Re: M3UA notify message

nitin,

nitin wrote:                                   (Wed, 22 Feb 2006 17:28:49)
> Hi,
> if this is the case, then what will happen when(4 cases given below are
> different from each other) :-
> 1. AS(consisting of ASP1 and ASP2) is active at SG (consisting of SGP1 and
> SGP2) since ASP1 has done ASP active at SGP1. AS is in override mode and now
> ASP2 sends ASP active message to SGP2 , now what will happen. Should SGP1
> send alternate ASP active notify to ASP1 and mark ASP2 as active. But if
> such is the case , ASP2 has not yet formed the association with SGP1.

SGP2 sends it.

> 2. should the SS7 traffic of SGP2 be routed through SGP1 since AS(load share
> mode) is active(ASP1 has done active at SGP1) and SGP2 has already sent the
> notify for AS active to ASP2.

Yes.

> 3. If  AS is in loadshare mode (rest of the configuration same as in 1) .
> Now when ASP2 sends active to SGP2 , should notify be sent again to the
> ASP2.

What Notify?

> 4. In n+k architecture should this n be taken for SG or this is for SGP. I
> mean to say AS should become active at SG (when it is active at n SGP's ,
> supposing single ASP of AS is active at each of n SGP)or (should n ASP's be
> active at any SGP) or (n ASP's should be active only no matter where and how
> they are).

n+k refers to ASPs (and possibly IPSPs), not SGPs.

> 
> There was an earlier mail (copied below) , in which SGP2 sends notify again
> to ASP which should not happen if we are going according to the current
> scenario.

The extra Notify is redundant (but not forbidden).

--brian

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