Nex-G Exuberant Solutions Pvt. Ltd., India, 2010 Physical Layer (MTP-1) This deines the !h"si#al and ele#tri#al #hara#teristi#s o the si$nallin$ lin%s o the SS& net'or%. Si$nallin$ lin%s utili(e )S-0 #hannels and #arr" ra' si$nallin$ data at a rate o *+ %b!s or +, %b!s -*+ %b!s is the .ore #o..on i.!le.entation/. Message Transfer PartLevel 2 (MTP-2) The level 2 !ortion o the .essa$e transer !art -0TP Level 2/ !rovides lin%-la"er un#tionalit". It ensures that the t'o end !oints o a si$nallin$ lin% #an reliabl" ex#han$e si$nallin$ .essa$es. It in#or!orates su#h #a!abilities as error #he#%in$, lo' #ontrol, and se1uen#e #he#%in$. Message Transfer PartLevel 3 (MTP-3) The level 2 !ortion o the .essa$e transer !art -0TP Level 2/ extends the un#tionalit" !rovided b" 0TP level 2 to !rovide net'or% la"er un#tionalit". It ensures that .essa$es #an be delivered bet'een si$nallin$ !oints a#ross the SS& net'or% re$ardless o 'hether the" are dire#tl" #onne#ted. It in#ludes su#h #a!abilities as node addressin$, routin$, alternate routin$, and #on$estion #ontrol. Signalling Connection Control Part (SCCP) The si$nallin$ #onne#tion #ontrol !art -S33P/ !rovides t'o .a4or un#tions that are la#%in$ in the 0TP. The irst o these is the #a!abilit" to address a!!li#ations 'ithin a si$nalin$ !oint. The 0TP #an onl" re#eive and deliver .essa$es ro. a node as a 'hole5 it does not deal 'ith sot'are a!!li#ations 'ithin a node. 6hile 0TP net'or%-.ana$e.ent .essa$es and basi# #all-setu! .essa$es are addressed to a node as a 'hole, other .essa$es are used b" se!arate a!!li#ations -reerred to as subs"ste.s/ 'ithin a node. Exa.!les o subs"ste.s are 700 #all !ro#essin$, #allin$-#ard !ro#essin$, advan#ed intelli$ent net'or% -8IN/, and #usto. lo#al- area si$nallin$ servi#es -3L8SS/ servi#es -e.$., re!eat diallin$ and #all return/. The S33P allo's these subs"ste.s to be addressed ex!li#itl". Nex-G Exuberant Solutions Pvt. Ltd., India, 2010 ISD !ser Part (IS!P) IS9P user !art deines the .essa$es and !roto#ol used in the establish.ent and tear do'n o voi#e and data #alls over the !ubli# s'it#hed net'or% -PSN/, and to .ana$e the trun% net'or% on 'hi#h the" rel". )es!ite its na.e, IS9P is used or both IS)N and non-IS)N #alls. In the North 8.eri#an version o SS&, IS9P .essa$es rel" ex#lusivel" on 0TP to trans!ort .essa$es bet'een #on#erned nodes. Transaction Ca"a#ilities $""lication Part (TC$P) T38P deines the .essa$es and !roto#ol used to #o..uni#ate bet'een a!!li#ations -de!lo"ed as subs"ste.s/ in nodes. It is used or database servi#es su#h as #allin$ #ard, 700, and 8IN as 'ell as s'it#h- to-s'it#h servi#es in#ludin$ re!eat diallin$ and #all return. :e#ause T38P .essa$es .ust be delivered to individual a!!li#ations 'ithin the nodes the" address, the" use the S33P or trans!ort. Nex-G Exuberant Solutions Pvt. Ltd., India, 2010 %"erations& Maintenance& an' $'(inistration Part (%M$P) ;08P deines .essa$es and !roto#ol desi$ned to assist ad.inistrators o the SS& net'or%. To date, the .ost ull" develo!ed and de!lo"ed o these #a!abilities are !ro#edures or validatin$ net'or% routin$ tables and or dia$nosin$ lin% troubles. ;08P in#ludes .essa$es that use both the 0TP and S33P or routin$. Nex-G Exuberant Solutions Pvt. Ltd., India, 2010 Nex-G Exuberant Solutions Pvt. Ltd., India, 2010 Nex-G Exuberant Solutions Pvt. Ltd., India, 2010 Nex-G Exuberant Solutions Pvt. Ltd., India, 2010 Nex-G Exuberant Solutions Pvt. Ltd., India, 2010 Nex-G Exuberant Solutions Pvt. Ltd., India, 2010 Nex-G Exuberant Solutions Pvt. Ltd., India, 2010 Nex-G Exuberant Solutions Pvt. Ltd., India, 2010 Nex-G Exuberant Solutions Pvt. Ltd., India, 2010 Nex-G Exuberant Solutions Pvt. Ltd., India, 2010 Nex-G Exuberant Solutions Pvt. Ltd., India, 2010 Nex-G Exuberant Solutions Pvt. Ltd., India, 2010 Nex-G Exuberant Solutions Pvt. Ltd., India, 2010 ) e*-+ ,*-#erant Sol-tions Pvt. Lt'.& In'ia& 2/1/ (SLS) Signalling lin0s section