14-Digit Signaling Point Code Feature Parameter Description

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Contents

Contents
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................1-1
1.1 Scope ............................................................................................................................................ 1-1 1.2 Intended Audience ........................................................................................................................ 1-1 1.3 Change History.............................................................................................................................. 1-1

2 Overview of 14-Digit Signaling Point Code .......................................................................2-1 3 Technical Description ..............................................................................................................3-1 4 Parameters .................................................................................................................................4-1 5 Counters ......................................................................................................................................5-1 6 Glossary ......................................................................................................................................6-1 7 Reference Documents .............................................................................................................7-1

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1 Introduction

1 Introduction
1.1 Scope
This document describes the benefits of the 14-digit signaling point code (SPC) feature and the principle of implementing this feature in Huawei GSM BSS.

1.2 Intended Audience

This document is intended for:

Personnel who need to understand 14-Digit Signaling Point Code. Personnel who work with Huawei products

1.3 Change History

This section provides information on the changes in different document versions. There are two types of changes, which are defined as follows:

Feature change: refers to the change in the 14-digit signaling point code (SPC) feature of a specific product version. Editorial change: refers to the change in wording or the addition of the information that was not described in the earlier version.

Document Issues
The document issues are as follows:

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This is the initial issue.of GBSS9.0.

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2 Overview of 14-Digit Signaling Point Code

2 Overview of 14-Digit Signaling Point Code

In an SS7 network, each device is regarded as a signaling point (SP), and each SP has an identical signaling point code (SPC). SPs communicate with each other through SPC. The SPC coding modes vary from one country/area to another. Generally, three coding modes are available, namely, 14-bit, 16-bit, and 24-bit modes. Huawei BSC6900 supports all SPC modes. The 14-digit signaling point code feature provides the following benefits:

This feature conforms to the requirements of different signaling systems, thus facilitating the use of networking in different countries and areas. The equipment transferred to areas using different coding modes can still be used.

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3 Technical Description

3 Technical Description
In the signaling network, an SP communicates with other SPs through the SPC. The 24-bit SPC is applied in China since 1990. It is also called uniform or one-layer coding scheme. This scheme specifies that all the SPs of the SS7 signaling network in China use 24-bit SPC. According to the actual situation, 24-bit SPC is classified into three signaling zones in terms of the structure. That is, eight bits for codes of main signaling zone, eight bits for codes of sub-signaling zone, and eight bits for signaling point codes. The 14-bit SPC is widely used in the world. The code capacity of 14-bit SPC is 16,384 codes. 14-bit SPC is classified into three parts: macro area code, zone code, and signaling point code. Figure 3-1 shows the coding principle of the 14-bit SPC. Figure 3-1 The coding principle of the 14-bit SPC

NML: three bits, for identifying the macro area K-D: eight bits, for identifying the zone area in the macro area or the regional network CAB: three bits, for identifying geographic position or the SP in the regional network To facilitate the management of the signaling network, the CCITT specifies in Rec. Q705 that the international signaling network and other national signaling networks should be independently deployed. Therefore, the SPCs are also independent. In Rec. Q708, the plan of the international SPC is specified. In addition, the national SPCs can be determined by the administrative department according to the actual situations of each country. Each country can adopt 14-bit SPC or 24-bit SPC as required. The value range of the SPC is as follows: 24-bit SPC: 0x1-0xFFFFF1; 14-bit SPC: 0x1-0x03FF1. Huawei BSC6900 supports two SPC input modes: inputting the whole number or inputting divided number. The SPC input mode is determined by the OSP code[Whole Number] parameter or the OSP code[Divided Number] parameter. To enable 14-digit SPC, set the OSP code bits parameter to BIT14(BIT14).

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4 Parameters

4 Parameters
This chapter describes the parameters related to the 14-Digit Signaling Point Code feature. For the description of each parameter, see Table 4-1. For the default value, value ranges, and MML commands of each parameter, see Table 4-2. Table 4-1 Parameter description (1) Parameter OSP code[Whole Number] OSP code bits OSP code[Divided Number] Description As an integer, the OSP code can be expressed by a decimal digit or a hexadecimal digit. If the OSP code is expressed by a hexadecimal digit, H' is added before the number. Number of bits contained in the signaling point code OSP code expressed in the form of segments 8-8-8

Table 4-2 Parameter description (2) Parameter OSP code[Whole Number] OSP code bits Default Value None GUI Value Range 1~16777215 Actual Value Range 1~16383(BIT14), 1~65535(BIT16), 1~16777215(BIT24) BIT14, BIT16, BIT24 1~11 characters Unit None MML Command ADD OPC(Optional) ADD OPC(Mandatory) ADD OPC(Optional) Impact SCCP

None

BIT14(BIT14), BIT16(BIT16), BIT24(BIT24) None

None

SCCP

OSP code[Divided Number]

None

None

SCCP

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5 Counters

5 Counters
None. .

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6 Glossary

6 Glossary
For the acronyms, abbreviations, terms, and definitions, see the Glossary.

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7 Reference Documents

7 Reference Documents

BSC6900 Feature List BSC6900 Basic Feature Description GBSS Reconfiguration Guide BSC6900 GSM Parameter Reference BSC6900 GSM MML Command Reference

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