Section 1 - Signalling Requirements, and the Basics of SS7

• Modern Network Architecture – A Brief Overview
• Services and Features of Modern Networks
• Basic Service Support in Fixed Networks - Entities
• Switching In Modern Networks
• Types of Signalling
• Access / Network / User to User
• Circuit Related / Non Circuit Related
• Channel Associated / Common Channel
• Signalling Requirements  
• SS7 In Modern Networks - Basics

Section 2 - SS7 Functions, Architecture and the Message Transfer Part

• SS7 as the Network Signalling System – Its Uses
• Signalling Scenarios
• For Call Control – Same Network, Internetwork (National), International
• For Mobility – GSM and UMTS
• Advanced Service Support – Intelligent Networks and CAMEL
• The SS7 Protocol Architecture
• The SS7 Physical Architecture
• SS7 Physical Entities
• Signalling Routes
• Signalling Links
• The Message Transfer Part of SS7
• MTP at the Signalling Point
• MTP at the Signalling Transfer Point
• Signalling Message Handling
• Signalling Network Management
• Level 1
• The Physical Layer
• Level 2
• Signalling Links
• Signalling Units
• Level 3
• The Network Layer
• Routing and Addressing
• Signalling Link Selection and Circuit Identification
• Formats and Messages

Section 3 - Call Control and the ISDN User Part

• Routing and Switching in the Core Network
• Call Control Protocols Compared
• Example Basic Call Scenarios
• The ISDN Concept
• The ISDN User Part
• Functions
• Operation, Including Message Sequences
• Messages and Formats         
• Use of ISUP in Mobile Networks
• Use of ISUP with Intelligent Networks
• ISUP and DSS1

Section 4 - Non Circuit-Related Signalling

• Non Circuit-Related Signalling – The Requirements
• Signalling Connection Control Part - Routing Signalling Messages Across Networks
• Transaction Capabilities Application Part - Controlling the Transaction
• The Signalling Connection Control Part (SCCP)
• SCCP Architecture
• SCCP Functions and Services
• Operation
• Connection Oriented
• Connectionless
• Messages and Formats
• The Signalling Point Relay
• The Use of SCCP for Advanced Applications
• The Transaction Capabilities Application Part (TCAP)
• TCAP Functions and Services
• TCAP Architecture
• The Component Sub Layer (CSL)
• The Transaction Sub Layer (TSL)
• Operation
• Components (Formats)
• Transactions (Including Messages and Formats)
• Example