Signaling Gateway A Signaling Gateway creates a bridge between the SS7 network and an IP network, under the control of the Gateway Controller. A Signaling Gateway causes a Softswitch to appear like an ordinary SS7 point code (SS7 node) in an SS7 network. The Signaling Gateway only handles SS7 signaling; a Media Gateway handles the voice circuits established by the SS7 signaling mechanism. SIGTRAN defines a suite of protocols and user adaptation layers for transporting signaling information over IP-based networks. If SigTran is used as the protocol between the Gateway Controller and the Signaling Gateway, then only MTP1, MTP2, and SigTran reside on the Signaling Gateway 1PTCL Training & Development
A Signaling Gateway usually supports the following layers: SCTP, which is responsible for reliable signaling transport, streaming, congestion avoidance and control M3UA, which supports the transport of ISUP, SCCP, and TUP messages over IP M2UA, which supports congestion control and the transport of MTP3 messages IUA, which supports the Q.931/Q.921 interface M2Peer, which supports the MTP3-to-MTP2 interface 2PTCL Training & Development Signaling Gateway….
Functional Requirements Signaling Gateway A Signaling Gateway must support the following functions: It must provide physical connectivity to the SS7 network via a TI/El or Tl/V.35 physical connection It must be able to transport SS7 information between Gateway Controller and Signaling Gateway via an IP network It must provide a transmission path for voice, video, and optionally data. (Data transmission may be supported within the Media Gateway.) Provide Highly Available SS7 operation for telecommunication services 3PTCL Training & Development
System Characteristics Signaling Gateway A Signaling Gateway has the following system characteristics: It is I/O intensive, but not very CPU intensive. A maximum amount of memory should be available to hold state information, configuration information, the point code map, alternate routes, etc. A disk storage is primarily used for logging; a small capacity may be adequate. The Ethernet interface (to the IP network) may require dual redundancy. 4PTCL Training & Development
Signaling Gateway Characteristics It may interface with the SS7 network by using a T1/E1/E1, with a minimum 2 D-channels, and a maximum 16 D-channels. Performance and flexibility can be increased using a H.110 or H.100 bus. High Availability is a requirement, multiple Signaling Gateways or signaling links are available. Redundancy is built into SS7 networks by design 5PTCL Training & Development
Convergence of SS7 and IP networks 6PTCL Training & Development
Call Control Functionality 7PTCL Training & Development
8 SEGway X401 Signaling Gateway Ability to scale upto 1408 SS7 links with HSL, 1000SIGTRAN M2PA/M3UA/SUA associations. 14 slots available for I/O and application server blades thus unprecedented flexibility to interface with traditional SS7 and IP-SIGTRAN networks
PTCL Training & Development9 SEGway X301 Signaling Gateway Ability to scale upto 128 SS7 links Six payload slots available for low TDM and high speed (IP- SIGTRAN) this solution can be used to manage SS7 networks and connect with multiple interconnectivity partners.