Course Name: Sigtran (SS7 over IP) On-Line

(Recorded Online Session)

Course Tuition: $695

Course Length: 12 hours (broken into 2 segments)

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Description: The SS7 over IP (Sigtran) course provides an understanding of how the SS7 protocol is delivered over packet networks using Internet Protocol (IP) as the transport. It details the family of protocols that provide reliable datagram service and user layer adaptations for the SS7 protocol. We start with a brief overview of the SS7 protocol and then examine the architecture, Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) and the various user layers.

Course Outline:

• A Brief Overview of SS7 Protocol Layers

ü The CCS network

ü The SS7 protocol

ü The problems with low speed links

ü The advantages of high speed links

ü MTP layer 1

ü MTP layer 2

· Link alignment

· Layer 2 functions

· LSSUs

ü MTP layer 3

· Message routing & routesets

· Network Management

o Route, link & traffic management

· Transmit congestion

ü SCCP layer

· Global title translation routing

• Architecture and SCTP

ü The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)

ü Supporting documentation - RFCs

ü IP Protocol – version 4 & version 6

ü IP network interface

ü Architecture

• Signaling Gateway (SG)
• Media Gateway (MG)
• Media Gateway Controller (MGC)
• IP Signaling Point (IPSP)

• Application Server (AS)

ü Stream Transmission Control Protocol (STCP)

• Introduction to the Sigtran suite
• Functions
• SCTP packets
• SCTP chunk types

o Payload

o Control

• Establishing an association
• Data transfer & flow control
• Terminating an association
• Examples of messages and message flows

• User Adaptation

ü Overview of User Adaptation (UA)

ü MTP level 2 Peer to Peer Adaptation (M2PA)

• Functions
• Services
• Common header & M2PA specific header
• M2PA user data
• M2PA link status messages
• Link associations
• M2PA functions

o Link initialization

o Link proving

o Receive congestion

o Changeover

ü MTP level 2 User Adaptation (M2UA)

• Comparing M2PA & M2UA
• M2UA mapping
• M2UA message classes
• MTP2 User Adaptation (MAUP) messages
• Detailed protocol structure
• M2UA parameters
• SGPs & ASPs
• Call flows
• Link functions

o Link alignment

o Link out of service

o Processor outage

o Congestion

o Changeover

ü MTP layer 3 User Adaptation (M3UA)

• Functions
• Architecture
• ISDN-UP and SCCP transport using M3UA
• Message classes
• Detailed protocol structure
• Routing keys
• Message distribution
• Signaling Network Management

ü SCCP User Adaptation (SUA)

• Functions
• Architecture
• Connectionless & connection-oriented transport
• Address mapping
• Message classes
• Examples and call flows

Exercises are provided throughout the course, re-enforcing a practical understanding of the material.

Course Prerequisites: A basic knowledge of telephony, IP and signaling would be helpful, but not essential.

What You Will Learn: This course starts by giving the student an overview of the structure of the SS7 protocol and how it used today. Knowledge of SS7 is essential to thoroughly understand the Sigtran family of protocols. It then details how a suite of protocols known as Sigtran adapts the SS7 layers for transport over packet-based networks. Emphasis is placed on the most significant protocol defined by the Sigtran group – the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP). Each Adaptation Layer – M2PA, M2UA, M3UA and SUA – are then detailed.

Who Will Benefit From This Course: This course will be an invaluable tool for those individuals responsible for maintenance and surveillance of the voice, signaling, or IP (packet) networks. This is especially true for personnel working in a control center environment such as the NOC, INAC, ESAC, etc. Anyone responsible for maintaining services on the existing intelligent network platform would also benefit. Others would include network or traffic engineers, technical support, network planners and interconnection specialists.

Instructors: All of our instructors have years of experience developing and teaching technical courses at Telcordia Technologies (Bellcore) Learning Services in Lisle, IL.. They are all CompTIA CTT+ Certified Professionals and SS7 certified.

Telecom Training Associates is a 100% veteran-owned company.