WO2000054468A2 - Systeme et procede assurant une interoperabilite entre des reseaux commutes par circuits et des reseaux par paquets - Google Patents

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WO2000054468A2
WO2000054468A2 PCT/US2000/006142 US0006142W WO0054468A2 WO 2000054468 A2 WO2000054468 A2 WO 2000054468A2 US 0006142 W US0006142 W US 0006142W WO 0054468 A2 WO0054468 A2 WO 0054468A2
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    • H04M7/1205—Arrangements for interconnection between switching centres for working between exchanges having different types of switching equipment, e.g. power-driven and step by step or decimal and non-decimal where the types of switching equipement comprises PSTN/ISDN equipment and switching equipment of networks other than PSTN/ISDN, e.g. Internet Protocol networks
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    • H04M7/127—Interworking of session control protocols where the session control protocols comprise SIP and SS7

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  • the present invention relates to signaling networks and, more particularly, to the exchange of signaling messages across both circuit-switched and packet networks.
  • the present invention reduces the Internet access load on voice networks and provides carrier class SS7/IP interoperability between the circuit-switched Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and packet networks, such as the Internet.
  • PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
  • the system disclosed herein allows enhanced services and applications to be imported and exported between packet and circuit-switched networks, thus enabling services such as Internet Traffic Redirection, Voice- over-IP (VoIP) and SS7/IP Signaling Gateway.
  • VoIP Voice- over-IP
  • SS7/IP Signaling Gateway The disclosed inter-network gateway also allows services, such as Internet redirect, VoIP, Fax over IP, and IN/AIN/TCAP, to be co- located by supporting different signaling interfaces, such as SS7/DS0, SS7/IP, and SS7/ATM.
  • the inter-network gateway performs an Internet redirect function.
  • the inter-network gateway routes data from the end office switch to the modem pool using SS7 out-of-band signaling versus Primary Rate Interface (PRI) trunks.
  • PRI Primary Rate Interface
  • the inter- network gateway accepts the SS7 call signaling, maps the information concerning which voice circuit contains the incoming call and routes the call data to a modem pool.
  • the inter-network gateway provides the ability to simultaneously interface with multiple RAS/NAS and media gateways, thereby allowing service providers to choose whichever equipment best fits their technical and financial needs.
  • the gateway provides an Open Applications Programing Interface (API) to allow hosting and delivery of productivity enhancing services and cost saving services, such as click and talk, interactive chat, worldwide forwarding, multi-party calling, virtual assistants, virtual second line, circuit bypass, toll bypass, and Internet voice mail.
  • API Open Applications Programing Interface
  • the inter-network gateway terminates multiple SS7 links and provides the functionality of an SS7 Signaling Service Point (SSP) or Signaling Transfer Point (STP), including the capability of handling Message Transfer Part (MTP) routing, Global Title Translation (GTT) and gateway screening.
  • SSP Signaling Service Point
  • STP Signaling Transfer Point
  • MTP Message Transfer Part
  • GTT Global Title Translation
  • the inter-network gateway also provides multiple independent 10/100 Ethernet ports and TCP/IP protocol implementation and supports narrowband and broadband signaling, including SS7 over DS0, SS7 over unchannelized Tl and Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) over Tl.
  • the inter-network gateway further consolidates a plurality of discrete SS7 links at one node and translates messages into SS7 over IP WAN for distribution to a plurality of media gateway controllers. Multiple RASs, Network Access Servers (NAS) and media gateways are combined into a small number of pointcodes as viewed by the SS7 network to conserve the number of pointcode
  • the gateway includes a call framework that provides full call processing, database transaction processing and billing capabilities.
  • SS7 application-level protocols such as Integrated Services Digital Network -User Part (ISUP), Telephone User Part (TUP), Network User Part (NUP) and Transaction Capabilities Application Part (TCAP), and IP application- level protocols, including proprietary device control protocols and support for emerging IP telephony standards, are also supported.
