Trillium+plus MAP / TCAP

Signaling System 7 (SS7) Fault-Tolerant Highly Available Solution
PMC/PCI Line Card, Trillium and Management Software

Targeting the Signaling System 7 (SS7) needs of telecom equipment manufacturers worldwide, Trillium+plus MAP / TCAP is a pre-integrated signaling solution that enables rapid deployments of HLRs / VLRs, IN-SCPs, SSFs, and other 3G and 2G wireless network components.

Trillium+plus MAP / TCAP is a pre-packaged solution which includes:

Trillium+plus high performance fault tolerant MAP / TCAP SS7 stack binary
One or more PMC / PCI line cards which terminate T1 / E1 lines and implement MTP1 / MTP2 functionality
Integrated management software with a persistent database

Trillium+plus MAP / TCAP includes the complete features and functionality of SS7 network resources that can be managed by standard network management software. The Trillium+plus integrated Management Layer combines all necessary stack configuration, alarming, reporting, fault management and element management functions.

The software will provide multiple customer interface options for industry-standard management Application Program Interfaces (APIs). A C++ API, Command Line Interface (CLI) and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) are available.

Trillium+plus TCAP / MAP also offers a high-level API for MAP and TCAP protocols that facilitates rapid integration necessary for a carrier-class signaling deployment solution; the package is available for Linux-based operating systems.

Features and Benefits

Design

Pre-integrated high performance solution
Extensive support of standards and country variants
Trillium Distributed Fault-Tolerant / High Availability (DFT/HA) architecture

Performance

Addresses the need for integrated solutions to accelerate time-to-market
Standards-based line card in PMC and PCI form factors
Price-performance value differentiation

Flexibility

Line card support from 1 to 128 links
Application migration kit enables application porting to Trillium+plus APIs
Availability of source code in escrow for risk mitigation
APIs to plug in proprietary SS7 MTP2 line card

Specifications

Hardware Components

Host platform - Intel architecture blade or server with PMC / PCI connectors
One or more line cards with the following features:
- PMC and PCI variants
- Support for T1 / E1

Software Components

Protocol Stack Components
- ISUP
- MAP
- MTP1
- MTP2
- MTP3
- SCCP
- TCAP
Programming APIs:
- Resource management
- MAP application
- TCAP application
Management Interface
- C++ API:
To add, delete, control, get status and statistics of various network elements
Collects alarms on various network elements
- Command Line interface (CLI):
Manages various network elements
Enables and disables debug output at runtime
- Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP):
Supports management through SNMP SET, GET,
GET NEXT/BULK, TRAPS, SNMP v3 Views,
groups, security, and authentication

Trillium+plus MAP / TCAP-Enabled Network Elements

Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN)
Home Location Register (HLR)
Intelligent Network - Service Switching Point (IN-SCP)
Mobile Switching Center (MSC)
Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN)
Service Switching Function (SSF)
Visitor Location Register (VLR)

Standards Compliance

MAP Standards

GSM 29.002 Phase 2+ Specification for 3G networks (Release-5)
GSM 29.002 Phase 2+ Specification for 3G networks (Release-4)
GSM 29.002 Phase 2+ Specification for 3G networks (Release-99)
GSM 09.02 Phase 2+ Specification for 2G networks (Release-98)
GSM 09.02 Phase 2+ Specification for 2G networks (Release-97)
GSM 09.02 Phase 1 and 2 Specifications
GSM 33.200 for Network Domain Security (Release-5)
GSM 33.200 for Network Domain Security (Release-4)

TCAP Standards

ETSI, ETS 300 287-1
Q.771 - Functional Description of Transaction Capabilities, ITU
Q.772 - Transaction Capabilities Information Element Definitions, ITU
Q.773 - Transaction Capabilities Formats and Encoding, ITU
Q.774 - Transaction Capabilities Procedures, ITU
Q.775 - Guidelines for Using Transaction Capabilities, ITU
Q.787 - Transaction Capabilities (TC) Test Specification, ITU
ANSI, T1.114 - Telecommunications - SS7 - Transaction Capabilities Application Part (TCAP)
TTC (Japan), JT Q.771- JT Q.774

SCCP Standards

Q.711 - Functional description of the Signaling Connection Control Part, ITU
Q.712 - Definition and function of Signaling Connection Control Part messages, ITU
Q.713 - Signaling Connection Control Part formats and codes, ITU
Q.714 - Signaling Connection Control Part procedures, ITU
Q.716 - Signaling Connection Control Part performance, ITU
ANSI T1.112 (1988, 1992, 1996)

ISUP Standards

Q.700 - Introduction to ITU Signaling System No. 7, 1993
Q.730 - ISDN Supplementary Services, 1993
Q.752 - Specifications of Signaling System No. 7 - Signaling System No. 7 Management, ITU
Q.761 - Functional Description of the ISDN User Part of SS7, ITU, 1993 & 1997
Q.762 - General Function of Messages and Signals, ITU, 1993 and 1997
Q.763 - Formats and Codes, ITU, 1993 and 1997
Q.763 - Formats and Codes, ITU, Addendum 1, 1998
Q.764 - Signaling Procedures, ITU, 1993 and 1997
Q.765 - Application Transport Mechanism, ISUP ASE Module, 1998
Q.766 - Performance Objectives in the Integrated Services Digital Network Application, ITU
Q.767 - Application of the ISUP of ITU SS7 for International ISDN Interconnections, ITU, 1991

MTP3 Standards

Q.700 - Introduction to CCITT Signaling System No. 7, CCITT
Q.701 - Functional Description of the Message Transfer Part of Signaling System No. 7, CCITT
Q.702 - Signaling Data Link, CCITT
Q.703 - Signaling Link, CCITT
Q.704 - Signaling Network Functions and Messages, CCITT
Q.705 - Signaling Network Structure, CCITT
Q.706 - Message Transfer Part Signaling Performance, CCITT
Q.707 - Testing and Maintenance, CCITT
Q.708 - Number of International Signaling Point Codes, CCITT. Message Transfer Part Level 3
Q.709 - Hypothetical Signaling Reference Connection, CCITT
Q.710 - Simplified MTP Version for Small Systems, CCITT
Q.752 - Monitoring and Measurements for Signaling Systems No.7 Networks, CCITT, 1997
Q.782 - MTP Level 3 Test Specification, CCITT

MTP2 Standards

Q.701 - SS7 (MTP), CCITT 1992
Q.703 - SS7 Signaling Data Link, CCITT 1992
Q.781 - MTP Level 2 Test Specification, CCITT

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