Message Transfer Part 1

Topics

Signalling link physical interface types

Link carrier signal: Digital Signal X
(2 Mbit) E1 Frames
(1,5 Mbit) T1 Frames
Message Transfer Part 1

MAP IS41 Content:

equivalent to the physical layer
ISUP defines the physical and
TCAP electrical characteristics of the
signaling link.
SCCP The physical interfaces defined
for SS7 include
MTP3 E-1 (2048kb/s, 32 channels)
DS-1 (1544kb/s; 24
MTP2 channels)
V.35 (64kb/s)
DS-0 (64kb/s)
MTP1 DS-0A(56kb/s)
others
Signalling link physical interfaces

V.35
single 56/64 Kbps link (old)
E1/T1
BNC and DB15, 75 Ohm connectors (legacy)
RJ48C = RJ45 plug, but different pin layout, 120 Ohm
(current)
ATM
High speed signalling link
TDMA Time Division Multiple Access

TDMA
Data streams shares the same data
4
3
medium.
2
1

4 3 FRAME
2 1
4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1

2 1
4 3

1
2
3
4 TIMESLOT
One timeslot represent one
communication channel
TDMA Time Division Multiple Access

TDMA
Data streams shares the same data
4
3
medium.
2
1

4 3
2 1

2 1
4 3

1
2
3
4 TIMESLOT
One timeslot represent one
communication channel
Link carrier signal: Digital Signal X

Digital Signal Data rate DS0 multiple T-carrier E-carrier

DS0 64 Kbps 1 - -
DS1A 1.544 Mbps 24 T-1 -
- 2.048 Mbps 32 - E1
DS1C 3.152 Mbps 48 - -
DS2 6.312 Mbps 96 T-2 -
- 8.448 Mbps 128 - E2
- 34.368 Mbps 512 - E3
DS3 44.736 Mbps 672 T-3 -
- 139.264 Mbps 2048 - E4
DS4/NA 139.264 Mbps 2176 - -
DS4 274.176 Mbps 4032 - -
- 565.148 Mbps 4 E4 channel - E5
 (2Mbit) E1 Frames

E1 frame is a 256 bit list split into 32 time slots

Only 31 time slots are available
1 time slot = 64 Kbits/s channel

Bits 1 to 8
I 1 ANNNNN Odd Frames
Timeslot 0

10011011 Even Frames = FAS

Timeslots 0 to 31
E1 CCS example
(1,5 Mbit) T1 Frames

T1 frame is a 192 bit list composed of 1 signaling bit and 24 time

slots
24 time slots are available
A time slot is a 64 or 56 Kbits/s channel

Bits 1 to 8
Bit 8 conveys signaling informat
every 6 Frames

Channel Data (CH 1 to CH24)

Timeslots 1 to 24
Signalling link and linkset

Link = Timeslot
Linksets
SLC=0 STP
STP
STP
SSP
SLC=1

SLC=0 SLC=1
SLC=0

STP
STP
SSP Combined
STP
SLC=1
Linkset