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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

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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).

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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.

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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.)

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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