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OMF001005
GSM Signaling SystemSCCP(BSS)
ISSUE 2.0

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 Upon completion this course, you are

supposed to be able to:

Understand the necessity of SCCP.
Know the services provided by SCCP.
Know the SCCP message format.

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Chapter 1 General
Chapter 2 Features & Functions of SCCP
Chapter 3 Addressing & Routing Functions
of SCCP
Chapter 4 SCCP Message Format

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Limitation of MTP Transmission

The signaling point code is not the standard international code,

it is only effective within a certain network.

The limited capacity of the signaling point code (14-bit is

specified by CCITT) also limits the number of the signaling

point to be marked.
The 4-bit SI can not satisfy the increased requirements of the

modern communication as well, since it can only be assigned to

sixteen different user parts.
MTP can only provide the connectionless transmission.

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The Location of SCCP in CCS7

When SCCP and MTP are combined together, they are called
as NSP (Network Service Part).
SCCP and MTP-3 both locate in the network layer of the OSI
model.

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Chapter 2 Features & Functions of SCCP

1.1 Application Features of SCCP
1.2 Service Functions of SCCP Network

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Application Features of SCCP

Enable to transfer both circuit-related and non-circuit-related

signaling messages in telecommunication networks.

Provide enhanced addressing and routing functions, and

enable to achieve the direct transmission between different

CCS7 networks.
Enable to provide both connectionless service and connection-

oriented service.

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Chapter 2 Features & Functions of SCCP

1.1 Application Features of SCCP
1.2 Service Functions of SCCP Network

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Chapter 2 Features & Functions of SCCP

1.1 Application Features of SCCP
1.2 Service Functions of SCCP Network

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Service Functions of SCCP Network

There are two kinds of service provided by the SCCP protocol:

Connectionless Service
0. Basic connectionless class
1. In-sequence delivery connectionless class

Connection-oriented Service
2. Basic connection-oriented class
3. Flow control connection-oriented class

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Connectionless Service

In the connectionless service, the routing information

must be contained in each data packet.

No logical connection is established between the end

nodes.

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Connectionless Service
The connectionless SCCP offers two services:

The class 0 service allows the SCCP to insert SLS values randomly,
or with the aim to achieve an appropriate load sharing within the
underlying MTP network.

The class 1 service requires the SCCP to insert the same SLS for all
the SCCP-SDUs (service data unit) associated with given
parameters "sequence control" and "called address" .

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Connectionless Service
Message type

UDT

UDT
S

XUD
T

XUDTS

Message type code

0x09

0x0A

0x11

0x12

UDT----unit data
UDTS----unit data service
XUDT----extended unit data
XUDTS---extended unit data service

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Connectionless Service
SCCP procedure of connectionless service
originating
SCCP

terminal
SCCP

relay
SCCP

UDT

UDT

UDT

UDT

UDT
UDTS

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Connection-oriented Service
Connection-oriented service is a way to realize the exchange of signaling

information by establishing a logical signaling connection between the

network service users.
The logical signaling connection is achieved by distributing a local

reference number to the signaling messages belonging together.

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Connection-oriented Service
SCCP procedure of connection-oriented service

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terminal
SCCP

relay
SCCP

originating
SCCP
CR

CR

CC

CC

DT

DT

DT

DT

AK

AK

RSLD

RSLD

RLC

RLC

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Chapter 1 General
Chapter 2 Features & Functions of SCCP
Chapter 3 Addressing & Routing Functions
of SCCP
Chapter 4 SCCP Message Format

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Addressing and Routing Functions of SCCP

Address in SCCP comprises three elements:

DPC

Global Title (GT)

Sub-System Number (SSN)

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SSN
0000 0000

SSN not known/not used

0000 0001

SCCP management

0000 0010

Reserved for ITU-T allocation

0000 0011

ISDN user part ISUP

0000 0100

Operation, maintenance and

administration part (OMAP)

0000 0101

Mobile application part MAP

0000 0110

Home location register HLR

0000 0111

Visitor location register VLR

0000 1000

Mobile switching centre MSC

0000 1001

... ... 1111 1101

Idle

1111 1110

BSS Application Part (BSC)

1111 1111

Reserved for expansion of national

and international SSN

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Addressing and Routing Functions of SCCP

There are two basic categories of SCCP routing

GT

DPC+SSN

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Addressing and Routing Functions of SCCP

An example
From SPA to SPD,
If DPC+SSN routing is adopted by SCCP, in the Called Party Address of SCCP

message, DPC is point code of SPD, while SSN depends on the different requirements.
The message is sent to STPB or STPC, the Called Party Address is not necessary to
be translated by STP.
If GT routing is adopted by SCCP, in the Called Party Address of SCCP message, GT is

the information of SPD. Because GT cant be identified by MTP, actually, DPC should
be included in the SCCP message, in this case, DPC is point code of STP. The
message is sent to STPB or STPC, the Called Party Address is necessary to be
translated to the relevant point code and/or SSN by STP.
STPB
SPD

SPA

STPC

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Chapter 1 General
Chapter 2 Features & Functions of SCCP
Chapter 3 Addressing & Routing Functions
of SCCP
Chapter 4 SCCP Message Format

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SCCP Message Format

8

16

F C
K

8n,n>2

SIF SIO

LI

FI
B

FSN BI
B

BS
N

Mandatory parameter A

Mandatory parameter I
Pointer to parameter M

Pointer to parameter P
Pointer to start of optional part

Routing label

Length indicator of parameter M

Message type

Parameter M

Mandatory fixed part (F)

Length indicator of parameter P

Parameter P

Mandatory variable part (V)

Parameter name=X
Length indicator of parameter X
Parameter X

Optional part (O)

Parameter name=Z
Length indicator of parameter Z
Parameter Z
End of optional parameters

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Message Example
8

16

F C
K

8n,n>2

SIF SIO

LI

FI
B

FSN BI
B

BS
N

Label
Message type (UDT)
Protocol class

MF

Called party address pointer

Calling party address party
Data pointer
Called party address length

MV

Called party address

Calling party address length
Calling party address
Data length

MV
MV

Data (TCAP)
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Summary

General
Features & Functions of SCCP
Addressing & Routing Functions of SCCP
SCCP Message Format

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