SS7-ISUP protocol

The following table provides a summary of the ISUP messages structure included in this page:

Message format ITU_Q763

List of Messages types ITU-Q763

List of messages Parameters ITU-Q763

List of Time-limits ITU-Q763

List of Primitives of Service ITU-Q763

ISUP: Message format

Octets 1-4: Label

bits 14-1 DPC: Destination Point Code
bits 28-15 OPC: Origine Point Code
bits 32-29 SLS: Signalling Link Selection
Octets 5-6: CIC
bits 8-1 Circuit Identification Code (8 LSB)
bits 4-1 Circuit Identification Code (4 MSB)
bits 8-5 Spare
Octet 7: Message type code
bits 8-1 Type
Octets 8-l: Mandatory fixed part
Parameter A
Parameter ...
Parameter F
Octets m-p: Mandatory variable part
Pointer to parameter M
Pointer to parameter ...
Pointer to parameter P
Pointer to start of optional part
Length indicator of parameter M
Parameter M
...
Length indicator of parameter P
Parameter P
Octets q-z: Optional part
 Parameter name=X
Length indicator of parameter X
Parameter X
...
Parameter name=Z
Length indicator of parameter Z
Parameter Z
End of optional parameters

ISUP: List of messages

Sorted by codes Sorted by Type

Code Type ISUP: Message type Type Code ISUP: Message type
01 IAM Initial Address Message ACM 06 Address Complete
02 SAM Subsequent Address Message ANM 09 Answer
03 INR Information Request BLA 15 Blocking Acknowledgement
04 INF Information BLO 13 Blocking
05 COT Continuity CCR 11 Continuity Check Request
06 ACM Address Complete CFN 2F Confusion
07 CON Connect CGB 18 Circuit Group Blocking
08 FOT Forward Transfer CGBA 1A Circuit Group Blocking
Acknowledgement
09 ANM Answer
CGU 19 Circuit Group Unblocking
0A Reserved
CGUA 1B Circuit Group Unblocking
0B Reserved
Acknowledgement
0C REL Release
CMC 1D Call Modification Completed
0D SUS Suspend
CMR 1C Call Modification Request
0E RES Resume
CMRJ 1E Call Modification Reject
0F Reserved
CON 07 Connect
10 RLC Release Complete
COT 05 Continuity
11 CCR Continuity Check Request
CPG 2C Call Progress
12 RSC Reset Circuit
CQM 2A Circuit Group Query
13 BLO Blocking
CQR 2B Circuit Group Query Response
14 UBL Unblocking
CRG 31 Charge information
15 BLA Blocking Acknowledgement
DRS 27 Delayed Release
16 UBA Unblocking Acknowledgement
FAA 20 Facility Accepted
17 GRA Circuit Group Reset Acknowledgement
FAR 21 Facility Request
18 CGB Circuit Group Blocking
FOT 08 Forward Transfer
19 CGU Circuit Group Unblocking
FRJ 1F Facility Reject
1A CGBA Circuit Group Blocking
GRA 17 Circuit Group Reset Acknowledgement
 Acknowledgement GRS 29 Circuit Group Reset
1B CGUA Circuit Group Unblocking IAM 01 Initial Address Message
Acknowledgement
INF 04 Information
1C CMR Call Modification Request
INR 03 Information Request
1D CMC Call Modification Completed
LPA 24 Loop Back Acknowledgement
1E CMRJ Call Modification Reject
OLM 30 Overload
1F FRJ Facility Reject
PAM 28 Pass Along
20 FAA Facility Accepted
REL 0C Release
21 FAR Facility Request
RES 0E Resume
22 Reserved
RLC 10 Release Complete
23 Reserved
RSC 12 Reset Circuit
24 LPA Loop Back Acknowledgement
SAM 02 Subsequent Address Message
25 Reserved
SUS 0D Suspend
26 Reserved
UBA 16 Unblocking Acknowledgement
27 DRS Delayed Release
UBL 14 Unblocking
28 PAM Pass Along
UCIC 2E Unequipped Circuit Identification Code
29 GRS Circuit Group Reset
USR 2D User to User Information
2A CQM Circuit Group Query
0A Reserved
2B CQR Circuit Group Query Response
0B Reserved
2C CPG Call Progress
0F Reserved
2D USR User to User Information
22 Reserved
2E UCIC Unequipped Circuit Identification Code
23 Reserved
2F CFN Confusion
25 Reserved
30 OLM Overload
26 Reserved
31 CRG Charge information