  • ISUP Integrated Services Digital Network -User Part
  • TUP Telephone User Part
  • NUP Network User Part
  • TCAP Transaction Capabilities Application Part
  • IP application- level protocols including proprietary device control protocols and support for emerging IP telephony standards
  • the Internet redirect application running on the inter-network gateway is capable of handling a large number of call attempts, calls in-progress, and RAS/NAS interfaces.
  • the application is capable of working simultaneously with RAS/NAS/media gateways from different vendors to provide the network operator with the greatest flexibility.
  • the inter-network gateway also includes a software application, known as the Signaling Guardian, that monitors the IP/SS7 border and protects each network from harmful and suspicious signaling from the other network.
  • the signaling guardian function is described in detail in co-pending application serial no. , entitled SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING NETWORKS FROM INADVERTENT, FRAUDULENT AND/OR
  • the present invention provides an interface between two networks having unique protocols and to allow information to be exchanged between the networks.
  • the present invention provides an interface between SS7 networks and
  • IP networks thereby providing an alternate path for routing call and transaction messages.
  • VOIP Voice over IP
  • FIGURE 1 is a high level block diagram of a network incorporating the present invention
  • FIGURE 2 is a block diagram illustrating the relationship between a number of networks incorporating the present invention
  • FIGURE 3 is a block diagram illustrating the use of the present invention to communicate between two SS7 networks
  • FIGURE 4 is a block diagram of the internal organization of an exemplary embodiment the present invention.
  • FIGURE 5 illustrates the relationship between software functions in an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
  • FIGURE 6 is a block diagram of a system using the present invention to provide an
  • FIGURE 7 is a block diagram of a system employing an alternative embodiment of the present invention to provide Internet redirect function
  • FIGURE 8 is a block diagram of a system using the present invention to route Voice over IP calls.
  • FIGURE 9 is a block diagram of a system employing an alternative embodiment of the present invention to route Voice over IP calls.
  • FIGURE 1 illustrates SS7/IP network 10 having inter-network gateway 101.
  • Gateway 101 can be linked directly to SSP 102 or linked remotely to SSP 103 through STPs 104 and 105.
  • RAS 106 is linked to gateway 101 and to SSPs 102 and 103.
  • RAS 106 provides access to IP Transport Network 107.
  • Gateway 101 is also connected to LAN/WAN transport network
  • Network 108 also allows gateway 101 to communicate with other external systems (not shown), for example, via Ethernet connections.
  • External applications may include Call Detail Record generation, such as the system disclosed in pending application serial no. 09/093,824, entitled TRANSACTION CONTROL APPLICATION PART (TCAP) CALL DETAIL
  • LAN/WAN Transport Network 108 may couple a number of inter-network gateways 101 as illustrated in FIGURE 2, in which gateways lOla-c are coupled via WAN 108. Each gateway lOla-c is also connected to a RAS. RASs 106a-c provide access to Internet Telephony Service Providers 201a-c via IP Transport Network 107. Inter-network Gateways lOla-c are connected to an SS7 network, such as Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) 203, through STPs 202.
  • AIN Advanced Intelligent Network
  • Inter-network Gateways such as Gateways 301 and 302 (FIGURE 3), may communicate with each other via IP network 303.
  • IP network 303 This configuration provides an alternative method for transmitting SS7 messages.
  • SS7 network 304 comprises components such as SCP
  • SS7 networks 304 and 307 may be sub-parts of one larger SS7 network (not shown) or they may be two separate, independent SS7 networks. If SS7 networks 304 and 307 cannot communicate directly, for example, because there are no SS7 links between the networks or because the links (not shown) are congested or out of service, then nodes 305, 306 and nodes 308, 309 would not be able to communicate. However, in networks having Inter-network Gateways, such as Gateways 301 and 302, SS7 messages between networks 304 and 307 may be routed via an alternative path, such as across IP Transport Network 303.
