Softswitch

Protocols
• Functional block :
a. Softswitch
SIP Proxy
Authentication / Resource SIP
Authorization Negotiation Location
SIP Module Module Database SIP
SIP Terminal SIP 1 SIP 2 SIP Terminal

SIP Transaction
Management

MEGACO MEGACO
Access
AG 1 Call Agent AG 4a
Access
AG 4b
Gateway ADMISSION CONTROL Gateway
User Service Terminal
SG 4a
profile profile profile
SG 4b
AG 5
AG 6

AG 2 SG 2

Signaling SIGTRAN
SG 1
Call Routing SIGTRAN
Gateway Signaling
ADDRESS TRANSLATION Gateway
SG 6

AG 3a AG 3b SG 3a SG 3b

Trunk SG 5
MG Controller MEGACO Trunk
SG 6
Gateway MEGACO Gateway
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
b. Signaling Gateway

SG-F
Local SS7 SIGTRAN
Softswitch
Exchange Point IP
Code Address

c. Access Gateway
Hook
MGCP
DTMF
Analog 1 AG-SF 2 Softswitch
phone 3a

4 3b
MGCP
MG-F
4
RTP
RTCP
• VoIP protocols & Softswitch

4
• VoIP protocols & Softswitch

IP IP IP IP IP
• SS7 protocol

Application
Specific
Layer

ISUP
User Part
(Application)

Message
User Part
Transfer Part
(Application)

Message
Transfer Part
 Signaling Gateway
Function
SSP/ MGC
STP SG (Softswitch)
INAP/ INAP/ INAP/ INAP/
ISUP MAP/ ISUP MAP/ ISUP MAP/ ISUP MAP/
CAP CAP CAP CAP

SCCP SCCP SUA SUA

MTP Layer 3 MTP Layer 3

M3UA M3UA
MTP Layer 2 MTP Layer 2 SCTP SCTP

MTP Layer 1 MTP Layer 1 IP IP

signaling link IP Network

Call Connection
&

Signaling
3 call scenarios :
• Analog phone-t0-Analog Phone (PSTN-to-PSTN) over IP, using Class 4 Softswitcth
• Analog phone-to-Analog phone (PSTN-to-PSTN) over IP using Class 5 Softswitcth
• IP phone-to-IP phone (LAN-to-LAN)

Softswitch
Softswitch

Signaling
Signaling Signaling
Signaling
Gateway
Gateway Gateway
Gateway
SKENARIO I SS7
SS7
SS7
SS7Network
Nwk SS7
SS7 Network
Trunk
Trunk SigTran Trunk
Nwk
Trunk
PSTN
PSTN Gateway
Gateway Megaco Gateway
Gateway PSTN
PSTN
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Access Access
Access
Access Gateway
Gateway
Gateway
Gateway

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SKENARIO II
IP Network
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Analog
SI
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Analog Phone
P
Phone

SIEMENS
NIXDORF

SKENARIO III
SIEMENS
NIXDORF

SIP Phone SIP Phone

 overview
Softswitch

SCENARIO-I Signaling
Signaling
Gateway
Gateway
Signaling
Signaling
Gateway
Gateway

SS7 Network SS7 Network

Trunk
Trunk Trunk
Trunk
PSTN Gateway
Gateway Gateway
Gateway PSTN

Analog
Analog Phone
Phone

signaling path
SCENARIO-II speech
speechpath
path
Access
Access Access
Access
Gateway
Gateway Gateway
Gateway

IP Network

Analog
Phone
speech path
signaling path Analog
Phone

SCENARIO-III SIEMENS
NIXDORF
SIEMENS
NIXDORF

SIP Phone
SIP Phone
 SCENARIO-I (Class 4
tengkyu so mac por yor
Softswitch) Softswitch
Softswitch
etensien
Start of call originating
Termination of call
Conversation
Ring Tone Signaling
Signaling Signaling
Signaling

wabillahi taufiq
Gateway
Gateway Gateway
Gateway

SKENARIO I SS7S77
SSS SSS
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B-Answer
Ringing
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LMC

SUBSTRACT
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ACM
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SUBSTRACT

IAM
IAM
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SUBSTRACT
RLC

SS7
SS7

SUBSTRACT
180200
SS7

MODIFY
MODIFY
NOTIFY

MODIFY
MODIFY
REPLY
Megaco
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MODIFY
REPLY
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Megaco

MODIFY
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SigTran

Megaco
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MODIFY
Megaco
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MODIFY
Trunk

Megaco
INVITE
NOTIFY
REPLY
Megaco
OK
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REL
Megaco
RLC
On

ANM
INVITE

REPLY
ACM
Megaco
PSTN

Megaco
REPLY
ADD REPLY
200

REPLY
Megaco
SigTran
ADD
SigTran
REPLY
Megaco
Megaco
IAM
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REPLY
Megaco
REPLY
Megac
PSTN Gateway

