Table of Contents
1General
1.1Objectivesandfieldsofapplication
1.2Generalcharacteristics
1.3ComponentsofSSNo.7
1.4DescriptiontechniquesintheQ.7xx-Series
Recommendations
2SSNo.7signallingnetwork
2.1Basicconcepts
2.2Signallingnetworkcomponents
2.3Signallingpointmodes
2.4Signallingroutes
2.5Signallingnetworkstructure
3SSNo.7functionalblocks
3.1Basicfunctionaldivision
3.2SSNo.7architecture
4OSIlayeringandSSNo.7
4.1OSILayering
4.2RelationshipbetweenSSNo.7layeringand
theOSImodel
4.3PrimitiveInterfacesbetweenSSNo.7Functions
5Addressing
5.1Signallingmessagestructure
5.2MTPaddressing
5.3SCCPaddressing
5.4UserPartaddressing
5.5Labelling
6Operationsadministrationandmaintenance
6.1Management
6.2Maintenanceandtesting
6.3SSNo.7measurements
7Signallingsystemperformance
7.1HypotheticalSignallingReferenceConnection
(HSRC)
7.2MTP
7.3SCCP
7.4TUP
7.5ISUP
8Flowcontrol
8.1Signallingnetworkflowcontrol
8.2Signallingnode(congestion)flowcontrol
9CompatibilitymechanismsandrulesinSSNo.7
9.1Background
9.2Evolutionaryrequirements
9.3Forwardandbackwardcompatibility
9.4CompatibilityrulesforSSNo.7
10Glossary