Figure , the CCS network architecture is composed
of geo graphically distributed central switching offices, each
with embedded switching end points (SEPs), signaling transfer
points (STPs), a service management system (SMS), and
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− Advantages of CCS over CAS
− The signaling capacity is significantly higher
− Additional speech channels are available
− Due to higher signal transmission rates, the speech
channels are used more efficiently
− Exchanges can communicate with each other even if the
speech channel is not established
− Example

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CCS Limitations
− CSS has the following disadvantages in comparison
to CAS:
▪ CCS links can be a single point of failure—a single
link can control thousands of voice circuits, so if a
link fails and no alternative routes are found,
thousands of calls could be lost.
▪ There is no inherent testing of speech path by call
set-up signaling, so elaborate Continuity Test
procedures are required.

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