  • Inter-network Gateways such as Gateways 301 and 302
  • SS7 messages between networks 304 and 307 may be routed via an alternative path, such as across IP Transport Network 303.
  • Inter-network Gateways 301 and 302 include a Signaling Gateway Application, which provides the capability to switch SS7 signaling data via a packet network, such as the Internet.
  • the Signaling Gateway Application supports various protocols for transport of signaling data and may be modified to support any future protocols.
  • the Signaling Gateway Application supports the Bellcore ISCP-IP Interface.
  • Bellcore's ISCP Generic Data Interface provides the capability to send/receive transactions to/from external systems over TCP/IP using TCAP messages. This allows a Bellcore standardized mechanism to provide for TCAP inter-working between an SS7 and an IP network.
  • ASCII mnemonics the Signaling Gateway Application allows service providers to inspect the signaling units that are between the SS7 and IP networks. As such, the operator can view the protocol messages that are transmitted and received from the Inter-network Gateway. This capability is available for signaling unit messages from both the SS7 network and the IP transport network.
  • the signaling unit inspection feature allows service providers to perform traffic analysis.
  • the operator may select various filters to identify signaling units of interest.
  • the filtered signaling units may be displayed to the operator on a Graphical User Interface display so that the signal unit data can be easily accessed and analyzed. Typically, only certain portions of the signaling unit data will be displayed. For example, for SS7 data, the signaling units may not be completely decoded, but only the signal unit label and HI HO code will be available for user parts other than SCCP. For SCCP signal units, all signal unit parameters except the SCCP user data will be decoded.
  • Inter-network Gateways, 301 or 302 also provides its own transport protocol which defines the interface between an SS7 network and an IP network.
  • the transport protocol provides the following aspects of the interface: transport, addressing, routing, application support and security.
  • Transport is the ability to move application data, such as ISUP, TUP, SCCP, TCAP, etc., between two disparate networks.
  • the transport protocol takes into account such issues as congestion and timing constraints.
  • the protocol provides network address translation facilities and allows address mapping between two networks. Routing functions handle the routing issues such as load balancing and failure conditions.
  • the transport protocol provides security mechanisms that monitor the signaling interface, including IP level security and application level security for ISUP calls, TCAP transactions and other events.
  • Inter-network Gateways 301 and 302, support the full SS7 protocol stack as illustrated in Table 1.
  • Inter-network Gateway 301 or 302 functions essentially as an STP or STP associated pair.
  • Multiple pointcodes can be associated with the Inter-network Gateway through the user of Virtual Signaling Points (VSPs).
  • the Gateway can host a plurality of pointcodes, wherein each pointcode represents an SSP node in the SS7 network.
  • the Gateway can also represent itself to the network as a mated pair of STPs with a plurality of multiple virtual pointcodes, for example, up to 256 pointcodes, representing virtual SSPs for additional functionality.
  • Each VSP simulates the behavior of an ISUP switch attached as a signaling endpoint in the SS7 network behind the STP or STP associated pair that is presented to the network.
  • the use of VSPs allows the Inter-network Gateway to present different pointcodes to different networks, which provides the capability to manage inter-network traffic without having to specify the internal network architecture.
  • VPC virtual pointcode
  • Inter-network Gateway In addition to the STP functions, the Inter-network Gateway supports the ISUP protocol for establishment of basic telephone call connection and disconnections and for the transmission of voice or data traffic and supports the TCAP protocol to access network databases. Additionally, Inter-network Gateway 301 or 302 has the capability to perform MTP routing and network management functions required by an STP in an SS7 network.
  • the specialized routing and management functions of the SS7 SCCP are also supported by the Inter-network Gateway.
  • both ANSI and ITU defined SCCP formats and protocols are supported, including connectionless services, coordinated state change procedures, and local broadcast of subsystem status information.
