SS7-ISUP protocol

The following table provides a summary of the ISUP messages structure included in this page:

Message format ITU_Q763 arrow_2_forward.gif (1040 octets)
List of  Messages types ITU-Q763 arrow_2_forward.gif (1040 octets)
List of  messages Parameters ITU-Q763 arrow_2_forward.gif (1040 octets)
List of Time-limits ITU-Q763 arrow_2_forward.gif (1040 octets)
List of Primitives of Service ITU-Q763 arrow_2_forward.gif (1040 octets)

ISUP: Message format

Octets 1-4: Label
bits 14-1 DPC: Destination Point Code
bits 28-15 OPC: Origine Point Code
bits 32-29 SLS: Signalling Link Selection
Octets 5-6: CIC
bits 8-1 Circuit Identification Code (8 LSB)
bits 4-1 Circuit Identification Code (4 MSB)
bits 8-5 Spare
Octet 7: Message type code
bits 8-1 Type
Octets 8-l: Mandatory fixed part
  Parameter A
  Parameter ...
  Parameter F
Octets m-p: Mandatory variable part
  Pointer to parameter M
  Pointer to parameter ...
  Pointer to parameter P
  Pointer to start of optional part
  Length indicator of parameter M
  Parameter M
  ...
  Length indicator of parameter P
  Parameter P
Octets q-z: Optional part
  Parameter name=X
  Length indicator of parameter X
  Parameter X
  ...
  Parameter name=Z
  Length indicator of parameter Z
  Parameter Z
  End of optional parameters

ISUP: List of messages

Sorted by codes

Sorted by Type

 
Code Type ISUP: Message type
01 IAM Initial Address Message
02 SAM Subsequent Address Message
03 INR Information Request
04 INF Information
05 COT Continuity
06 ACM Address Complete
07 CON Connect
08 FOT Forward Transfer
09 ANM Answer
0A   Reserved
0B   Reserved
0C REL Release
0D SUS Suspend
0E RES Resume
0F   Reserved
10 RLC Release Complete
11 CCR Continuity Check Request
12 RSC Reset Circuit
13 BLO Blocking
14 UBL Unblocking
15 BLA Blocking Acknowledgement
16 UBA Unblocking Acknowledgement
17 GRA Circuit Group Reset Acknowledgement
18 CGB Circuit Group Blocking
19 CGU Circuit Group Unblocking
1A CGBA Circuit Group Blocking Acknowledgement
1B CGUA Circuit Group Unblocking Acknowledgement
1C CMR Call Modification Request
1D CMC Call Modification Completed
1E CMRJ Call Modification Reject
1F FRJ Facility Reject
20 FAA Facility Accepted
21 FAR Facility Request
22   Reserved
23   Reserved
24 LPA Loop Back Acknowledgement
25   Reserved
26   Reserved
27 DRS Delayed Release
28 PAM Pass Along
29 GRS Circuit Group Reset
2A CQM Circuit Group Query
2B CQR Circuit Group Query Response
2C CPG Call Progress
2D USR User to User Information
2E UCIC Unequipped Circuit Identification Code
2F CFN Confusion
30 OLM Overload
31 CRG Charge information
 
Type Code ISUP: Message type
ACM 06 Address Complete
ANM 09 Answer
BLA 15 Blocking Acknowledgement
BLO 13 Blocking
CCR 11 Continuity Check Request
CFN 2F Confusion
CGB 18 Circuit Group Blocking
CGBA 1A Circuit Group Blocking Acknowledgement
CGU 19 Circuit Group Unblocking
CGUA 1B Circuit Group Unblocking Acknowledgement
CMC 1D Call Modification Completed
CMR 1C Call Modification Request
CMRJ 1E Call Modification Reject
CON 07 Connect
COT 05 Continuity
CPG 2C Call Progress
CQM 2A Circuit Group Query
CQR 2B Circuit Group Query Response
CRG 31 Charge information
DRS 27 Delayed Release
FAA 20 Facility Accepted
FAR 21 Facility Request
FOT 08 Forward Transfer
FRJ 1F Facility Reject
GRA 17 Circuit Group Reset Acknowledgement
GRS 29 Circuit Group Reset
IAM 01 Initial Address Message
INF 04 Information
INR 03 Information Request
LPA 24 Loop Back Acknowledgement
OLM 30 Overload
PAM 28 Pass Along
REL 0C Release
RES 0E Resume
RLC 10 Release Complete
RSC 12 Reset Circuit
SAM 02 Subsequent Address Message
SUS 0D Suspend
UBA 16 Unblocking Acknowledgement
UBL 14 Unblocking
UCIC 2E Unequipped Circuit Identification Code
USR 2D User to User Information
  0A Reserved
  0B Reserved
  0F Reserved
  22 Reserved
  23 Reserved
  25 Reserved
  26 Reserved