ISUP: List of parameters

Sorted by hex. codes Sorted by designations

Hexa ISUP: Parameter designation Hexa ISUP: Parameter designation

00 End of optional parameters 03 Access transport
01 Call reference 27 Automatic congestion level
02 Transmission medium requirement 11 Backward call indicators
03 Access transport 17 Call modification indicators
04 Called party number 01 Call reference
05 Subsequent number 04 Called party number
06 Nature of connection indicators 0A Calling party number
07 Forward call indicators 09 Calling party's category
08 Optional forward call indicators 12 Cause indicators
 09 Calling party's category 15 Circuit group supervision message type
0A Calling party number indicator
0B Redirecting number 26 Circuit state indicator
0C Redirection number 1A Closed user group interlock code
0D Connection request 21 Connected number
0E Information request indicators 0D Connection request
0F Information indicators 10 Continuity indicators
10 Continuity indicators 00 End of optional parameters
11 Backward call indicators 14 Event information
12 Cause indicators 18 Facility indicator
13 Redirecting information 07 Forward call indicators
14 Event information 0F Information indicators
14 Reserved 0E Information request indicators
15 Circuit group supervision message type 06 Nature of connection indicators
indicator 29 Optional backward call indicators
16 Range and status 08 Optional forward call indicators
17 Call modification indicators 28 Original called number
18 Facility indicator 16 Range and status
19 Reserved 13 Redirecting information
1A Closed user group interlock code 0B Redirecting number
1B Reserved 0C Redirection number
1C Reserved 1E Signalling point code
1D User service information 05 Subsequent number
1E Signalling point code 22 Suspend / Resume indicators
1F Reserved 23 Transit network selection
20 User to user information 02 Transmission medium requirement
21 Connected number 1D User service information
22 Suspend / Resume indicators 2A User to user indicators
23 Transit network selection 20 User to user information
25 Reserved 14 Reserved
26 Circuit state indicator 19 Reserved
27 Automatic congestion level 1B Reserved
28 Original called number 1C Reserved
29 Optional backward call indicators 1F Reserved
2A User to user indicators 25 Reserved

ISUP: List of time-limits

Symbol Time- Cause for initiation Normal termination At expiry

out
value
T1 15-60 When release message is sent At the receipt of Retransmit release message and
 seconds Release complete start timer T1
message
T2 3 When controlling exchange At receipt of resume Initiate release procedure
minutes receives suspend (user) message (user) message at
controlling exchange
T3 2 At receipt of overload message On expiry Initiate release procedure
minutes
T4 5-15 At receipt of MTP-STATUS On expiry, or at receipt Send user part test message. Start
minutes primitive with the cause of user part available T4
"inaccessible remote user " message (or any other)
T5 5-15 When initial release message is At receipt of release Send reset circuit message, alert
minutes sent complete message maintenance personnel and remove
the circuit from service, stop T1,
start T17. Procedure continues until
maintenance intervention occurs
T6 Covered When controlling exchange At receipt of resume Initiate release procedure
in Rec. receives suspend (network) (network) message or
Q.118 release message
T7 20-30 When the latest address message is When the condition for Release all equipment and
seconds sent normal release of connection (send release message)
address and routing
information is met
(receipt of ACM, CON
messages)
T8 10-15 When an exchange receives Initial At receipt of continuity Release all equipment and
seconds address message requiring message connection into the network (send
continuity check on this circuit or release message)
indicates that continuity check has
been performed on a previous
circuit
T9 Interval When national controlling or At the receipt of answer Release connection send back
specified outgoing international exchange release message
in Rec. receives ACM
Q.118
T10 4-6 When last digit is received in At the receipt of fresh Send address complete message
seconds interworking situations information
T11 15-20 When latest address message is When ACM is sent Send address complete message
seconds received in interworking situations
T12 15-60 When blocking message is sent At receipt of blocking Retransmit blocking message and
seconds acknowledgement start T12
T13 5-15 When initial blocking message is At receipt of blocking Transmit blocking message and
minutes sent acknowledgement alert maintenance personnel, start
T13, stop T12. Procedure continues
until maintenance intervention
occurs