  • Translation Type Mapping features which deal with the manipulation of the Translation Type field in SS7 messages that cross network boundaries, are also supported by the Inter-network Gateway.
  • the Inter-network Gateway provides gateway screening for both ANSI and ITU networks. All incoming and outgoing messages can be examined and any unauthorized SS7 messages can be rejected based upon provisioned screening details, such as incoming linkset or outgoing linkset.
  • SS7 functionality in the preferred embodiment includes cluster routing or the ability to specify and carry out MTP routing using only the network ID and network cluster portions of the Destination Point Code to determine the outgoing route.
  • the Inter-network Gateway supports the trunk call management functions that are required by a service switching point in an SS7 network.
  • the Gateway supports procedures for setting up, coordinating and taking down trunk calls on the SS7 network. ISUP implementation is also provided if required by the application.
  • the Inter-network Gateway supports a 10/100 BaseT Ethernet interfaces. These interfaces may be independent and may be connected to separate LAN segments.
  • the Gateway also supports a complete suite of Internet Protocol capabilities, including TCP, UDP, ICMP and FTP, and is capable of supporting any future developed IP protocols.
  • TABLE 2 illustrates the IP protocol stack supported by the Inter-network Gateway.
  • FIGURE 4 illustrates exemplary components of Inter-network Gateway 400, which is connected to SS7 networks 401 and 402 via SS7 interfaces 403 and 404. Gateway 400 is also connected to IP networks via RAS 405 and 406. Data is exchanged with RAS 405 and 406 via
  • Section 409 includes the components that are used for processing SS7 messages and for operating on the information in each level of the SS7 protocol. Messages to and from the IP network are processed in section 412, which includes the functionality for operating on messages that follow an IP protocol. Messages and information are not directly exchanged between SS7 processing section 409 and IP processing section 412. Instead, the information carried by the signaling units or messages is processed by call processor 410 or transaction processor 411.
  • call processor 410 or transaction processor 411 One embodiment of the function and operation of transaction processor 411 is disclosed in pending application serial no. 09/092,771, entitled SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRELATING TRANSACTION MESSAGES IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK and filed September 18, 1998, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
  • Call processor 410 and transaction processor 411 respectively receive all call and transaction messages and provide routing, correlating, tracking, monitoring and other functions. Messages may be routed from one SS7 network 401 to another SS7 network 402. Alternatively, messages may be routed from an SS7 network, 401 or 402, to an IP network via RAS 405 or 406.
  • Processors 414-418 receive data and messages from SS7 processing section 409, call processor 410, transaction processor 411 and IP processing section 412. Processors 414-418 are selectively configured by the operator to perform functions such as alarm monitoring, message filtering, performance monitoring, and generating or routing call detail records. This information is presented to the operator on a workstation, such as 109 or 110, or sent to external processors, such as billing servers 111 and 112.
  • Signaling Guardian 419 which is configured to detect and eliminate fraudulent, inadvertent and malicious signals or messages.
  • the operation of Signaling Guardian 419 is described in detail in co-pending application serial no. , entitled SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING NETWORKS FROM INADVERTENT, FRAUDULENT AND/OR MALICIOUS SIGNALING, filed concurrently herewith, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
  • Inter-network Gateways 301 and 302 may be embodied as shown by Gateway 400.
  • SS7 messages are received from networks
  • FIGURE 5 illustrates the functional architecture of a preferred embodiment of the Internetwork Gateway. All signaling protocol termination, signaling interworking functions, application processing and management functions are performed by this architecture, which is comprised of four abstract planes: Signaling plane 501, Adaptation Control plane 502, Application plane 503 and Management plane 504.
  • Signaling plane 501 provides the physical interface to the signaling data as well as the signaling transport protocol support. Additionally, signaling plane 501 supports a robust TCP/IP protocol stack.
  • Adaptation control plane 502 provides call and transaction processing state machines and inter- working functionality. Adaptation control plane 502 provides a call framework that supports the implementation and execution of call control applications.
