SS7 capability |
| Operating systems supported |
Linux; SPARC Solaris; Windows XP, 2000, Server 2003
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| Software availability |
Protocol software may be downloaded from Aculab’s website |
| Aculab hardware options supported |
Prosody X PCI board |
PMXC 1, 2, 4 or 8 (1, 2, 4 or 8 trunks) |
Prosody X PCIe board |
1, 2 or 4 trunks on board, SS7 via DSP module(s) |
Prosody X cPCI board |
PMXC 8 or 16 (8 or 16 trunks) |
Prosody PCI board |
PM1, 2 or 4 (1, 2 or 4 trunks) |
Prosody cPCI board |
PM4 (4 trunks) |
E1/T1 PCI board |
PM1, 2 or 4 (1, 2 or 4 trunks) |
Prosody X PCIe E1/T1 board |
1, 2 or 4 trunks on board, SS7 via DSP module(s) |
Prosody X cPCI E1/T1 board |
PMXC 8 or 16 (8 or 16 trunks) |
Signalling and bearer channel details
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| Load sharing |
Supports load sharing for both ISUP and TCAP messages
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| Bearer circuits |
The software supports an unrestricted number of E1/T1 bearer circuits
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Bearers can be distributed across multiple chassis sharing a single point code
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| ISUP and TCAP hosts |
The software supports an unrestricted number of ISUP or TCAP hosts |
| Signalling mode |
Fully or quasi-associated
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| Signalling links |
Up to 128 user-defined 64kbits/s timeslots per board1
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Up to 128 signalling links per local point code1 |
Signalling links can be distributed across Aculab hardware1
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| Link sets |
Up to 128 link sets distributed across Aculab hardware1 |
| MTP3/M3UA |
Dual resilient MTP3/M3UA – signalling connections can be split across two chassis |
| SIGTRAN (M3UA/SCTP) |
Peer-to-peer and gateway modes supported |
| M3UA capacity |
Licensed from 200 to 3200 transmit messages per second |
| LUDT (broadband) messages |
Transmit and receive |
| Protocol conformance |
| TCAP (transaction capabilities application part)3 5 |
ITU Q.771-Q.774 (1996/white book); ANSI TCAP T1.114 1996;
China TCAP GF011-95 |
| SCCP (signalling connection control part)3 5 |
ITU Q.711-Q.714 (1996/white book); ANSI SCCP T1.112 1996;
China SCCP GF010-95 |
| ISUP (ISDN user part)3 |
ITU-T ISUP (1997/white book); ANSI ISUP T1.113 (1995); Q.767 International ISUP; China ISUP YDN-038 (1997); ETSI ISUP V4 (2001); UK ISUP (2001); user definable variants2
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| MTP 3 (message transfer part layer 3)3 |
Q.704 (1996/white book); ANSI T1.111 (1996); China GF001-9001 (1990)
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| MTP 2 (message transfer part layer 2)3 |
Q.703 (1996/white book); ANSI T1.111 (1996); China GF001-9001 (1990)
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| M3UA (message transfer part 3 user adaptation layer)4 |
IETF RFC 4666; ETSI TS 102 142 V1.1.1 (2003-05) |
| SCTP (stream control transmission protocol) |
IETF RFC 2960; RFC 3257; RFC 4166 |
1. System capacity depends on the hardware types used – contact your Account Manager for details.
2. Aculab’s SS7 software enables user-configurable ISUP message formats through which other national and international variants can be defined to meet specific needs.
3. These signalling protocols are offered under a cost free licence when used with Aculab’s boards in cPCI, PCI or PCIe form factor.
4. M3UA signalling software is offered for a fee under the terms of a software licence for use on a per host PC basis.
5. The software supports the combination of ANSI TCAP with ITU SCCP (and vice versa), as required in some markets.