ISUP: List of parameters

Sorted by hex. codes

Sorted by designations

 
Hexa ISUP: Parameter designation
00 End of optional parameters
01 Call reference
02 Transmission medium requirement
03 Access transport
04 Called party number
05 Subsequent number
06 Nature of connection indicators
07 Forward call indicators
08 Optional forward call indicators
09 Calling party's category
0A Calling party number
0B Redirecting number
0C Redirection number
0D Connection request
0E Information request indicators
0F Information indicators
10 Continuity indicators
11 Backward call indicators
12 Cause indicators
13 Redirecting information
14 Event information
14 Reserved
15 Circuit group supervision message type indicator
16 Range and status
17 Call modification indicators
18 Facility indicator
19 Reserved
1A Closed user group interlock code
1B Reserved
1C Reserved
1D User service information
1E Signalling point code
1F Reserved
20 User to user information
21 Connected number
22 Suspend / Resume indicators
23 Transit network selection
25 Reserved
26 Circuit state indicator
27 Automatic congestion level
28 Original called number
29 Optional backward call indicators
2A User to user indicators
 
Hexa ISUP: Parameter designation
03 Access transport
27 Automatic congestion level
11 Backward call indicators
17 Call modification indicators
01 Call reference
04 Called party number
0A Calling party number
09 Calling party's category
12 Cause indicators
15 Circuit group supervision message type indicator
26 Circuit state indicator
1A Closed user group interlock code
21 Connected number
0D Connection request
10 Continuity indicators
00 End of optional parameters
14 Event information
18 Facility indicator
07 Forward call indicators
0F Information indicators
0E Information request indicators
06 Nature of connection indicators
29 Optional backward call indicators
08 Optional forward call indicators
28 Original called number
16 Range and status
13 Redirecting information
0B Redirecting number
0C Redirection number
1E Signalling point code
05 Subsequent number
22 Suspend / Resume indicators
23 Transit network selection
02 Transmission medium requirement
1D User service information
2A User to user indicators
20 User to user information
14 Reserved
19 Reserved
1B Reserved
1C Reserved
1F Reserved
25 Reserved

