ISUP

ISUP in the SS7 protocol

INAP/ AIN IS41/ MAP

ISUP
TCAP

TUP

SCCP MTP Layer 3 MTP Layer 2 MTP Layer 1

ISUP Call

ISUP phone call

STP

SSP

SSP

Contains called party number

IAM
ACM ANM REL RLC This circuit has been released Indicates that called party is being alerted Call has been answered

Caller has gone on hook

Routing label format

14-bit point code format:
Msg type 8 bits CIC 12 bits SLS 4 bits OPC 14 bits DPC 14 bits SIO 8 bits

1st bit transmitted

4 spare bits

SIO - signalling information octet

DPC - destination point code OPC - originating point code SLS - signalling link selection CIC - circuit identification code

Connect message
STP

SSP
IAM
CON

SSP

REL
RLC

Overlap sending
STP

SSP
IAM SAM SAM ACM ANM

SSP

REL
RLC

Suspend and resume

STP

SSP
IAM ACM

SSP

ANM
SUS RES

Call is still in speech

Reset
STP

SSP
RSC RLC

SSP
Resets one circuit

GRS GRA

Resets a group of circuits

Reset during a call

STP

SSP
IAM ACM ANM RSC RLC

SSP

Blocking
STP

SSP
BLO

SSP
Maintenance blocks

BLA

one circuit

CGB CGBA

Hardware or maintenance blocks a group of circuits

Unblocking
STP

SSP
UBL UBA

SSP
Maintenance unblocks
one circuit

CGU CGUA

Hardware or maintenance unblocks a group of circuits