Integration

Enabling a network with IP does not require expensive investments or costly upgrades for existing end nodes; it enables migration to packet-based architecture without adding new point codes or reconfiguring the network.

For M2PA, there are no architectural changes. When using SIGTRAN, SS7 routing translations are the same for TDM or IP linksets.

An SS7-over-IP network is the first step to an all-IP network. Figure 2-6 shows the diversity of solutions that are possible using SIGTRAN protocols. For example, M3UA and SUA support an IP-enabled Short Message Service Center (SMSC) or Home Location Register (HLR). SS7-over-IP solves the throughput limitations that were inherited from the SS7 standards, thus allowing Short Message Service Center, Home Location Register, and other equipment to support heavy SS7 traffic needs.

Figure 2-6 Typical EAGLE SS7-over-IP Deployment