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Signalling Connection Control Part

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The Signalling Connection Control Part SS7 protocol suite

(SCCP) is a network layer[1] protocol that OSI Layer SS7 Protocols
provides extended routing, flow control,
Application INAP, MAP, IS-41...
segmentation, connection-orientation, and
error correction facilities in Signaling System 7 TCAP, CAP, ISUP, ...
telecommunications networks. SCCP relies
on the services of MTP for basic routing and MTP Level 3 + SCCP
etwork
error detection.
Data link MTP Level 2
Physical MTP Level 1

Contents
1 Published specification
2 Routing facilities beyond MTP
3 Protocol classes
3.1 Class 0: Basic
connectionless
3.2 Class 1: Sequenced
connectionless
3.3 Class 2: Basic
connection-oriented
3.4 Class 3: Flow control
connection oriented
4 Transport over IP Networks
5 References
6 External links

Published specification
The base SCCP specification is defined by the ITU-T, in recommendations Q.711 (http://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-
Q.711/en/) to Q.714 (http://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-Q.714/en/) , with additional information to implementors
provided by Q.715 (http://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-Q.715/en/) and Q.716 (http://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-
Q.716/en/) .[2] There are, however, regional variations defined by local standards bodies. In the United States,
ANSI publishes its modifications to Q.713 (http://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-Q.713/en/) as ANSI T1.112. The TTC
publishes as JT-Q.711 to JT-Q.714, and Europe ETSI publishes ETSI E 300-009-1
(http://webapp.etsi.org/workprogram/Report_WorkItem.asp?WKI_ID=6605) : both of which document their
modifications to the ITU-T specifications.

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Routing facilities beyond MTP

Although MTP provides routing capabilities based upon the Point Code, SCCP allows routing using a Point Code
and Subsystem number or a Global Title.

A Point Code is used to address a particular node on the network, whereas a Subsystem number addresses a
specific application available on that node. SCCP employs a process called Global Title Translation to determine
Point Codes from Global Titles so as to instruct MTP on where to route messages.

SCCP messages contain parameters which describe the type of addressing used, and how the message should be
routed:

Address Indicator
Subsystem indicator: The address includes a Subsystem Number
Point Code indicator: The address includes a Point Code
Global title indicator
o Global Title
Global Title includes Translation Type (TT), umbering Plan Indiciator (PI) and Type of
umber (TO)
Global Title includes Translation Type only
Routing indicator
Route using Global Title only
Route using Point Code/Subsystem number
Address Indicator Coding
Address Indicator coded as national (the Address Indicator is treated as international if not
specified)

Protocol classes
SCCP provides 5 classes of protocol to its applications:

Class 0: Basic connectionless.

Class 1: Sequenced connectionless.
Class 2: Basic connection-oriented.
Class 3: Flow control connection oriented.
Class 4: Error recovery and flow control connection oriented.

The connectionless protocol classes provide the capabilities needed to transfer one Network Service Data Unit
(NSDU) in the "data" field of an XUDT, LUDT or UDT message. When one connectionless message is not
sufficient to convey the user data contained in one NSDU, a segmenting/reassembly function for protocol classes 0
and 1 is provided. In this case, the SCCP at the originating node or in a relay node provides segmentation of the
information into multiple segments prior to transfer in the "data" field of XUDT (or as a network option LUDT)
messages. At the destination node, the NSDU is reassembled.

The connection-oriented protocol classes (protocol classes 2 and 3) provide the means to set up signalling
connections in order to exchange a number of related NSDUs. The connection-oriented protocol classes also
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provide a segmenting and reassembling capability. If an NSDU is longer than 255 octets, it is split into multiple
segments at the originating node, prior to transfer in the "data" field of DT messages. Each segment is less than or
equal to 255 octets. At the destination node, the NSDU is reassembled.[3]

Class 0: Basic connectionless

The SCCP Class 0 protocol class is the most basic of the SCCP protocol classes. Network Service Data Units
passed by higher layers to the SCCP in the originating node are delivered by the SCCP to higher layers in the
destination node. They are transferred independently of each other. Therefore, they may be delivered to the SCCP
user out-of-sequence. Thus, this protocol class corresponds to a pure connectionless network service. As a
connectionless protocol, no network connection is established between the sender and the receiver.

Class 1: Sequenced connectionless

SCCP Class 1 builds on the capabilities of Class 0, with the addition of a sequence control parameter in the NSDU
which allows the SCCP User to instruct the SCCP that a given stream of messages should be delivered in
sequence. Therefore, Protocol Class 1 corresponds to an enhanced connectionless protocol with assurances of in-
sequence delivery.

Class 2: Basic connection-oriented

SCCP Class 2 provides the facilities of Class 1, but also allows for an entity to establish a two-way dialog with
another entity using SCCP.

Class 3: Flow control connection oriented

Class 3 service builds upon Class 2, but also allows for expedited (urgent) messages to be sent and received, and
for errors in sequencing (segment re-assembly) to be detected and for SCCP to restart a connection should this
occur.

Transport over IP etworks

In the SIGTRAN suite of protocols, there are two primary methods of transporting SCCP applications across
Internet Protocol networks: SCCP can be transported indirectly using the MTP level 3 User Adaptation protocol
(M3UA), a protocol which provides support for users of MTP-3including SCCP. Alternatively, SCCP
applications can operate directly over the SCCP User Adaptation protocol (SUA) which is a form of modified
SCCP designed specifically for use in IP networking.

ITU-T also provides for the transport of SCCP users over Internet Protocol using the Generic Signalling
Transport service specified in Q.2150.0 (http://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-Q.2150.0/en/) , the signalling transport
converter for SCTP specified in Q.2150.3 (http://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-Q.2150.3/en/) and a specialized
Transport-Independent Signalling Connection Control Part (TI-SCCP) specified in T-REC-Q.2220
(http://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-Q.2220/en/) . TI-SCCP can also be used with the Generic Signalling Transport
adapted for MTP3 and MTP3b as described in Q.2150.1 (http://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-Q.2150.1/en/) , or
adapted for SSCOP or SSCOPMCE as described in Q.2150.2 (http://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-Q.2150.2/en/) .

References
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1. ^ ITU-T Recommendation Q.1400 (http://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-Q.1400/en/) .

2. ^ ITU-T Q-Series Recommendations (http://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-Q/en/) .
3. ^ ITU-T Recommendation Q.714 (http://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-Q.714/en) - Signalling connection control
part procedures

External links
SS7 Tutorial (http://www.iec.org/online/tutorials/ss7/) - SS7 tutorial, including SCCP description.
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