The SS7/Sigtran > Configuration GUI pages are used to configure the SS7 networking. Each Configuration menu item aligns with an SS7 network configuration task. The items appear on the menu in the order that SS7 configuration must be performed. This section explains the use of the Configuration items.
Any fields that require unique data for SS7/Sigtran configuration must be unique within the site but not across sites.
Table 1 provides a high-level view of the SS7 network configuration and identifies the menu item that supports each task.
To bulk-load configuration data, see Command Line Interface.
If you are unfamiliar with any of the network components in the table, use the links provided or consult the Glossary.
| # | Task | Menu Option |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Create signaling Network Element. | Configuration > Network Elements |
| 2 | Add MP and SOAM servers to the signaling Network Element. | Configuration > Servers |
| 3 | Create server groups for the MP servers. | Configuration > Server Groups |
| 4 | Configure Transport Manager
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Transport Manager > Configuration >Adjacent Node Transport Manager > Configuration > Configuration Sets Transport Manager > Configuration > Transports |
| 5 | Create Adjacent Server Groups for each IP Signaling point that the SS7 application will connect to. An example would be the EAGLE IP Signaling Gateway. | SS7/Sigtran > Configuration > Adjacent Server Groups (see Adjacent Server Groups) |
| 6 | Create Local Signaling Points for each point code that identifies an MP server for theSS7 application. | SS7/Sigtran > Configuration > Local Signaling Points (see Local Signaling Points) |
| 7 | Create a Local SCCP User for each SS7 application hosted by SS7-MP servers. | SS7/Sigtran > Configuration > Local SCCP Users (see Local SCCP Users). |
| 8 | Create remote signaling points for each adjacent signaling point that the SS7 application will connect to and each remote destination that the SS7 application will route messages to. | SS7/Sigtran > Configuration > Remote Signaling Points (see Remote Signaling Points) |
| 9 | Create Remote MTP3 Users for each Subsystem Number that the SS7 application will route messages to. | SS7/Sigtran > Configuration > Remote MTP3 Users (see Remote MTP3 Users Maintenance) |
| 10 | Create a Link Set for each LSP and for each Adjacent RSP. | SS7/Sigtran > Configuration > Link Sets (see Link Sets) |
| 11 | Create Links that reference each Association and Link Set. | SS7/Sigtran > Configuration > Links (see Links) |
| 12 | Create routes for each RSP and link set. | SS7/Sigtran > Configuration > Routes (see Routes) |
| 13 | Edit the SCCP, MTP3, and M3UA options as desired. | SS7/Sigtran > Configuration > SCCP Options (see SCCP Options) SS7/Sigtran > Configuration > MTP3 Options (see MTP3 Options) SS7/Sigtran > Configuration > M3UA Options (see M3UA Options) |
| 14 | Enable the LSUs. | SS7/Sigtran > Maintenance > Local SCCP Users (see Local SCCP Users Maintenance) |
| 15 | Enable the Links. | SS7/Sigtran > Maintenance > Links (see Link Maintenance) |