  • Application plane 503 using API, provides the capability to implement user-defined services, such as Call Detail Record generation. Applications written by customers or third- party vendors are also supported.
  • Management plane 504 contains the provisioning, alarm, access security, statistics, data storage and diagnostic mechanisms that are needed for efficient control and management of the Inter-network Gateway.
  • Service providers may access the system via a web-based interface that allows the operator to configure system parameters and to access system information.
  • the web interface provides security verification to limit access to authorized users.
  • the user may access: provisioning, alarms, statistics, administration, maintenance and status functions via the interface.
  • Provisioning functions allow the user to add or delete elements, such as pointcodes, links, linksets, or trunks, or to set parameters for components, such as protocols, applications or alarms.
  • An alarms display identifies the component against which the alarm has been generated and provides information to help solve potential problems.
  • Administrative functions allow the operator to set user profiles and security parameters. Maintenance functions, such as link activation deactivation, may be performed via the remote interface.
  • FIGURES 6 and 7 illustrate two embodiments of an Internet Redirection Application using the present invention.
  • the Internet Redirect Application provides a solution to the increasing network demand caused by Internet access calls.
  • the Internet Redirect Application enables access to Remote Access Servers through SS7 out-of-band signaling and Inter- Machine Trunks versus ISDN PRI RAS interfacing.
  • An Inter-network Gateway running the Internet Redirect Application which supports the ISUP signaling protocol, has the capability to appear in the SS7 network as one or more physical signaling points, such as Signaling End Points (SEPs), each with A-linksets for connecting to an STP or F-linksets for connecting to a fully associated signaling network.
  • SEPs Signaling End Points
  • the Inter-network Gateway also has Virtual Signaling Point (VSP) capabilities that allow it to appear to the SS7 network as an STP or STP associated pair with one or more virtual SEPs reachable through the STP or STP pair.
  • VSP Virtual Signaling Point
  • the physical and virtual SEPs each mimic the behavior of a virtual ISUP switch attached as an SEP in the SS7 network and each has an ISUP stack with a full ISUP state machine.
  • On top of the ISUP state machine is a call state adapter that provides an abstraction of the SS7 network-side call leg to the call framework.
  • the call framework is the central call processing for the switching element and is responsible for maintaining call state and for all the operations normally associated with calls in a telephone switch.
  • a caller at terminal 601 initiates an Internet access call by dialing the number for an Internet service provider.
  • the dialed digits are processed by the end office 602 and call set-up signaling is sent over the SS7 network.
  • the call set-up information is routed to Inter-network Gateway 603 via SS7 out-of-band signaling over SS7 links 606.
  • Gateway 603 which is running the Internet Redirect Application, maps the call information to a specific voice circuit that carries the Internet access call and routes the call to a modem pool or RAS 604.
  • Gateway 603 and RAS 604 communicate via IP network 605.
  • the caller's Internet access session is established over IMT 607 between SSP 602 and RAS 604, which provides a connection to Internet 608 via IP network 609.
  • FIGURE 7 there is no direct link between end office 602 and Inter-network Gateway 702, which is running the Internet Redirect Application. Therefore, in network 70, the call set-up signaling is routed first to Inter-network Gateway 701 , which is running a Signaling Gateway Application. Gateway 701 receives the SS7 call set-up information related to the caller's (601) Internet access call via SS7 links 703. The SS7 call data is converted to a packet-based message for transmission across IP interface 704 to Gateway 702, which processes the call setup data and identifies which voice circuit carries the caller's Internet access call. Gateway 702 then routes the call to RAS 604 for access to Internet 608. It will be understood from the networks disclosed in FIGURES 6 and 7, that the
  • link 606/703 between end office 602 and Gateway 603/701 may be a direct link or may comprise one or more distinct SS7 links having one or more intermediate STPs or other signaling nodes.
