
Developments in Telecommunications
With a Focus on SS7 Network Reliability
Gerhard Rufa(Author)
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 19. October 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
XVIII, 278 pages
978-3-642-09438-5 (ISBN)
Description
In this book we summarize important developments in telecommunications with a focus on Signalling System No. 7 (SS 7) network reliability. But why is SS 7 network security and reliability so important? According to the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model the term "network" refers to the Layer 3 network service, which is offered by the Message Transfer Part (MTP) and Signalling Connection Control Part (SCCP) to higher layers. An SS 7 network outage results in a breakdown of signalling between the individual nodes of the network, so that telecommunication network services are no longer available to customers. Apart from the tremendous nancial damage to the network operator, the social consequences of such a network breakdown cannot be underestimated. Since the MTP is the central part of the SS 7 network, it is of crucial importance for network security and reliability. The MTP is published in different versions and should now be what we call "stable". Is it really stable? Does it work properly in real networks? Does it t new requirements so that no further changes within the MTP are needed? Various different implementations have existed for a long time and are used in national as well as the international network. Due to this, an objective is not to p- form any further changes within the MTP in order to avoid compatibility problems with existing and running systems. Experience shows that compatibility problems are always related to further development of the MTP.
Reviews / Votes
From the reviews:
"Signaling System Number 7 (SS7), an International Telecommunications Union (ITU) standard, is one of the most important protocols used in contemporary networks. . it is a protocol that must be well understood by each telephone networking practitioner. . for a telephone network specialist and an engineer working with it on a daily basis, it is a perfect reference for understanding the network and its configuration." (Piotr Cholda, ACM Computing Reviews, December, 2008)
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Edition
Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
108 s/w Abbildungen
XVIII, 278 p. 108 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
452 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-642-09438-5 (9783642094385)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-540-74986-8
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Person
Gerhard Rufa studierte Physik, Mathematik und Philosophie an der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, wo er 1985 in theoretischer Elementarteilchenphysik promovierte. Er ist seit 1992 Professor für Physik und Mathematik im Fachbereich Chemische Technik sowie in der Fakultät für Biotechnologie an der Hochschule Mannheim. Für seine Lehrveranstaltungen erhielt er 2001 den baden-württembergischen Landeslehrpreis.
Content
and Overview.- Development and Fundamental Conception of SS 7.- On the Specification of the MTP.- SS 7 over IP Networks.- SS 7 over IP Signalling Transport Protocol Architectures.- SS7 over IP Signalling Network Architectures.- SS7 over IP Protocol Description.- SS 7 Network Outages.- SS 7 Flow Control.- MTP Restart Procedure.- Real SS 7 Networks.- Potential Problems in Real SS 7 Networks.- How to Avoid SS 7 Network Outages.- Migration to an IP-Based Network.