Re: Re: Traffic handling modes of SGPs

"Brian F. G. Bidulock" <[email protected]> Fri, 2 Dec 2005 04:17:55 -0700

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Ilie,

Ilie Glib wrote:                               (Fri, 02 Dec 2005 11:26:31)
> Hello Brian,
> 
> thank you very much for your response.
> 
> For active-standby, your  second alternative fits me well.
> According to my understanding of SIGTRAN the first option should not
> be possible because SGPs cannot establish associations towards ASPs.

SGPs can establish associations towards ASPs.

> 
> I interperet your statement
> >
> > Typically, however, SGPs run in loadshare mode, by nature of the design
> > of the SS7 network to which they attach.
> 
> as there will be no SGPs that require ASPs to broadcast traffic to all
> SGPs, otherwise I would expect a nomative statement in the RFC,
> requiring it.

ASPs can be configured to broadcast to SGPs.

--brian

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