ISUP: List of time-limits

Symbol

Time-out
value

Cause for initiation

Normal termination

At expiry

T1 15-60 seconds When release message is sent At the receipt of Release complete message Retransmit release message and start timer T1
T2 3 minutes When controlling exchange receives suspend (user) message At receipt of resume (user) message at controlling exchange Initiate release procedure
T3 2 minutes At receipt of overload message On expiry Initiate release procedure
T4 5-15 minutes At receipt of MTP-STATUS primitive with the cause "inaccessible remote user " On expiry, or at receipt of user part available message (or any other) Send user part test message. Start T4
T5 5-15 minutes When initial release message is sent At receipt of release complete message Send reset circuit message, alert maintenance personnel and remove the circuit from service, stop T1, start T17. Procedure continues until maintenance intervention occurs
T6 Covered in Rec. Q.118 When controlling exchange receives suspend (network) At receipt of resume (network) message or release message Initiate release procedure
T7 20-30 seconds When the latest address message is sent When the condition for normal release of address and routing information is met (receipt of ACM, CON messages) Release all equipment and connection (send release message)
T8 10-15 seconds When an exchange receives Initial address message requiring continuity check on this circuit or indicates that continuity check has been performed on a previous circuit At receipt of continuity message Release all equipment and connection into the network (send release message)
T9 Interval specified in Rec. Q.118 When national controlling or outgoing international exchange receives ACM At the receipt of answer Release connection send back release message
T10 4-6 seconds When last digit is received in interworking situations At the receipt of fresh information Send address complete message
T11 15-20 seconds When latest address message is received in interworking situations When ACM is sent Send address complete message
T12 15-60 seconds When blocking message is sent At receipt of blocking acknowledgement Retransmit blocking message and start T12
T13 5-15 minutes When initial blocking message is sent At receipt of blocking acknowledgement Transmit blocking message and alert maintenance personnel, start T13, stop T12. Procedure continues until maintenance intervention occurs
T14 15-60 seconds When unblocking message is sent At receipt of unblocking acknowledgement Retransmit unblocking message and start T14
T15 5-15 minutes When initial unblocking message is sent At receipt of unblocking acknowledgement Retransmit unblocking message alert maintenance personnel, start T15 and stop T14. Procedure continues until maintenance intervention occurs
T16 15-60 seconds When reset circuit message is sent not due to expiry of T5 At the receipt of the acknowledgement (RLC message) Retransmit reset circuit message and start T16
T17 5-15 minutes When initial reset circuit message is sent At the receipt of the acknowledgement Alert maintenance personnel, retransmit reset circuit message, start T17, stop T16. Procedure continues until maintenance intervention occurs
T18 15-60 seconds When group blocking message is sent At receipt of group blocking acknowledgement Retransmit group blocking message and start T18
T19 5-15 minutes When initial group blocking message is sent At receipt of group blocking acknowledgement Retransmit group blocking message, alert maintenance personnel, start T19, stop T18. Procedure continues until maintenance intervention occurs
T20 15-60 seconds When group unblocking message is sent At receipt of group unblocking acknowledgement Retransmit group unblocking message and start T20
T21 5-15 minutes When initial group unblocking message is sent At receipt of group unblocking acknowledgement Retransmit group unblocking message, alert maintenance personnel, start T21, stop T20. Procedure continues until maintenance intervention occurs
T22 15-60 seconds When circuit group reset message is sent At receipt of the acknowledgement Retransmit circuit group reset message and start T22
T23 5-15 minutes When initial circuit group reset message is sent At the receipt of the acknowledgement Alert maintenance personnel and start T23, retransmit circuit group reset message, stop T22. Procedure continues until maintenance intervention occurs
T24 < 2 seconds When check tone is sent At the receipt of the backward check tone Send continuity message with failure indication and:

a) start T25 if continuity check was asked in IAM and make automatic repeat attempt, or

b) start T24 if continuity check was asked in CCR

T25 1-10 seconds When initial continuity check failure is detected

Send CCR message and repeat continuity check
T26 1-3 minutes When second or subsequent continuity check failure is detected

Send CCR message and repeat continuity check
T27 4 minutes When continuity check failure is received At receipt of continuity check request message Send reset circuit message, start T16 and T17
T28 10 seconds When send CQM At receipt of CQR Alert maintenance
T29 300-600 ms Congestion indication received when T29 not running

New congestion indication will be taken into account
T30 5-10 seconds Congestion indication received when T29 not running

Restore traffic by one step if not yet at full load and start T30
T31 > 6 minutes Release of ISDN User part signalling connection based on CO SCCP On expiry Call reference reusable
T32 3-5 seconds When response to request of end-to-end connection establishment is sent At receipt of first end-to-end message from the remote end End-to-end message allowed to be sent
T33 12-15 seconds When send INR On receipt of INF Release call, alert maintenance personnel
T34 2-4 seconds When indication of a segmented message is received on an IAM, ACM, CPG, ANM or CON message At receipt of a segmentation message Proceed with call
T35 15-20 seconds At receipt of the latest digit (< >ST) and before the minimum or fixed number of digits have been received At receipt of ST or when the minimum or fixed number of digits have been received Send release message (cause 28)
T36 10-15 seconds When transit or incoming international exchange receives continuity check request message At receipt of continuity or release message Release all equipment , send reset circuit message, start T16 and T17
T37

– reserved for ISUP'92

2-4 seconds      
T38 Interval specified in Rec. Q.118 When the incoming international exchange sends to the preceding exchange a suspend (network) message At receipt of resume (network) or release message Send release message (cause 102)
T39 Interval specified in Rec. Q.730 When a MCID request is sent At receipt of a MCID response Call continues
         

ISUP: List of primitives

  Primitives
   

 

 


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updated:  27-Feb-04