Re: ASP Capabilities value 0x2 of interworking field

Ilie,

The signalling gateway capability, SS7 interworking and relay capabilities
can be combined into any process (ASP, ISPS, SGP).

--brian

Ilie Glib wrote:                                                      (Mon, 19 Dec 2005 13:17:19)
> Brian,
> 
> I am sorry I was not clear enough. My claim was
> 
> Registration Request (REG REQ) cannot be sent from an SGP, therefore
> the value 0x2 indicating signalling gateway capability is meaningless,
> unless IPSP and SGP functions can be combined in one Signalling
> Process.
> 
> Can an SGP act as an IPSP?
> 
> 
> Thank you
> 
> Ilie
> 
> 
> On 12/19/05, Brian F. G. Bidulock <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Ilie,
> >
> > Ilie Glib wrote:                                                      (Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:39:07)
> > > Brian,
> > >
> > > could you please answer the following questions
> > >
> > > 1) Can SG register via RKM? If not, why the value 0x2 that indicates
> > > Signalling Gateway?
> >
> > You are confused.  0x2 indicates signalling gateway capability: i.e.,
> > the registering node has an SS7 network interfaces and behaves as an
> > SG when interworking to that interface.
> >
> > >
> > > 2) Is there any difference between capabilities 0x0 and 0x1 in SUA
> > >
> > >      0x0 indicates no interworking with SS7 Networks.
> > >      0x1 indicates IP Signalling Endpoint (ASP), interworking with SS7
> > >         networks.
> >
> > Yes, one supports interworking with SS7 networks and the other does not.
> >
> > >
> > > I was more after a definition of the Relay capability in SUA
> > > framework. Although SUA RFC mentions Relay and describes it, the
> > > definition of Relay is missing.
> >
> > See SCCP specifications for a definition of a relay node.
> >
> > --brian
> >
> > --
> > Brian F. G. Bidulock
> > [email protected]
> > http://www.openss7.org/
> >

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Brian F. G. Bidulock
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http://www.openss7.org/