Sigtran
Introduction
Content Outline
■ What is SIGTRAN
■ The SIGTRAN Standard
■ What is SIGTRAN used for?
■ SIGTRAN Protocol
■ SIGTRAN in the Tango context
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).
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.
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.)
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