  • the Internet Redirect Application running on Gateway 603 or 702 includes a telephony call framework having a high-level software architecture that is responsible for the coordination of call state.
  • the telephony call framework is responsible for the signaling of call control information within a network of telephone network devices as well as the control of both in-band and out-of-band call information within a network element.
  • mirrored redundancy is used in the Inter-network Gateways that are running the Internet Redirect Application.
  • the Internet Redirect Application there is a redundant processor running a call framework in a mirrored configuration.
  • the Internet Redirect Application also provides operators, who can manage the Internet Redirect Application remotely a web browser, with the ability to inspect the protocol signal messages that are transmitted and received through the Inter-network Gateway. This capability is supported for signaling unit messages from both the SS7 and the IP transport networks.
  • FIGURES 8 and 9 illustrate networks in which Gateway 801 or Gateways 901 and 902 are used to route VoIP calls to VoIP network 802.
  • a caller at telephone 803 initiates a VoIP call, which is first routed to local switch 804.
  • Inter-network Gateway 801 receives call set-up signaling messages associated with the VoIP call via SS7 links 805 from end office 804.
  • Gateway 801 identifies a particular Media Gateway 806'that should receive the VoIP call based upon the out-of-band signaling messages.
  • Inter-network Gateway 801 maps the call information to a specific voice circuit that is carrying the VoIP call and routes the call to Media Gateway 806.
  • Inter-network Gateway 801 and Media Gateway 806 communicate via IP network 807.
  • the VoIP call is routed via IMT 808 in the circuit-switched network between SSP 804 and Media Gateway 806.
  • Media Gateway 806 the voice call is converted to the appropriate packet format for transmission across network 809 to VoIP network 802, which may be part of the Internet.
  • system 90 illustrates a network in which the VoIP call routing is set up using two Inter-network Gateways.
  • Gateway 901 receives the call set-up information for the VoIP call from SSP 804 and translates the out-of-band SS7 signaling messages to packet messages. These converted packet messages are then sent to Inter-network Gateway 902 via IP network 903.
  • Gateway 902 identifies the voice circuit that is carrying the VoIP call and directs
  • SSP 804 to route the call to Media Gateway 806.
  • Call set-up messages between Gateway 902 and Media Gateway 806 are exchanged over IP network 807.
  • the call set-up messages that identify the appropriate Media Gateway 806 are communicated from Gateway 902 to SSP 804 over links 903 and 805 and through Gateway 901, which converts the messages from IP to SS7 protocols.
  • SSP 804 then routes the VoIP call to Media Gateway 806, which converts the voice call to the proper packet format and directs the call to VoIP 802 for further routing to the called destination.
  • Inter-network Gateways 801, 901 and 902 are also in communication with STPs 810 and AIN 811 via SS7 links. This allows Gateways 801, 901 and 902 to exchange messages with other more remote network nodes and to obtain information from other network databases.
  • Inter-network Gateways 801, 901 and 902 may be used to exchange and route messages not only between SS7 and IP networks, but also between two SS7 networks, between two IP networks or between other networks having mixed protocols.

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Cette invention concerne un système et un procédé permettant de router des appels entre un réseau commuté par circuits, tel qu'un réseau téléphonique public commuté, et un réseau par paquets, tel que l'Internet. Les messages d'un système de signalisation (7) sont reçus du réseau commuté par circuits, puis convertis en un protocole à base de paquets dans une passerelle inter-réseaux. Cette passerelle communique avec l'Internet et d'autres dispositifs, tel qu'un groupe de modems ou un serveur d'accès à distance, par le biais d'un réseau à protocole Internet. La passerelle identifie les appels d'accès à l'Internet, les appels vocaux par rapport aux appels IP, ou tout autre appel dirigé vers un réseau par paquets, puis envoie les appels au groupe de modems, au serveur d'accès à distance ou à la passerelle milieu pertinents.
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