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Configuration Example - SG
AdaxGW as a M3UA Signaling
Gateway (SG) including M2PA & M2UA interworking
The AdaxGW Signaling Gateway (SG) configuration is a multiprotocol
gateway that extends the SS7 network into the IP domain. By
terminating SS7 circuits and routing SS7 application traffic (e.g.
TCAP,
ISUP and MAP) over M3UA/SCTP, traditional SS7 services such as call
setup and teardown, and message transport and routing, can still be
provided in the IP domain. The SG uses M3UA back-hauling to route
MTP3 traffic over an IP network. The back-haul solution interworks
circuit switched SS7 with SCTP/IP based SS7 through a point code
within the gateway, and in this instance, there is only one point code
for the combined gateway and application platform. This single point
code enables IP functionality to be provided to the SS7 network
without the need for any additional point codes.
M3UA Backhaul Protocol Stack
The SG can be configured as a Signaling End Point (SEP) ‘front
end’ connecting to a ‘back end’ application platform
(ASP) running M3UA. The
M3UA layer on an IP-enabled device provides the equivalent set of primitives
at its upper layer, as provided by the MTP3 to its local MTP3-Users
on an SS7 device. The ISUP and/or SCCP layer on an IP-enabled device
is unaware that the expected MTP3 services are offered remotely from
an MTP3 layer on a signaling gateway, and not by a local MTP3 layer.
In effect, the M3UA extends access to the MTP3 layer services to a
remote
IP-based application.
The SG can also be configured as a Signaling Transfer Point (STP),
enabling multiple IP devices such as HLRs and MSCs running M2UA, M2PA
and
M3UA to be concentrated into a single gateway. This concentration reduces
the number of point codes and simplifies network management.
M3UA to M2UA Interworking Protocol Stack
The interworking of M3UA with M2UA and M2PA are also configuration
options with the SG. This configuration can be particularly useful
for
interconnecting IP nodes based on different SIGTRAN protocols and for gateway
to gateway inter-communication over M2PA.
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