SS7 Training:SS7 Protocols and System Operation Training Onsite

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Course Name:	SS7 Training - Indepth

Deployment Options:	Onsite - Instructor-Led Training

Course Duration:	3-4 days depending on audience background and options

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Introduction:

SS7/C7 is a system used to implement signaling and protocols for telecommunications networks. Signaling System No. 7 is commonly known in North America as SS7 and elsewhere throughout the world as C7. SS7 supports both fixed-line and cellular networks. In recent years, expanded telecommunications services have resulted in the introduction of additional SS7 protocols and functionality.

The course presents the basic SS7/C7 concepts on the first day. The more complex features of SS7 level 4 protocols are covered on day two. Day three covers the newer and more advanced services including Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) and Transaction Capabilities Applications Part (TCAP) message structures and architecture.

In this course, you will learn the history of signaling and the progression of the technology through both in-band signaling and out-of-band signaling protocols. The course explains the fundamental differences between the SS7 ITU-T and ANSI standards as well as the connection and connectionless signaling services. You will discover how SS7 supports cellular services such as subscriber roaming and packet-switched data services.

The course begins with several topics which explain the purpose of lower level signaling protocols MTP1, 2, and 3 including error control and network performance monitoring. Day three introduces the more advanced signaling and database query functions performed in compliance with AIN and non-circuit related transactions.

Audience:

This course is aimed at the telecommunications engineers and engineering managers involved in the design, testing and operation of switched voice and data networks.

Prerequisites:

Those intending to take this course should have some prior basic understanding of telephony and packet switched networks.

Customize it:

This 3-4-day SS7 course will be customized to your needs and specifications. Eno.com will assist you in identifying those needs and specifications. A word to the wise, there are many vendors of wireless training. They will typically have a broad and general course, one size fits all, already developed and just put your organization?s name on the title slide. This minimizes their effort and time investment. At Eno.com, every course is made to your exact and exacting specifications. We help you ensure what you are getting is what you really need even if at the beginning you weren?t too sure of what that was. We fit the class to your needs. We never fit you into our ?standard?, one size fits all, class.

Objectives:

Troubleshoot SS7 network problems.
Monitor and evaluate SS7 network performance.
Compare the SS7 North American ASCII standards and ITU international standards.
Plan the integration and testing of new SS7 applications.
Design new mobile network applications and services.

Course Outline

Session 1: Signaling Overview

History of Telecommunications Signaling
Network Signaling Evolution
What is Signaling?
What is Out-of-Band Signaling?
Summary of the Signaling Network Architecture
Network Signaling Evolution
The North American Signaling Architecture
Signaling System No 7
Overview of SS7, IN, AIN, Wireless, and VoIP
Standards Organizations

Session 2: SS7 Network Architecture

Service Switching Points (SSPs)
Signal Transfer Points (STPs)
Service Control Points (SCPs)
Intelligent Peripherals (IPs)
Service Nodes (SNs)
Service Management and Creation

Session 3: SS7 Signal Data Links

Access Link (A)
Bridge Link (B)
Cross Link (C)
Diagonal Link (D)
Extended Link (E)
Fully Associated Link (F)

Session 4: SS7 Applications

Advanced Intelligent Networks (AIN)
Basic Call Setup Example
Database Query Example
Layers of the SS7 Protocol
What Goes over the Signaling Link?
Addressing in the SS7 Network
Signal Unit Structure
What Are the Functions of the Different Signaling Units?
Message Signal Unit Structure
Local Number Portability (LNP)
SS7 and Database Connection
Wireless Applications
OSS Interconnection: E911/911, LIDB, OS/DA

Session 5: SS7 Layers

Physical Layer
Message Transfer Part (MTP) - Level 2
Message Transfer Part (MTP) - Level 3
Signaling Connection Control Part (SCCP)
ISDN User Part (ISUP)
Transaction Capabilities Application Part (TCAP)
Operations, Maintenance, and Administration Part (OMAP)

Session 6: Network Service Part (NSP) of SS7

Message Transfer Part (MTP)
Data Link Level Signaling
SS7 Signaling Units
Signaling Network Function Level
Signaling Information
SS7 Signaling Message Types
SS7 Network Node Identification
SS7 Network Management Message Types
Link and Route Management
Traffic Management
Signaling Connection Control Part (SCCP)
Routing and Discrimination
Global Title Routing
Subsystem Management

Session 7: User Part of SS7

Transaction Capabilities Application Part (TCAP)
Operation, Maintenance, and Administration Part (OMAP)
ISDN User Part (ISUP)

Session 8: Message Transfer Part (MTP)

MTP Levels 1, 2, and 3
Message Routing
MTP Level One
Structure of MTP Level Two
Basic Error Control Method
CRC
Link Status Signal Unit (LSSU)
Signal Unit Alignment Procedure
Structure of MTP Level Three
Message Handling
Normal Routing Procedure
Signaling Network Management
Network Maintenance
Network and Link Management

Session 9: ISDN User Part (ISUP) Advanced Concepts

ISUP Services
Call Setup and Teardown
Connection Control
Messages and Formats
Interworking with ISDN Q.931

Session 10: Signaling Connection Control Part (SCCP)

Enhancements to MTP Routing
Flow Control
Connection-Oriented and Connectionless Services
Global Title Translation
SCCP Management
SCCP Management Structure
Message Types
Task of SCCP Messages
Parameters of SCCP Messages
The Principle of a SCCP Connection

Session 11: Transaction Capabilities Application Part (TCAP)

Component and Transaction Portions
ASP Services
TCAP Message Structure
Connectionless TCAP
TCAP Parameters

Session 12: Wireless Network Overview

Elements in a Mobile Network
Mobile Switching Center (MSC)
Base Station Controller (BSC)
Base Transceiver Station (BTS)
Home Location Register (HLR)
Visitor Location Register (VLR)
Short Message Service Center (SMSC) ANSI-41 and Mobile Application Part (MAP)
GSM, CDMA and SS7

Session 13: SS7 Enabling Products

SS7 Enabling Product Overview
SS7 STACKS
Source Code
Binary Stacks
SS7 Boards
SS7 Platforms

Session 14: SS7 Equipments

Service Switching Points (SSP) and Mobile Switching Center (MSC)
SS7 Connectivity Software
Signaling Transfer Points (STP)
Service Control Points (SCP)/Adjunct Processors (AP)
Intelligent Peripherals (IP)/Service Nodes (SN)
Home Location Registers (HLR)/Visitor Location Registers (VLR)
Short Message Service Centers (SMSC)
Voice over IP (VoIP) Gateways

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