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    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 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 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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