Signaling System #7, 3/e (Hardcover)

**DESCRIPTION**

Still the only book on the market, this must-have SS7 reference has been updated for internet telecommunications. This new edition has over 100 pages of new material focused on voice ofer IP (VoIP) and SS7 over IP, dealing particularly with the manner in which SS7 interacts with TCP/IP. A number of new standards have been introduced through ITU, some greatly impacting SS7 control features.

**BACK COVER**

"If one book were to be used as a reference source and learning tool for the SS7 protocol in today's switching networks, this should be the choice."Now updated for packet telephony! The #1 Working Reference on SS7--Revised & Expanded Signaling System #7Travis RussellA leading-edge, sought-after source in telecommunications, Travis Russell's Signaling System #7 provides a bedrock understanding of the signaling network, its architecture, and the protocols used to communicate through it. Accessible even to novices, Russell's guide also provides the technical details, protocol messages, and application examples so fundamentally helpful to developers, engineers, and network planners.In this Internet-intensive edition, network-switching expert Russell brings his succinct, logical style to:New coverage on VoIP and SS7-TCP/IP interactions.Solutions to protocol issues in migrating telecom to the Internet.Details on SS7 in broadband and cellular networking.Lucid explanations of protocols and network entities, with hands-on examples and applications.Clarifications of ANSI standards and Bellcore publications, with model solutions.New information on local number portability.Needed technical data for design and specifications.Travis Russell's guide is a model of clarity and content, designed to help anyone understand the 烅hy掇 and 浵ow掇 of SS7, and to help technical professionals make the most of it. Bypassing heavy-handed engineering theory and mathematical derivations, each chapter presents a readable discussion, followed by technical details such as parameters, message structures, and bit values. Isn掐 it time to see for yourself why Signaling System #7 is the hands-down choice for engineers and network managers everywhere? * On the second edition.

**CONTENTS**

Signaling System #7

SS7 Network

Overview of a Protocol

Message Transfer Part (MTP)

Message Transfer Part Level Three

General Description of SCCP Functions

Overview of TCAP

Overview of ISUP

Local Number Portability

ITV-TSS SS7 Publications

SS7 and VoIP

SS7 and TCP/IP

Appendices