T14 15-60 When unblocking message is sent At receipt of Retransmit unblocking message and
seconds unblocking start T14
acknowledgement
T15 5-15 When initial unblocking message At receipt of Retransmit unblocking message
minutes is sent unblocking alert maintenance personnel, start
acknowledgement T15 and stop T14. Procedure
continues until maintenance
intervention occurs
T16 15-60 When reset circuit message is sent At the receipt of the Retransmit reset circuit message
 seconds not due to expiry of T5 acknowledgement and start T16
(RLC message)
T17 5-15 When initial reset circuit message At the receipt of the Alert maintenance personnel,
minutes is sent acknowledgement retransmit reset circuit message,
start T17, stop T16. Procedure
continues until maintenance
intervention occurs
T18 15-60 When group blocking message is At receipt of group Retransmit group blocking message
seconds sent blocking and start T18
acknowledgement
T19 5-15 When initial group blocking At receipt of group Retransmit group blocking
minutes message is sent blocking message, alert maintenance
acknowledgement personnel, start T19, stop T18.
Procedure continues until
maintenance intervention occurs
T20 15-60 When group unblocking message At receipt of group Retransmit group unblocking
seconds is sent unblocking message and start T20
acknowledgement
T21 5-15 When initial group unblocking At receipt of group Retransmit group unblocking
minutes message is sent unblocking message, alert maintenance
acknowledgement personnel, start T21, stop T20.
Procedure continues until
maintenance intervention occurs
T22 15-60 When circuit group reset message At receipt of the Retransmit circuit group reset
seconds is sent acknowledgement message and start T22
T23 5-15 When initial circuit group reset At the receipt of the Alert maintenance personnel and
minutes message is sent acknowledgement start T23, retransmit circuit group
reset message, stop T22. Procedure
continues until maintenance
intervention occurs
T24 <2 When check tone is sent At the receipt of the Send continuity message with
seconds backward check tone failure indication and:

a) start T25 if
continuity check was
asked in IAM and
make automatic repeat
attempt, or

b) start T24 if
continuity check was
asked in CCR

T25 1-10 When initial continuity check – Send CCR message and repeat
seconds failure is detected continuity check
T26 1-3 When second or subsequent – Send CCR message and repeat
minutes continuity check failure is detected continuity check
T27 4 When continuity check failure is At receipt of continuity Send reset circuit message, start
minutes received check request message T16 and T17
T28 10 When send CQM At receipt of CQR Alert maintenance
seconds
T29 300-600 Congestion indication received – New congestion indication will be
ms when T29 not running taken into account
T30 5-10 Congestion indication received – Restore traffic by one step if not yet
seconds when T29 not running at full load and start T30
T31 >6 Release of ISDN User part On expiry Call reference reusable
minutes signalling connection based on CO
SCCP
T32 3-5 When response to request of end- At receipt of first end- End-to-end message allowed to be
seconds to-end connection establishment is to-end message from sent
sent the remote end
T33 12-15 When send INR On receipt of INF Release call, alert maintenance
seconds personnel
T34 2-4 When indication of a segmented At receipt of a Proceed with call
seconds message is received on an IAM, segmentation message
ACM, CPG, ANM or CON
message
T35 15-20 At receipt of the latest digit (< At receipt of ST or Send release message (cause 28)
seconds >ST) and before the minimum or when the minimum or
fixed number of digits have been fixed number of digits
received have been received
T36 10-15 When transit or incoming At receipt of continuity Release all equipment , send reset
seconds international exchange receives or release message circuit message, start T16 and T17
continuity check request message
T37 2-4
seconds
–
reserved
for
ISUP'92
T38 Interval When the incoming international At receipt of resume Send release message (cause 102)
specified exchange sends to the preceding (network) or release
in Rec. exchange a suspend (network) message
Q.118 message
T39 Interval When a MCID request is sent At receipt of a MCID Call continues
specified response
in Rec.
Q.730

ISUP: List of primitives

Primitives

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