Megaco
Gateway

REPLY
SigTran
Megaco
Gateway

SigTran
RINGING
Gateway

ACK

NOTIFY
Megaco
(Answer)

SIP
Megaco

REL
IAM
SigTran
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ADD
SIP

ANM
BYE
ACK
BYE
SIP

Megaco SIP
SIP

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SIP
ACM
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SIP

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SCENARIO-III (Class 5 Softswitch) –t o -SIP-Phone)
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SKENARIO III
of scenario
Conversation
I
II
SIEMENS
NIXDORF

SIEMENS
NIXDORF

SIP Phone
SIP Phone

awewe (assalamu’alaikum
Ring
Start Tone
Termination of call
of call Ringing
Answer
Call Progression – Events, Messages, Protocols
Long Distance Carrier
Softswitch IP Networks
Softswitch
Softswitch Softswitch
PSTN (MGC) (MGC) PSTN
SS7
Networks SS7
Analog
SG TG TG SG Networks Analog
phone phone
Switch
LE STP STP Switch
LE
Switch
LE STP STP Switch
LE

Off-hook
Dial Tone
Digits
IAM
IAM
IAM
Add

< 700 ms
Reply SIP Invite
Add
IAM
Reply IAM
IAM
ACM Ringing
ACM

to answer
seconds
ACM

Several
SIP 183 Off-hook
ACM ACM ANM
Ring Tone ACM ANM ANM

SIP 200 Modify

< 105 ms
Modify Reply
ANM
ANM Reply
ANM
RTP Stream

On-hook REL
REL
REL
Substract Bye
Reply Substract
REL
Reply REL
REL
RELC RELC
SIP ACK RELC
RELC RELC
ANM
SIgTran SIP-T SIgTran
SS7 Megaco Megaco SS7
• Class 4 Softswitch Softswitch

Trunk
Trunk Trunk
Trunk
SS7
SS7Network
Nwk Signaling
Signaling Gateway
Gateway Gateway
Gateway Signaling
Signaling SS7
Analog Gateway
Gateway Gateway
Gateway Analog
Phone Nwk Phone
PSTN
PSTN PSTN

start of call authentication

Off-hook resource allocation
Dial Tone routing
(pickup
Digitshand set) 1. IAM
receive dial tone 2. IAM
dials digits
connection request 3. Add
connection request 4. Reply 5. Add
create context 6. Reply B sub idle
create context7. IAM 8. IAM
9. ACM Ringing
forward con request
10. ACM
forward
12. ACM 11. ACM B sub idle ringing
Ring Tone B sub idle message conn13.
request
message
ANM Answer
B sub idle 14. ANM
ring tone B sub idle 15. Modify
answer messageB sub answer
16. Reply answer message
activate context 17. Modify
18. Reply
activate context
19. ANM
20. ANM
answer message
answer message
conversatIon
RTP Stream
RTP-stream

On-hook 21. REL 22. REL

termination of call
release signal release signal
23. Subtract 25. Subtract
24. Reply 26. Reply
delete context delete context27. REL
28. REL
release signal release signal
29. RLC
30. RLC
31. RLC
32. RLC release ack
release ack release ack
release ack MEGACO
SIGTRAN SIGTRAN SS7
SS7
• Class 5 Softswitch Access
Access
Softswitch
Softswitch
Access
Access
Gateway
Gateway Gateway
Gateway

Analog Analog
Phone Phone

Off hook
1. Notify
2. Reply
3. Modify
4. Reply
Dial Tone
Digits
5. Notify
6. Reply
7. Add
8. Reply
9. Add
10. Reply
11. Modify
12. Reply
Ringing Tone
13. Modify
14. Reply
Ringing Current

Answer
15. Notify
16. Reply
17. Modify
18. Reply
19. Modify
20. Reply
RTP Stream
RTP-stream

On hook
21. Notify
22. Reply
23. Subtract
24. Reply
25. Subtract
26. Reply
27. Modify
28. Reply
29. Modify
30. Reply

MEGACO
• IP Phone – to - IP Phone
termination
HELLO
call . of
. ! call
request
ring tone ! answer
HI ..!?
ringing

Softswitch SIP Phone User (B)

SIP Phone User (A) <sip:1ittelkom.ac.id>
<sip:1@stttelkom.ac.id> (SIP Proxy)

INVITE
INVITE

180 RINGING
180 RINGING

200 OK
200 OK

ACK
ACK

media session

BYE
BYE
200 OK
200 OK

SIP
(ga’ pake “deh”)
Softswitch Components
Example of Implementation :
Soffswitch Integration using Compact PCI Technology (cPCI)